The Director, Digital Health & Informatics will lead LMH's Global Digital Health practice as part of the Health System Strengthening (HSS) team, providing technical vision, tools, and expertise to support Ministries of Health in designing and scaling digital health systems
Job Summary
The Director, Digital Health & Informatics will lead LMH's Global Digital Health practice as part of the Health System Strengthening (HSS) team, providing technical vision, tools, and expertise to support Ministries of Health in designing and scaling digital health systems.
This role exists to serve and strengthen LMH's country teams in Liberia, Malawi, Sierra Leone, and Ethiopia, and will also engage with Africa Frontline First to provide technical guidance on digital health approaches.
The Director partners closely with the Chief Technical Officer (CTO), the Global Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning (MERL) team, Program teams, and in-country digital health leads to develop responsible data and technology policies, drive fundraising and business development, and build the global evidence base for digital health interventions.
Matching Summary
The Director, Digital Health & Informatics will lead LMH's Global Digital Health practice as part of the Health System Strengthening (HSS) team, providing technical vision, tools, and expertise to support Ministries of Health in designing and scaling digital health systems.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
digital health systems
AI-enabled digital health
community health workers
national digital health strategy
government ownership
software product cycle management
Nice-to-have
strategic leadership
technical credibility
building peer relationships
comfortable operating in ambiguity
change management skills
Key Requirements
Extensive experience in digital health
Management experience in low and middle-income countries
Experience engaging government policymakers
Demonstrated experience deploying national digital health systems
Experience applying AI and machine learning tools
Agile project management experience
Work Rights
Kenyan nationals or citizens of East African Community (EAC) member states