Job Description

Title: Medical and Behaviour Change Lead

Company Name: Noora Health

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Public health professional with Medical/Clinical training (MBBS / MD)

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 8 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ The Medical and Behaviour Change Lead should be committed towards and passionate about public and community health and health education, and ready to join our dynamic team of creative designers, public health experts, and behavioral researchers in order to advance the Care Companion Program. Overall, this individual leads the team of medical and behavior change writers and owns the development of the medical content and program curriculum for all condition areas. This content may be used over mobile phone platforms, in-facility training, and many other formats that reach thousands of people daily. Broadly the roles and responsibilities of this position are as follows:
∎ 1. Medical Strategy and Curriculum Development:
∎ a. Own and drive the development of the Medical Strategy for all medical condition areas, aligned to the Theory of Change for the program and addresses the needs of the local health system (Bangladesh currently has a program running in Maternal and Child Health but will be developing other high impact programs in General Medicine & Surgery, Oncology, Cardiology, Tuberculosis etc)
∎ b. Define the intended medical and behavior change outcomes for the program by understanding local guidelines, user needs and government priorities, that is in line with the guidelines and best practices set by the global programs team.
∎ c. Visit public health facilities and conducts needs assessments to understand patient needs, perspectives and challenges, prevalence of diseases, current behaviours and practices and how they can be addressed via the health education curriculum
∎ d. Keep up-to-date with the latest guidelines, government priorities and research around health behaviors and practices
∎ e. Develop the Health Education Curriculum based on Needs Finding insights and secondary research (literature reviews, review of scientific and clinical guidelines)
∎ f. Ensures that the content is written in an easily understandable way and nudges our target users (patients and families in government facilities) to adopt healthy practices and promote positive health seeking behaviors.
∎ g. Work with the Design, Product and Training teams to ensure that the medical strategy translates to visual tools, training tools and digital follow-up services
∎ h. Work closely with the Remote Engagement Service team (Noora's WhatsApp, IVRS, teletraining platforms) to ensure that we are developing clinically effective protocols to reinforce behaviors and drive engagement that is consistent with the larger program goals and in line with the country-specific digital health policies
∎ 2. Medical Reviews:
∎ a. Reviews medical content written by the medical and communications writers, training and research teams for medical accuracy and "signs off" based on medical correctness
∎ 3. Content testing and Program Iterations:
∎ a. Leads iterations of content based on new guidelines, evaluation outcomes, feedback from the field
∎ b. Participates in Feedback collection & Testing of medical content to check the efficacy of the health education curriculum
∎ 4. Team Management:
∎ a. Lead a team of mid to senior level medical and behavior change writers to develop programs and content across multiple condition areas
∎ b. Be a strong advocate for medical and behavior change communication in a quickly growing organization consisting of varied talents and perspectives

Additional Requirements:
∎ 8+ years of total experience in public health or in the development sector, with 2+ years of clinical experience in government facilities
∎ Experience in behavior change communication, medical writing, preparing training materials, etc
∎ Experience working in digital health interventions/ awareness of digital health policies and standards
∎ Empathetic and curious about communicating with diverse audiences
∎ Experience in managing multiple fast-paced projects with tight timelines
∎ Excellent collaboration and problem solving skills. Prior experience of working in cross-functional teams, and leading a team.
∎ Being multilingual. Proficiency in Bangla is required.
∎ Strong knowledge of MS Office (Docs, Spreadsheets) and Google suite
∎ Willing to live and work in Dhaka and travel to project sites as required within Bangladesh (not more than 5 days/month).

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 15 Apr 2023

Company Information:
∎ 25 Mar 2023
∎ Noora Health
∎ Business : Noora Health’s mission is to improve outcomes and save lives of patients by empowering family caregivers with the skills they need to care for their loved ones.
Noora turns hospital hallways and waiting rooms into classrooms by tapping into the most compassionate resources available for the patient’s care - the patient’s own family - turning these worried family members into skilled caregivers. The Care Companion Program (CCP) is currently implemented at more than 150 government hospitals across India and Bangladesh and over 1,000,000 patients and family members have been trained by the CCP. Research on the program has found improved health behavior uptake, decrease in post-surgical complication rates, and decrease in newborn complications/readmissions. Noora’s COVID-19 response has reached more than 15 million people.

Noora Health was launched out of Stanford University in 2014, and has been supported by many large philanthropic foundations including Mulago, Draper Richards Kaplan, Echoing Green, Ashoka, Medtronic and Jasmine among others. For more information:

1) 2020 Annual Report
2) Q1 2021 Report
3) Introductory Deck
4) Website - noorahealth.org
5) COVID-19 Resources - noorahealthcovid19.org


Category: Medical/Pharma

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Source: bdjobs.com

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