About the Company- The organisation enables young Indians to pursue high-impact, purpose-driven careers in nation building. It believes in the power of youth to drive collective change and provides young professionals with the platform to create societal impact. NationBuilding Foundation of India drives interventions to address the most pressing challenges affecting India across priority themes, with sports and health among its focus areas.

About the Preventive Healthcare Vertical
Non-communicable diseases cause the highest number of premature deaths globally. India, too, faces a rising burden of non-communicable and preventable diseases driven by modifiable risk factors. However, the current systemic approach focuses on treatment and management rather than prevention.

The Preventive Healthcare Vertical seeks to shift this paradigm by advancing a science-driven approach to prevention that enables people not only to live longer, but to live healthier for longer. We believe that improving India's health outcomes requires deliberate investment in evidence-based preventive interventions across the life course, with particular emphasis on early-life prevention to reduce the burden of disease later in life.

The vertical is committed to placing healthspan alongside lifespan at the centre of public health thinking. By combining rigorous research, policy engagement, strategic communications, and scalable interventions, we seek to strengthen the preventive public health ecosystem, shape state action, and inspire healthier behaviours across populations. If this vision excites you, we invite you to join our agile team and contribute to the ambitious goal of building a healthier India.

About the Role
You will join the preventive public healthcare vertical to lead research at the intersection of clinical
science, therapeutics, diagnostics, and preventive health.

As Research Lead for Clinical Science, Therapeutics & Diagnostics, you will be responsible for generating and synthesising clinical evidence, evaluating emerging therapeutics and diagnostic approaches, and assessing their relevance to prevention and population health. You will translate clinical and scientific evidence into insights that can inform preventive health strategies, policy, and real-world interventions.

Key Responsibilities
● Leading clinical research: You will lead research examining clinical evidence relevant to disease
prevention, early detection, diagnostics, therapeutics, and long-term health outcomes.
● Evaluating clinical evidence: You will critically assess evidence from clinical studies, trials,
systematic reviews, and other scientific literature to determine the strength, relevance, and
applicability of findings to preventive health.
● Researching therapeutics:



You will evaluate emerging and established therapeutic approaches,
assessing their clinical evidence, effectiveness, safety, applicability, and potential relevance within
a preventive health framework.
● Researching diagnostics and early detection: You will examine advances in diagnostic
technologies, screening approaches, biomarkers, and early-detection strategies, with a focus on
their potential to enable earlier identification and management of disease.
● Assessing clinical pathways: You will study how clinical interventions, diagnostics, and
therapeutic approaches can contribute to prevention and improved health outcomes across the
life course, identifying opportunities for strengthening preventive approaches.
● Tracking emerging clinical science: You will monitor developments in clinical research,
therapeutics, diagnostics, screening, and related scientific fields, assessing their implications for
the organisation's research priorities and preventive health agenda.
● Generating and synthesising evidence: You will design and oversee literature reviews, evidence
syntheses, clinical evidence assessments, and other research activities. You will ensure that
outputs are methodologically rigorous, scientifically credible, and relevant to Indian healthcare
contexts.
● Building domain knowledge: You will develop and maintain knowledge resources on clinical
science, therapeutics, diagnostics, screening, and early detection, strengthening the organisation's
institutional understanding of these areas.
● Client interaction and communication: You will present clinical evidence and scientific findings to government stakeholders, clients, and allied institutions, translating technical information into
clear and decision-relevant insights.
● Public interaction for advocacy: You will contribute to publications, workshops, discussions, and
other public-facing engagements that communicate relevant developments and evidence in
clinical science, diagnostics, therapeutics, and prevention.

Eligibility criteria
Must have:
● 2-5 years of relevant experience in clinical research, clinical science, medicine, diagnostics,
therapeutics, pharmacology, or allied research domains, with demonstrated experience contributing to research or evidence-generation programmes.
● A postgraduate or doctoral qualification from a tier I or tier II institute in the following or similar
disciplines:
○ Medicine (MBBS/MD/DNB)




○ Clinical Research
○ Pharmacology
○ Biomedical Sciences
○ Life Sciences
● Strong understanding of clinical research, evidence evaluation, diagnostics, therapeutics, and their relevance to disease prevention and population health.
● Demonstrated experience in clinical evidence synthesis and scientific research, including literature reviews, systematic reviews, clinical evidence assessment, or related research methodologies.
● Ability to critically evaluate clinical studies, trials, diagnostic approaches, and therapeutic evidence, and assess the applicability and quality of evidence.
● Strong scientific and analytical writing skills, with the ability to communicate clinical and technical
evidence through research reports, technical papers, presentations, and other knowledge products.
● Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams and engage effectively with clinicians, researchers,
medical specialists, academics, and other domain experts.

Good to have:
● Experience working on clinical trials, evidence reviews, diagnostics, screening, biomarkers,
therapeutics, or early-detection research.
● Experience evaluating emerging technologies or innovations in diagnostics, therapeutics, clinical care, or preventive medicine.
● Experience working with healthcare institutions, academic medical centres, research organisations,government health institutions, or other relevant organisations.
● Peer-reviewed publications, clinical research reports, technical reports, or other research outputs in clinical science, medicine, diagnostics, therapeutics, or related fields.
● Experience collaborating with clinicians, pharmaceutical or healthcare organisations, diagnostic
institutions, academic researchers, government agencies, or other relevant stakeholders.
● Proficiency with analytical and statistical tools such as R, Stata, Python, or equivalent software used for research and quantitative analysis.

Role benefits
● Competitive compensation aligned with industry standards and experience
● Reimbursements will be provided in line with organisational travel policies and applicable norms
● Comprehensive medical insurance coverage as per organisational policy
● Direct exposure to government decision-making processes, including engagement with senior
policymakers, administrators, and institutional stakeholders
● Hands-on involvement across the full policy lifecycle from evidence generation and problem framing to consultation, advocacy, and implementation support
● Opportunity to contribute to high-impact, preventive public health initiatives with potential for
real-world policy adoption.

Role location:
This is a full-time, in-office role based in Gurugram, Haryana.

📌 Research Lead - Clinical Science, Therapeutics & Diagnostics (Gurugram)
🏢 NationBuilding Foundation of India
📍 Gurugram