Regional Technical Advisor - Integrated Innovation Highway (Ethiopia)

About the role

PATH is hiring three Regional Technical Advisors for its Integrated Innovation Highway (IIH) project in Ethiopia, a Gates Foundation-funded initiative that helps the Ministry of Health introduce and scale health innovations. The project covers medical devices, diagnostics, therapeutics, vaccines, technology and bundled innovations, with Phase 1 focusing on AI-enabled point-of-care ultrasound, TB diagnostics and Ebola diagnostics. The Advisor acts as the main regional focal point, working with the Regional Health Bureau, zonal and woreda health offices and health facilities. There are three separate positions, one for each region (Somali, Oromia and Sidama), and candidates must state their preferred region.

Key responsibilities

• Help develop and implement regional IIH work plans, and coordinate with RHBs, zonal and woreda offices and health facilities
• Support readiness assessments and the introduction of priority innovations, adapting national guidelines to regional contexts
• Provide hands-on technical support during implementation and help build transition-to-scale pathways
• Support AI-POCUS, TB PlusLife and Ebola diagnostics workstreams with national technical leads
• Engage government partners, universities, innovators and development partners, and represent the project in regional forums
• Monitor progress, collect and validate implementation data, and document lessons learned
• Prepare regional progress reports and contribute to donor reporting

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Health Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Health Informatics, Health Systems Management or a related field; a Master's degree is also acceptable
• Experience with donor-funded public health programs, preferably Gates Foundation-funded
• Demonstrated experience with government health institutions in Ethiopia, such as RHBs, zonal and woreda offices and health facilities
• Willingness to travel regularly within the region and to Addis Ababa

Required skills

• Familiarity with AI-enabled point-of-care ultrasound, medical device deployment, near-point-of-care diagnostics, TB diagnostics or public health emergency preparedness and response
• Preferred: experience working with regional health authorities and decentralized health systems in the named regions