Organization: Jiv Daya Foundation

Location: Delhi NCR

Employment Type: Full time

Travel: Approximately 30–40% across India

About the Role

Jiv Daya Foundation is seeking a qualified and motivated Medical Officer (MBBS/MD) to support and strengthen its healthcare initiatives in Tuberculosis (TB) and Rheumatology across India.

The Foundation works with government medical colleges, public hospitals, treating physicians, and healthcare teams to improve access to essential and advanced therapies for patients who may otherwise face gaps in treatment.

The Medical Officer will provide clinical oversight for supported patients, review patient cases and treatment plans, coordinate closely with treating physicians, monitor treatment outcomes, and help identify opportunities to improve the quality and impact of the Foundation's programs.

This position is particularly suitable for an MBBS physician with 4–5+ years of relevant clinical or public-health experience, or an MD/DNB physician interested in combining clinical medicine with large-scale healthcare program implementation.

Primary Responsibilities

- Tuberculosis Program

- Review clinical profiles of patients with drug-sensitive TB (DS-TB), drug-resistant TB (DR-TB/MDR-TB) and other complex TB cases supported by the Foundation.
- Review diagnosis, treatment regimens, investigations, treatment duration, adherence, adverse effects, and clinical response.
- Work with treating physicians and TB centers to identify gaps in medicine availability or continuity of treatment and determine where Foundation support can have the greatest impact.
- Monitor patients receiving Foundation-supported medicines and help ensure appropriate follow-up and treatment completion.
- Review sputum testing, drug-susceptibility testing, imaging, laboratory results, comorbidities, and other relevant clinical information.
- Help develop standardized patient assessment, follow-up, and outcome-monitoring processes for the TB initiative.




- Participate in visits to TB centers and government hospitals to assess program implementation and opportunities for expansion.

2. Rheumatology Program

- Review patient profiles from participating government medical colleges and assess eligibility for Foundation-supported therapies.
- Review patients receiving or being considered for biologic and advanced therapies, including medicines such as Adalimumab, Tocilizumab, Rituximab and other therapies supported by the program.
- Evaluate diagnosis, disease activity, investigations, previous therapies, treatment response, safety monitoring, and follow-up.
- Support appropriate clinical assessment of conditions including Rheumatoid Arthritis, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, SLE, vasculitis, spondyloarthropathies, and other rheumatologic/autoimmune diseases.
- Coordinate with rheumatologists, pediatric rheumatologists, physicians, and department heads regarding patient eligibility and continued treatment support.
- Monitor treatment outcomes, adverse events, therapy continuation, and reasons for treatment modification or discontinuation.

3. Clinical & Program Oversight

- Serve as a medical liaison between Jiv Daya Foundation and physicians at participating hospitals and medical colleges.
- Review complex patient cases and obtain additional clinical information when necessary.
- Ensure that Foundation-supported treatment is based on appropriate diagnosis, documentation, investigations, and physician recommendations.
- Identify gaps in diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, medicine access, and patient monitoring.
- Help develop clinical review criteria, treatment-support frameworks, patient assessment templates,



and monitoring protocols.
- Support expansion of the TB and Rheumatology initiatives to additional government institutions across India.

4. Hospital & Physician Engagement

- Develop strong working relationships with physicians, department heads, pharmacists, and hospital administrators.
- Conduct periodic visits to participating government hospitals and medical colleges.
- Participate in case-review discussions and program meetings with treating physicians.
- Assess potential new institutions for participation in Foundation programs.
- Work with the program team to ensure timely communication and resolution of patient-related issues.

5. Data, Outcomes & Reporting

- Maintain structured clinical and program documentation for supported patients.
- Monitor treatment initiation, continuation, adherence, outcomes, adverse events, and treatment completion where applicable.
- Analyze program data to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
- Prepare periodic clinical and program reports for Foundation leadership.
- Help establish measurable outcomes to evaluate the clinical and public-health impact of the Foundation's programs.

Qualifications

Required

- MBBS from a recognized medical institution
- Valid medical registration in India
- For MBBS candidates, preferably 4–5+ years of clinical, hospital, public-health, or healthcare program experience

Preferred

- MD/DNB in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine/Respiratory Medicine, Community Medicine, Pediatrics, or another relevant clinical specialty
- Previous experience with Tuberculosis, Rheumatology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, or public-health programs
- Familiarity with biologic therapies and immunomodulatory medicines
- Experience working with government hospitals, medical colleges, NGOs, public-health programs, or patient-support initiatives
- Experience with TB programs, including DR-TB/MDR-TB management, is an advantage

📌 Medical Officer – Tuberculosis & Rheumatology Programs (Delhi)
🏢 Jiv Daya Foundation
📍 Delhi