Project Director – Integrated Innovation Highway (IIH)
Core
Lead the design, planning, implementation, and scale-up of the Integrated Innovation Highway (IIH) project to strengthen Ethiopia's health system innovation governance and transition priority health innovations.
Role type
Senior program/project director (global health innovation)
Builds
Government-owned innovation governance mechanisms and transition-to-scale pathways for health innovations
Domain
Global health / Public health systems / Health innovation policy
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Strategic project leadership, government engagement, health system strengthening, innovation governance, stakeholder management, adaptive management, budget oversight, risk management
Preferred skills
Experience with Gates Foundation or similar donors, knowledge of Ethiopian health system, expertise in medical devices/diagnostics/AI in health
Technologies
AI-enabled Point-of-Care Ultrasound (AI-POCUS), TB PlusLife diagnostics, Ebola diagnostics
Responsibilities
Lead overall project design, planning, and implementation; Serve as primary focal point for Ministry of Health and Gates Foundation; Provide strategic oversight for tracer innovations (AI-POCUS, TB PlusLife, Ebola Diagnostics); Build government-owned innovation governance structures; Monitor project performance and ensure donor compliance.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership