Head of Digital Health Unit (80 – 100%) At Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

The jobholder reports to the head of the Swiss Centre for International Health. S/he will be a member of the departmental leadership team.

Key tasks you will take on are:

• Consolidate and further develop the thematic profile and the service portfolio of the digital health unit, e.g. in respect to (i) product development, software as a medical device such clinical decision support systems; (ii) mobile medical apps, medical device interoperability and data protection, and (iii) personalized digital health, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and novel digital health technologies
• Technically and financially manage a unit consisting of a team of about 15 collaborators in Allschwil and of around 20 project collaborators abroad with an annual turn-over in the range of CHF 5-6 million

Additional tasks can be:

• Successfully identify new business opportunities
• Oversee, plan and coordinate long-term health sector projects in the area of digital health

To best fit into our active, interdisciplinary team you ideally fulfil the following requirements:

• Professional background in public health science and/or health informatics
• Consulting experience and technical expertise focusing on one or more areas of digital health
• Minimum of 10 years working experience in health sector and health system strengthening programs, preferably with a focus on low and middle-income countries
• Track record in business development
• Experience in team leadership and staff management
• High level of commitment and flexibility as well as willingness to travel abroad, including to remote places
• Very good command of English and of at least one more language such as French
• Excellent communication skills, strong spirit of team work and initiative, and ability to work in a multi-cultural context

Swiss TPH, as an equal opportunity employer, is committed to excellence through diversity, equity and inclusion.

Contact: For more information please visit our website: https://www.swisstph.ch/en/about/scih/digital-health-unit/

Job Profile:

• Start Date: as soon as possible, not later than 1 May 2023
• Location: Allschwil, Switzerland
• Duration: unlimited contract
• Percentage: 80 – 100%
• Travel: 4 to 8 weeks per year