Health Systems Officer - AI for Health

About World Health Organization

The World Health Organization's mission: to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable. Working through offices in more than 150 countries, WHO staff work side by side with governments and other partners to ensure the highest attainable level of health for all people.

Mission of the WHO Country Office for India

The mission of WHO India is to improve quality of life of the 1.4 billion people in India by supporting the government in eliminating vaccine preventable and other communicable diseases, reducing maternal and neonatal mortalities, promoting healthy lifestyles, addressing determinants of health, preparing and responding to health emergencies and strengthening health systems for universal health coverage. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly influencing health systems, service delivery, public health intelligence, disease surveillance, research, healthcare management, and health workforce performance. India has emerged as a global leader in digital public infrastructure and is rapidly expanding the use of AI technologies across sectors, including health.

Description of Duties:

 Strategic Leadership and Programme Development

• Lead implementation of WHO India's programme of work for technical support to the government for the operationalization of the SAHI
• Work closely with the National Health Authority and other relevant government counterparts to identify strategic opportunities for applying AI to strengthen primary health care, public health functions, health workforce performance, service delivery, surveillance, and health systems management.
• Support integration of AI approaches into WHO's health systems and digital health programmes.
• Advise WHO leadership and government counterparts on emerging AI trends, opportunities, and risks.

Technical Support to Government

• Provide technical advice to national and state governments on AI policy, governance, standards, and implementation.
• Support development of national and, where relevant, sub-national frameworks, roadmaps, guidelines, and operational plans for AI adoption in health.
• Promote alignment with WHO normative guidance and international best practices.

AI Governance, Ethics and Regulatory Strengthening

• Work with the National Health Authority on the establishment of governance mechanisms for responsible AI in health.
• Provide evidence-based technical inputs on ethical, privacy, safety, transparency, explainability, accountability, and equity considerations for governance and regulatory frameworks developed by the Government of India.
• Facilitate development and adoption of risk assessment and evaluation frameworks for AI solutions.
• Support assessment of health system readiness and institutional capacities for adoption and deployment of AI in health in India.

Health Systems Innovation and Use Cases

• Support adoption of systematic evaluation frameworks for AI-enabled solutions in areas such as:
• Primary health care
• Public health intelligence
• Disease surveillance
• Diagnostics
• Health workforce support
• Health financing
• Supply chain management
• Predictive analytics
• Population health management
• Develop frameworks for monitoring effectiveness, safety, scalability, and sustainability.

Partnerships and Stakeholder Engagement

• Coordinate engagement with government ministries, NITI Aayog, academic institutions, research organizations, technology companies, development partners, UN agencies, and civil society.
• Establish and support technical working groups and communities of practice.

Capacity Building and Knowledge Management

• Support the design and implementation of training programmes on AI in health.
• Develop technical guidance, learning materials, and knowledge products.
• Facilitate dissemination of WHO recommendations and good global practices.
• Promote institutional learning and evidence generation.

Evidence, Research and Monitoring

• Monitor developments in AI technologies and health applications.
• Support operational research and evaluation studies.
• Generate evidence on effectiveness, equity, and systems impact.
• Produce technical reports, policy briefs, publications, and programme updates

Education:

• Advanced degree (Master’s or above) in public health, health policy, health informatics, or a related field.

Desirable:

• Qualification in computing or Artificial intelligence specializing in generative AI
• WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from accredited institutions.

Experience:

• At least 2 years of experience working with India’s health system and familiarity with AI applications in healthcare.

Desirable:

• Demonstrated understanding of India’s digital health architecture (ABDM, eSanjeevani, national registries) and health programme delivery mechanisms.
• Experience in stakeholder coordination, policy analysis, and technical writing for government audiences.
• Experience with health technology assessment or clinical workflow design is desirable.

Competencies:

• Communication
• Fostering Integration and Teamwork
• Respecting and Promoting Individual and Cultural Differences
• Moving forward in a changing environment
• Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond.

Functional Skills and Knowledge:

• AI Governance and Ethics
• Responsible AI principles
• Health data governance frameworks
• AI and Digital Health Strategy
• Understanding of AI applications in health systems and public health
• Ability to assess opportunities, risks, and readiness for AI adoption within health systems.
• Digital and AI literacy and competence

Data Science and Analytics

• Data management and quality assurance
• Predictive analytics and machine learning concepts and applications in healthcare

Language Skills: 

• Fluent in English

Remuneration:

• Monthly remuneration is INR 218,855 taxable as per Indian laws and the appointment will be through Special Services Agreement (SSA) extendable subject to satisfactory performance and continuing need for the function. S/he will be posted at New Delhi. The position may require extensive travel (can be up to 15 days in a month) to the states and districts

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