Job Detail

The Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) is a world-leading institute in global health with a particular focus on low- and middle-income countries. Associated with the University of Basel, Swiss TPH combines research, services, and education and training at the local, national and international level. About 850 people from more than 80 nations work at Swiss TPH focusing on infectious and non-communicable diseases, environment, society and health as well as health systems and interventions.

The Swiss Centre for International Health (SCIH) of Swiss TPH provides policy advice, project design and management in the area of national and global health with the aim to strengthen health systems and improve health service delivery. 'As part of this work, we develop, implement and evaluate a number of clinical decision support systems (CDSS) projects to strengthen primary care in resource-constrained settings'To work as part of a team with a large portfolio of health systems and interventions projects, we are seeking a:

Program coordinator digital health solutions (60-100 %)

The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities:

• Coordination of the CDSS technical working group


• Identification of opportunities to strengthen collaboration and efficiency across CDSS projects within our CDSS portfolio


• Development of resources to support best practices in CDSS development, deployment and evaluation


• Guide CDSS strategy and business development activities to strengthen the CDSS portfolio


• Support internal and external communication related to CDSS

Required qualifications and experiences:

• Minimum of 5 years experience in digital health and / or health systems interventions to strengthen clinical decision-making


• Strong track record in project management


• Postgraduate training in public health, health informatics, medicine, epidemiology or other relevant discipline


• Experience in working in different cultural settings, with respect and diplomacy


• Excellent spoken and written English, French strongly desired, other languages an asset


• At least 3 years working in resource-constrained settings

The position is based in Basel and might involve travel to project sites (Africa, Eastern Europe, Central Asia etc.).

The successful candidate will become part of a multidisciplinary team that is organised in a participatory management structure. The position is open as of 1 September 2021, taking into account the usual period of notice of applicants.

Swiss TPH is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity.

If you are interested, please submit your application online via the link provided below, in English with:

• CV


• Motivational letter


• Relevant certificates and diploma


• Names and contact information (email or phone) of 3 references

Please note that we can only accept applications via our online recruiting tool: recruitingapp-2698.umantis.com/Jobs/All. Applications via e-mail or external recruiter will not be considered.

There is no closing date for applications. However, we encourage applicants to submit as soon as possible. As long as the position is published on the website of Swiss TPH it is still open.

Job Profile:

Start Date: 1 September 2021

Location: Basel/Allschwil, Switzerland

Duration:  one year with option to prolongation

Percentage: 60-100%

Travel Required? Yes, as described above