Digital Therapeutics Project Manager (Maternity Cover) At Médecins Sans Frontières

About the Project

The Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) digital therapeutics (DTx) program is focused on supporting self-management skills for diabetes and mental wellbeing. The project aims to leverage a combination of DTx mobile applications, therapeutic patient education and capacity building to provide accessible, person-centred and culturally relevant care and support to patients in humanitarian and low-resource settings. The program is being coordinated by the MSF Sweden Innovation Unit in partnership with various teams across the movement supported by technical vendors, and research partners.

Position Overview

We are seeking a proactive and highly organized Project Coordinator to cover a maternity leave starting September 2025. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the continuity and effectiveness of a growing digital therapeutics portfolio. This position offers the opportunity to work in a mission-driven environment with a team passionate about improving access to care through inclusive innovation.

Key Responsibilities

Stakeholder Coordination and Communication

  • Lead coordination with external tech vendor
  • Maintain and strengthen relationships with key MSF stakeholders, including country program teams, HQ advisors, and relevant working groups
  • Facilitate regular coordination meetings and updates across project partners
  • Prepare clear and concise reports and presentations for MSF leadership and external funders

Project Continuity and Process Management

  • Lead project planning
  • Ensure continuity of established project workflows and documentation
  • Identify opportunities to streamline and enhance project processes
  • Document and share project learnings to inform scale-up and replication in further MSF project contexts

Team Support

  • Coordinate with SIU team members leading data analysis, operational research and patient education for implementation and strategic decision making and technical updates to the DTx app
  • Support continued and timely delivery on distinct project verticals
  • Share progress and learnings amongst team members
  • Manage consultants assigned to project, and/or identify the need and scope for technical consultants, as needed

Project Related Capacity Building

  • Coordinate and delivery learning and capacity building of project teams associated with DTx implementation sites

Vendor and Technical Liaison

  • Serve as the day-to-day point of contact for the technical vendor supporting the DTx mobile app portfolio
  • Coordinate feature updates, troubleshoot implementation challenges, and ensure alignment with user needs and program goals
  • Identify opportunities for optimization of development processes with vendor
  • Lead any necessary contracting updates

Qualifications

Essential

  • Minimum 5 years’ experience leading or coordinating complex projects in global health, humanitarian health, or digital health settings
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multi-stakeholder relationships, ideally within MSF or a similar organization(s)
  • Strong understanding of digital health implementation and/or product management
  • Experience supporting research and program monitoring using qualitative and quantitative methods
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills
  • Fluency in English; additional languages (e.g. Arabic) are a plus

Desirable

  • Familiarity with non-communicable disease programs
  • Experience with vendor management or coordinating with software development teams
  • Background in public health, digital health, or a related field (MPH, MSc, or equivalent experience preferred)

What We Offer

  • A collaborative and purpose-driven environment
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Potential for contract extension beyond maternity cover, based on project needs and performance

How to apply

To Apply: Please send your CV and a cover letter outlining your relevant experience and interest in the role to Natalie O’Connell natalie.oconnell@stockholm.msf.org

Application Deadline: 5th September 2025 (Midnight CET)