Chief Product Officer

Malaria No More

. Own the ARK product during a pivotal scale-up year .

Posted 9/23/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $75,000 - $100,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in public health program management, digital health architecture, and data interoperability, with a strong focus on engaging with ministries of health and stakeholders in low- and middle-income countries. Proven ability to lead product development, establish metrics, and guide integration efforts for national health information systems.

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Public Health Program ManagementDigital Health ArchitectureData InteroperabilityEpidemiology ExpertiseTechnical Leadership

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Hard Skills

Epidemiological SkillsData GovernanceAPI IntegrationHealth Information SystemsInfrastructure SecurityData AnalysisProject ManagementResults MonitoringTechnical WritingClinical Background

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationStakeholder EngagementTeam LeadershipEvidence SynthesisInternational Travel Willingness

Certifications & Qualifications

Advanced Degree in Public HealthEpidemiologyHealth Services Research

Industry Keywords

Infectious Disease SurveillanceEpidemic PreparednessHealth Systems StrengtheningData SovereigntyAntimicrobial ResistanceOne Health SurveillanceWHO Normative Processes

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the ARK product during a pivotal scale-up year
Lead review of the ARK platform to elevate enterprise readiness
Advise country deployments of ARK ecosystem products across different regions
Set product and institutional requirements and priorities for infrastructure, security, and privacy upgrades
Guide integration of ARK's API gateway with national health information systems
Act as IMACS's primary counterpart to client organizations
Define product roadmap and release priorities based on the decision needs of public health programs and stakeholders
Prioritize disease and use-case coverage in line with country demand and IMACS's R&D agenda
Establish and report product metrics on adoption, reliability, data coverage and timeliness, and decision impact
Lead operational strengthening of existing deployments in Asian and African countries
Work directly with ministries of health and national public health institutes
Design and operationalize a repeatable country-onboarding pipeline, including data agreements, data-steward roles, and governance arrangements
Lead institutional engagement for opening ARK's API gateway to national health systems and integration partners
Set integration standards, access controls, and partner support processes
Define and validate workflow requirements for interoperability with national health information systems, laboratory and AMR surveillance systems, and meteorological data services
Set product requirements and acceptance criteria for self-scaling, multi-region infrastructure, tiered AI request routing, and demand-spike protection
Hold engineering delivery to timeline
Define institutional security and data-governance expectations, including data-access auditing, change management, and incident response
Shepherd the platform through a formal review and assessment
Serve as primary technical counterpart to the independent evaluation of ARK
Lead drafting of publications and presentations
Represent IMACS with donors, UN agencies, regional public health institutions, development banks, enterprises, and other development partners

Requirements

What you’ll need

An advanced degree in public health, epidemiology, medicine, health services research, or a closely related field
12+ years of experience in clinical and health settings, preferably infectious disease surveillance, epidemic preparedness, or health systems strengthening
Substantial experience working with or within ministries of health in Africa and/or Asia
Direct experience with digital health architecture and data interoperability in low- and middle-income countries
Experience introducing or transitioning ministries onto national health information platforms
Understanding of national data-sovereignty considerations
Experience managing or providing technical leadership to multi-country, donor-funded investments, including work planning, budgets, and results monitoring
Established working relationships with donors, UN agencies, regional public health institutions, development banks, enterprises, and other development partners
Applied epidemiological and analytical skills sufficient to judge model outputs and guide data scientists
Excellent written and verbal English
Proven ability to convene expert groups, synthesize evidence, and communicate technical trade-offs to senior government and donor audiences
Willingness to travel internationally, estimated 25–30%
Preferred: Clinical background and frontline outbreak-response experience
Preferred: Expertise in antimicrobial resistance and One Health surveillance
Preferred: Familiarity with WHO normative processes such as technical advisory groups, guideline development, or IHR (2005) implementation

Benefits

Comp & perks

International travel opportunity, estimated at 25–30%