Senior Manager - Partnerships - Digital Transformation - NGO

Koita Centre For Digital Oncology (KCDO) At National Cancer Grid (NCG)

Designation : Senior Manager of Partnerships, NCG-KCDO

Reporting to : CEO, NCG-KCDO or Designee

ABOUT NATIONAL CANCER GRID (NCG) : The National Cancer Grid is a network of major cancer centres, research institutes, patient groups, and charitable institutions across India with the mandate of establishing uniform standards of cancer care with initiatives for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer, providing specialized training and education in oncology and facilitating collaborative basic, translational, and clinical research in cancer with commitment for data sharing. Currently, NCG has more than 310 member centres, including some of the largest cancer hospitals in the country. Together, NCG hospitals support over 60% of cancer patients across India.

ABOUT KOITA FOUNDATION :

- Koita Foundation is a not-for-profit organization focused on driving

- Digital Health and NGO Transformation. KF partners with leading academic institutions, hospitals, healthcare technology companies, and NGOs to drive Digital Health adoption in India. In 2021, KF partnered with IIT Bombay, India's #1 academic institution, to establish the Koita Centre for Digital Health (www.kcdh.iitb.ac.in). KF is working on multiple Digital Health initiatives on a national scale e.g., working with the Government of India's ABDM initiative on their national roll-out, working with NABH (www.nabh.co), India's large accreditation body for hospitals, to support their digital health initiatives.

KCDO BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT :

- Cancer care is changing rapidly worldwide, and the use of digital tools and technologies is key in driving this change - improving quality, access, and cost of care. Digital technologies are being usedacross the entire patient journey - screening, diagnostics, treatment, home care, and survivorship.

Digital technologies are being used for cancer care to :

- Provide tools for clinicians (incl. clinical decision support, evidence-based guidelines, image analytics & AI/ML, personalized medicine)

- Enable integrated care for patients (incl. cancer screening, telemedicine, remote monitoring, medication adherence, patient engagement, and patient education)

- Track quality of care delivery (clinical quality metrics, patient-reported outcomes)

- Share data, patient care, and best practices across health facilities (incl. data interoperability, and disease registries)

- Engage with companies to build/test new solutions (incl. research, clinical trial automation, patient matching, real-world evidence, AI/ML)

- Collaborate with insurance companies and government (incl. health policy, reimbursements) NCG and Koita Foundation created a long-term partnership to establish the Koita Centre for Digital Oncology (KCDO), to use digital health tools to improve cancer care across NCG and NCG hospitals.

KCDO KEY FOCUS AREAS :

KCDO's focus areas include :

- Quality: Leverage digital technology to improve cancer treatment workflows and patient experience e.g., clinical quality measures, guideline adherence, patient engagement, AI/ML.

- Affordability: Identify areas for cost reduction using digital health technology, data sharing, etc., to make cancer care more affordable e.g., cost of care benchmarking.

- Access: Leverage digital technology to improve access to high-quality cancer care esp. in non-urban / rural areas e.g., telemedicine and delivery of decentralized care.

- Productivity: Leverage digital tools and automation to improve the clinical and administrative workflows, reducing manual and redundant activities.

- Best Practices: Identify and share best practices in digital technology across NCG hospitals and global best practices.

- Training / Capacity Building: Use Digital health tools for continuous learning/skill development in different user groups (e.g., doctors, nurses, technicians, radiology techs).

- R&D: Partner with Healthcare Start-ups and other organizations to drive R&D in cancer, and to help monetize research in NCG.

EXPECTED ROLE :

- Lead external engagement and build relationships with key industry and government stakeholders and drive overall funding for NCG-KCDO special initiatives.

- Solution Vendors: Establish strong relationships with digital health solution vendors, align them to the overall digital transformation vision, and ensure ongoing participation.

- Tech Organizations: Develop strategic partnerships with tech organizations to collaborate on transformation blueprints and enable access to thought leaders and technical assistance.

- Government: Partner with central government to align on foundational capabilities (e.g., data standards), support the rollout of key initiatives (e.g., ABDM) and help shape policy

- Academia: Partner with academic institutions to help research successful digital transformation models, test new ideas, and assess market readiness

- Donors: Engage with the donor community to provide regular updates on initiatives and track the donor pipeline.

- Team Building & Engagement: Develop a strong team with expertise in channel partnerships, strategic alliances, and funding; Develop a comprehensive communication plan.

- Operations & Research: Support NCG internal digital transformation and KCDO organization development; Research successful partnership models and compile best practices.

- Strategic Execution: Develop and drive short-term (1 yr.), medium-term (2-3 yr.), and long term (5 yr.) roadmap for partnerships supporting digital transformation.

DESIRED PROFILE:

Industry Experience and Qualifications:

- Senior professional with 8+ years of progressive growth and experience in developing and managing partnerships and alliances.

- Experience in the healthcare industry engaging with senior executives in medical, technology, and management roles highly preferred.

- Experience in the nonprofit or government sector is highly preferred.

- Bachelor's degree required; MBA or equivalent degree preferred.

Skills and Attributes:

- Proven track record in driving short-term and long-term success across diverse sets of partnerships and alliances.

- Demonstrated experience in building trust-based relationships with senior professionals across sectors - corporates (especially technology organizations), government, and academia.

- Strong desire to contribute to social impact at scale with a long-term view.

- Ability to engage with a wide array of partners in effective dialogue and influence them to align to shared goals collaboratively and inclusively.

- Excellent communication skills (spoken and written), strong program management experience, business orientation, and ability to drive data-driven decision-making.

LOCATION : MUMBAI