The Director – Innovation will lead Intelehealth’s Nashik
Innovation & Learning Site, a flagship hub for designing and piloting cutting-edge
telemedicine, and AI-enabled solutions for last-mile healthcare delivery.

This role is responsible for translating innovation into real-world,
system-integrated impact—bridging public health needs, clinical workflows,
technology platforms, and emerging AI solutions. The position requires a strong,
entrepreneurial leadership who can drive innovation on the ground, manage
diverse multidisciplinary teams, and build Nashik as a national and global
reference site for applied AI innovation in public systems for Intelehealth.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Leadership & Innovation
Direction

- Provide overall strategic leadership to the
Nashik Innovation & Learning Site, positioning it as a center of excellence
for last-mile telemedicine and AI innovation.

- Identify, incubate, and scale innovative
concepts, pilots, and proofs of concept across telemedicine, AI-CDSS, digital
public goods, and health system strengthening.

- Translate emerging technologies (AI/ML, data
analytics, clinical decision support, digital platforms) into deployable,
scalable, and policy-aligned solutions.

- Align innovation priorities with Intelehealth’s
organizational strategy, government priorities (e.g., ABDM, eSanjeevani), and
donor expectations.

2. Program Leadership & Execution

- Lead a portfolio of complex programs involving
academic institutions, and technology collaborators.

- Ensure high-quality program design,
implementation, monitoring, learning, and adaptation.

- Drive disciplined execution while maintaining
agility for experimentation and innovation.

- Oversee program budgets, timelines,
deliverables, and reporting with strong accountability.

3. Multidisciplinary Team Leadership

- Lead and mentor a diverse, high-performing team
comprising:
a) Public
health and program professionals
b) Technology
and product teams
c) AI/ML
engineers and data scientists
d) Researchers
and M&E; specialists
e) Clinical
experts and field teams

- Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration,
learning, and ownership.

- Build internal capacity to manage advanced
technologies and complex health system engagements.

4. Technology, AI & Product Integration

- Work closely with technology and AI teams to
ensure solutions are: Clinically safe and ethical, Operationally feasible at
the last mile. Aligned with government workflows and regulations.





- Provide leadership on AI governance, explainable, validation, and responsible deployment in real-world health
settings.

- Ensure continuous feedback loops between field
implementation and product development.

5. Partner & Ecosystem Engagement

- Identify and engage local philanthropists,
Hi-Net worth individuals to leverage funds/resources for supporting the
innovative site.

- Work with partnership and fundraising teams to
identify the opportunities for raising funds for the innovation site.

- Serve as a senior representative of Intelehealth
with key stakeholders, especially health departments and implementing agencies
at the District/State level

- Build and manage partnerships with, Government
institutions, Academic and research organizations, Technology partners and
startups, Donors and multilateral

- Position Nashik as a living lab for partners and
donors to observe, test, and learn from innovation in action.

6. Learning, Evidence & Scale

- Ensure robust documentation of learnings,
evidence generation, and best practices from pilots and programs.

- Work with the policy advocacy department to
support dissemination through policy briefs, publications, learning events, and
global forums.

Requirements

Educational Qualification:

- Postgraduate qualification in Public Health,
Medicine, Health Systems, Technology, Management, or related fields.

- 12–15+ years of progressive leadership
experience, including:
a) Leading
large-scale programs or innovation initiatives
b) Managing
multidisciplinary teams
c) Working
in or with public health systems

- At least 3-4 yrs of Experience leading
innovation labs, pilot sites, or learning hubs.

- Demonstrated experience in deploying digital
health, telemedicine, health technology, or AI-enabled solutions at
scale.

- Strong understanding of public health systems,
government processes, and implementation realities in LMIC contexts.

​Desirable

- Hands-on exposure to AI/ML, digital platforms,
or health data systems (not necessarily technical coding, but strong applied
understanding).





- Prior engagement with national digital health
initiatives (e.g., ABDM, telemedicine platforms, public digital
infrastructure).

- Experience working with donors, multilaterals,
or global health organizations.

Key Skills & Competencies

- Strategic & Systems Thinking –
Ability to see the big picture while driving execution.

- Entrepreneurial Mindset – Comfortable
with ambiguity, experimentation, and rapid iteration.

- Leadership & People Management –
Inspires, mentors, and builds high-performing teams.

- Technology & Innovation Fluency –
Able to engage deeply with tech and AI teams and translate between clinical,
programmatic, and technical domains.

- Stakeholder Management – Strong
credibility with government, partners, and donors.

- Execution Excellence – Strong program
management, risk management, and delivery discipline.

- Communication & Influence – Clear,
confident communicator at senior levels.

Measures of Success

- Nashik Innovation Site recognized for
Intelehealth as a model learning and innovation hub nationally and
internationally.

- Successful deployment, and scaling of innovative
telemedicine and AI solutions with measurable impact.

- High-performing, motivated multidisciplinary
teams with strong retention and growth.

- Strong government and partner confidence in
Intelehealth’s innovation leadership.

- Clear pathways from pilots to policy adoption,
scale, and sustainability

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): First 12–18 Months:

- 1-2 high-impact innovation pilots (telemedicine
/ AI / digital health) deployed, and evaluated at the Nashik site.

- Demonstrated measurable outcomes in at least two
areas (e.g., access, quality, efficiency, clinician productivity, patient
outcomes).

- Secure 2–3 strategic partnerships (academia,
AI/tech partners, donors) aligned with innovation priorities.

- Build and stabilize a high-performing
multidisciplinary team, with:
a) Strong
collaboration with transparent role clarity across program, tech, AI, clinical, and
research teams
b) 85%
retention of key team members at 12 months

- Support to produce 2–3 high-quality knowledge
outputs (case studies, policy briefs, learning notes, publications showcasing
Nashik innovations.

- Facilitate at least 2 learning exchanges / site
visits for partners, or donors.

Benefits

- Flexible working hours.

- Great work culture.

- 5 days working.

- Group Medical Insurance

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