Cluster Lead - TB, West Zone

Overview

WJCF is an Indian non-profit organisation committed to saving lives by reducing the burden of disease and strengthening government-owned, high-quality health systems. Since 2007, WJCF has combined data-driven approaches and deep public health expertise with strong government partnerships to design, implement, and scale solutions across India's national and state health programmes. We work for and at the service of governments - supporting the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and State Departments of Health to build systems that are strong, sustainable, and led by Indian institutions.

As an Indian organisation, WJCF brings an unmatched depth of contextual understanding of India's health system architecture, policy landscape, and implementation realities across diverse geographies and population groups. This local institutional credibility, combined with global technical rigour, is central to WJCF's effectiveness as a partner to governments and donors.

Our work is built around four complementary roles: as a Trusted Government Partner, co-designing programmes and strengthening health system architecture; as an Operational Partner, translating strategies into effective on-the-ground delivery; as a Market Shaper, improving the availability and affordability of health commodities; and as an Ecosystem Catalyst, convening governments, development partners, academia, and the private sector to drive solutions at scale.

WJCF's programme portfolio spans thematic areas like hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, vector-borne diseases, syphilis, cervical cancer, diabetes, maternal and childhood anaemia, immunisation, under-5 diarrhoea and pneumonia, sexual and reproductive health, Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri - Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), hypoxemia and oxygen, safe drinking water, sickle cell disease, presbyopia, lead poisoning, and cross cutting thematic areas like AI and Health, integrated disease surveillance and climate and health.

We currently support programmes across 19 states and union territories, with teams working at national, state, district, and sub-district levels.

Our people are our greatest asset. WJCF brings together a talented, diverse team of professionals from public health, analytics, consulting, healthcare, the development sector, and academia, all united by a shared commitment to improving health outcomes for the people of India. We are entrepreneurial, action-oriented, and deeply grounded in the communities and systems we work in. Our field teams collectively bring hundreds of years of experience managing public health programmes across the country.

WJCF collaborates with a range of international and domestic partners and donors to advance its mission, including an affiliation with the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), a global health organisation with which WJCF shares a common mission and values.

Programme Overview:

The World Health Organization estimated that 10.8 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) in 2023 and ~1.25 million succumbed to it. India accounted for the most people suffering from the disease, with 26% of the cases and 26% of mortality. The National TB Elimination Program (NTEP), headed by the Central TB Division (CTD), MoHFW, is an expansive public health program with the ambitious goal of eliminating TB in line with the mandate of the Sustainable Development Goals.

WJCF has been supporting the CTD and state health departments of more than 15 states in the mission to eliminate TB. WJCF's TB program has been operational since 2012, and its interventions address several program areas, including preventive therapies, case detection, access to diagnostics, engagement of the private sector, and more. It also lends technical support to Governments across a range of themes- strategic planning, data analytics, monitoring and evaluation, patient management and delivery of services.

Project Background:

India's National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) is scaling up the adoption of AI-enabled X-ray machines for screening at-risk populations across the country. The Central TB Division has procured and supplied handheld digital chest X-ray (dCXR) machines to all districts. States too have supplemented their x-ray capacity through independent procurement of portable and ultraportable x-ray machines. Along with the machines, DeepCXR - an AI-based chest X-ray interpretation tool developed by the Institute for Plasma Research under the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, and recommended by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) - is available to the program free of cost. WJCF is supporting CTD and States in the installation, operationalisation, capacity-building, and sustained utilisation of this technology.

Position Summary:

The Cluster Lead will be responsible for driving the deployment, operationalisation, and sustained uptake of handheld dCXR machines and the DeepCXR AI tool across an assigned cluster of states. The role requires close coordination with state programme teams, facility staff, vendors, and CTD to ensure machines are installed, functional, and actively used for TB screening. The Cluster Lead will also build the capacity of radiographers and field teams through structured trainings, hands-on support, and troubleshooting, acting as a critical link between the national programme and ground-level implementation.

Responsibilities

Qualifications

• Graduate or Master's degree in a relevant field such as life sciences, public health, health technology, radiography, or a related discipline
• Minimum 3 years of experience in health programme implementation, preferably at the field level
• Prior experience in device deployment, field coordination, or technical support in a health setting
• Demonstrated ability to conduct trainings and capacity building for health workers
• Willingness and ability to undertake extensive field travel across the assigned cluster

Preferred

• Experience working in tuberculosis programmes, particularly in Active Case Finding (ACF) or chest X-ray-based TB screening
• Familiarity with handheld or portable X-ray equipment and/or AI-based diagnostic tools
• Prior experience working with government health systems at the state or district level
• Knowledge of the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) structure and operations
• Experience working in Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, or Uttarakhand

Skills & Traits:

• Strong coordination and stakeholder management skills - ability to work effectively with government officials, vendors, and facility staff
• Proactive problem-solver with the ability to diagnose and resolve technical issues independently in the field
• Clear communicator - able to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple tasks, timelines, and priorities simultaneously
• Collaborative team player who can also work independently with minimal supervision
• Comfortable with data - able to review utilisation reports and identify gaps for follow-up
• Proficiency in local language(s) of the assigned state is an advantage

Last Date to Apply: 26th July, 2026