The Foundation

We are the largest nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. Founded on a simple premise: people everywhere, regardless of identity or circumstances, should have the chance to live healthy, productive lives. We believe our employees should reflect the rich diversity of the global populations we aim to serve. We provide an exceptional benefits package to employees and their families which include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with no premiums, generous paid time off, paid family leave, foundation-paid retirement contribution, regional holidays, and opportunities to engage in several employee communities. As a workplace, we’re committed to creating an environment for you to thrive both personally and professionally.

The Team

The Foundation’s mission is to use the power of AI to reduce the digital gap, focusing on the ethical and fair use of AI to help low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). As Large Language Models become more advanced, we are committed to unleashing GAI’s untapped potential to create development solutions in LMIC. Our initiatives are diverse, not only creating new applications for GAI in decision support and chatbot interventions but also covering health, education, and agriculture sectors. Building on the success of proof-of-concept projects from the Grand Challenges, we aim to make sure that the progress of GAI reaches and benefits all segments of the population.

The Core AI Team is a key, cross-functional group that leads and supports various AI initiatives. The AI core team acts as the secretariate of the internal AI Taskforce. It is responsible for 1) developing a cross-foundational AI strategy, 2) supporting the implementation of different AI streams, 3) playing an advisory role to PSTs on their AI efforts and, 4) informing large Foundation investments in AI. This team plays an essential role in ensuring AI integration and success across our organizational framework.

The Team

The Foundation’s mission is to use the power of AI to reduce the digital gap, focusing on the ethical and fair use of AI to help low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). As Large Language Models become more advanced, we are committed to unleashing GAI’s untapped potential to create development solutions in LMIC. Our initiatives are diverse, not only creating new applications for GAI in decision support and chatbot interventions but also covering health, education, and agriculture sectors. Building on the success of proof-of-concept projects from the Grand Challenges, we aim to make sure that the progress of GAI reaches and benefits all segments of the population.

The Core AI Team is a key, cross-functional group that leads and supports various AI initiatives. The AI core team acts as the secretariate of the internal AI Taskforce. It is responsible for 1) developing a cross-foundational AI strategy, 2) supporting the implementation of different AI streams, 3) playing an advisory role to PSTs on their AI efforts and, 4) informing large Foundation investments in AI. This team plays an essential role in ensuring AI integration and success across our organizational framework.

Your Role

Are you passionate about using the power of AI to reduce inequality in low- and middle-income countries? Do you have experience working in developing countries on AI and digital health initiatives? If so, we want you to join our team at the largest nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world.

The Senior Program Officer, Clinical AI Innovation is a key member of the AI team. This role will support several teams at the Foundation who are considering and investing in multiple applications of AI in Health, which is a high priority area for the Foundation. As such, this individual will be responsible for developing our overarching strategy to healthcare applications in AI; conceptualising, investing and managing investments in health applications of AI; providing advice and technical assistance to other program teams considering investment in this area; advocate for the safe, responsible use of AI as force multiplier to reducing inequality in health in LMICs.

What You’ll Do

Develop the foundations’ approach to AI and health

• Ensure we have an approach to evaluation of clinical AI applications/ use cases
• This would include existing and planned investment in multiple applications of AI in health across diagnostics, end user engagement, decision support and decision sciences for health
• Develop a clear understanding of specific ecosystem constraints and opportunities related to AI in health
• Identify a key set of partners and stakeholders in order to be successful in this focus area across the technical, advocacy, government, academic and funding spheres

Move towards developing appropriate benchmarks and evaluation frameworks for AI in health:

• Work closely with appropriate technical partners, governments, regulators to establish context appropriate frameworks by which AI models should be evaluated for accuracy, safety, usability, cost effectiveness
• Map the pathways by which promising health technologies transition from small, defined proof-of concepts to minimal viable products and ultimately scaled products/applications that are sustainable across multiple countries
• Lead thinking on the design and execution of clinical trials for decision support tools in healthcare

Manage a portfolio of investments

• Support studies on AI tool effectiveness, safety, and regulatory strategies and manage investments that relate to health ecosystem for AI in LMICs
• Ensure that funding is appropriately managed and where appropriate, done in collaboration with other foundation teams and external funders
• Prepare background documents, briefs, and presentations for internal and external stakeholders related to AI in health

Provide technical guidance to internal teams

• Several program teams are considering investments at the intersection of AI and health. You will be responsible for advising these teams, reviewing proposals and where appropriate co-own these investments
• Ensure that investments are well aligned to strategies and led with a needs based (versus tools based) approach

Your Experience

• Clinical Qualification (MD, Nursing, etc.)
• Significant experience (10+ years) in health and technology development/application
• Significant experience in working in LMIC contexts is necessary
• Experience in having supported the development, evaluation, launch or actual scale up of any AI based technology
• A demonstrated understanding of AI at a conceptual level at least
• Experience with governments, Ministries of Health, NGOs, academic institutions, and global funders, particularly in the global South
• Experience in technology assessment and product development is an advantage

Other Attributes

• Advanced degree in computer science, data science, public health, or related field with 10+ years of experience; or equivalent experience.
• Strong program and/or project management skills/experience.
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and able to turn ambiguity into clarity and impact.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and works well as part of a team

The salary range for this role is $204,600 to $317,100 USD. We recognize high-wage market differences in Seattle and Washington D.C., where our offices are located. The range for this role in these locations is $222,900 to $345,500 USD. As a mission-driven organization, we strive to balance competitive pay with our mission and new hires are typically brought into the organization at a salary between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint. Actual placement in the range will depend on a candidate’s job-related skills, experience, and expertise, as evaluated during the interview process.

*Must be able to legally work in the country where this position is located without visa sponsorship.

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Hiring Requirements

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Inclusion Statement

We are dedicated to the belief that all lives have equal value. We strive for a global and cultural workplace that supports ever greater diversity, equity, and inclusion — of voices, ideas, and approaches — and we support this diversity through all our employment practices.

All applicants and employees who are drawn to serve our mission will enjoy equality of opportunity and fair treatment without regard to race, color, age, religion, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and prior protected activity.