Innovation & Impact Communications Fellow

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Nigeria.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with mDoc's clinical, AI, product, research, and implementation teams to identify and convey what mDoc is developing, testing, and learning.

• Assist in establishing an innovation newsroom within mDoc.

• Recognize significant innovations, insights, outcomes, and lessons alongside ML, clinical, product, research, and implementation teams.

• Participate in select product and implementation discussions.

• Conduct interviews with team members, partners, and, when relevant, individuals utilizing mDoc's services.

• Research and compose articles focused on innovation and thought leadership, as well as technical and evidence-based blogs, case studies, executive and founder insights, conference abstracts and submissions, policy briefs, video and documentary scripts, research manuscripts and papers, and innovation narratives for grants and partners.

• Convert intricate technical, clinical, and implementation work into writing that is rigorous, clear, and engaging.

• Assist in crafting a flagship monthly innovation newsletter detailing what mDoc is building, testing, learning, and uncovering.

• Offer funders, governments, researchers, technologists, healthcare leaders, and partners a transparent perspective on building and implementing new healthcare models in real-world scenarios.

• Systematically archive mDoc's innovation and institutional knowledge in an Innovation Story Bank.

• Document major innovations by capturing the problem, insight, solution, novelty, deployment, evidence/results, failures, changes, lessons, and significance.

• Collaborate with research and data teams to translate findings into accessible narratives without sacrificing scientific integrity.

• Assist in elucidating what findings suggest about potential changes in healthcare practices.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum: a Bachelor's degree (Second Class Upper or equivalent) in public health, global health, medicine, science, technology, journalism, communications, public policy, international development, behavioral science, health informatics, or another relevant field.

• 0–2 years of pertinent experience.

• Recent graduates who completed their studies within the last 2–3 years are highly encouraged to apply.

• A portfolio or writing samples that demonstrate strong writing skills, including published articles, blogs, research papers, reports, or academic writing.

• Exceptional writing skills across various formats, including articles, scripts, and scientific abstracts.

• Intellectual curiosity with the ability to inquire about the reasons, processes, outcomes, and lessons learned.

• Analytical skills to read research, analyze data, and differentiate between evidence and assertions.

• Storytelling capability to extract narratives from technical reports, product discussions, or interactions with frontline health workers.

• A genuine interest in AI and technology, including their limitations, safety, and real-world applications.

• Attention to detail and precision in fact-checking, scrutinizing claims, and avoiding evidence exaggeration.

• Comfort with uncertainty and innovation that may involve unsuccessful attempts.

• Ability to interview and engage with experts, senior leaders, and frontline teams.

• Preferred: a completed Master's degree in a relevant discipline.

• Preferred: prior exposure to research, journalism, communications, health, or technology-related work, including academic, volunteer, internship, or NYSC experiences.

• Preferred: experience writing for scientific, technical, or policy audiences, including abstracts, manuscripts, or briefs.

• Desirable: familiarity with digital health, health systems, or African health contexts.

• Desirable: basic skills in video or documentary scripting.

• Desirable: experience in producing newsletters or editorial content.

• Desirable: ability to work with data and interpret research findings with assistance from the research team.

🏝️ Benefits

• Unique exposure to the design and implementation of health innovation in African health systems.

• Direct experience in AI-enabled healthcare.

• Direct experience in digital and phygital health delivery.

• Direct experience in clinical AI safety and governance.

• Direct experience in human-centered product development.

• Direct experience in real-world health technology implementation.

• Direct experience in health systems and self-care.

• Direct experience in research and evidence generation.

• Direct experience in scientific and technical communications.

• Direct experience in executive thought leadership.

• Direct experience in innovation storytelling.

• Collaborate with senior leaders and multidisciplinary teams.

• Develop a portfolio of substantial work.

• Exceptional Fellows may be considered for long-term roles at mDoc.