Senior Policy Associate

Nation with NaMo; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive medical insurance

Reimbursements for travel

Job summary

A non-profit healthcare organization is looking for a dynamic individual to join their preventive healthcare team in Gurugram, Haryana. The role involves conducting rigorous research to influence public health policy, networking with medical professionals, and training team members. Ideal for someone with 2-5 years in health-related fields and strong problem-solving skills. This full-time position offers competitive compensation and opportunities for real-world impact in preventative health initiatives.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in health, medical or allied domains.
• Graduation/post-graduation from a tier I or tier II institute.
• Excellent problem solving and analysis skills.
• Strong communication skills for reporting.
• Proven proficiency in data gathering.
• Willingness to travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct rigorous research and validate insights for health policy.
• Track developments across medical science and public health.
• Build relationships with medical and public health professionals.
• Codify medical knowledge into repositories and frameworks.
• Train generalist team members on health topics.
• Engage with clients for evidence-based insights.
• Support public-facing advocacy efforts.

Skills

Problem-solving and analytical skills

Strong written and verbal communication

Data gathering from primary and secondary research

Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments

Education

Graduation/Post-graduation in related disciplines

Tools

Data analysis and visualisation tools (Python/R/Tableau/Power BI)

Job description

About the preventive healthcare vertical

Non-communicable diseases cause the highest number of premature deaths globally. India, too, faces a rising burden of non-communicable and preventable diseases driven by modifiable risk factors. However, the current systemic approach focuses on treatment and management rather than prevention.

The preventive healthcare vertical aims to shift the paradigm and change the way health is currently addressed in India; the focus should not be restricted to how long Indians live, but also how well they live, with deliberate emphasis on early-life preventive interventions. With this vision, we are focused on bringing the spotlight to preventive public health in India, aiming to improve the environment of state interventions and public health communications to influence individual health and behaviour at scale. If this excites you, we invite you to join our dynamic team and contribute to the audacious goal.

About the Role

You will join the preventive public healthcare vertical of the governance and policy team to build scientifically rooted, evidence-based content optimized to drive discussions and solutions both internally and with stakeholders. Your role will largely focus on the following areas, with a scope of expanding responsibilities based on performance, willingness and rigour.

• Stress testing and validation of research insights: You will be responsible for conducting rigorous research, developing context‑specific hypotheses, stress‑testing them for validation by triangulating evidence across sources, and assessing the real‑world applicability within India’s public health policy context. The goal will be to ensure that insights are scientifically sound, medically feasible, and decision‑ready for policy formulation and advocacy.
• Tracking of domain‑specific developments: You will be required to continuously track and synthesise developments across medical science, public health and policy discourse to stay updated on the emerging research as well as real‑world health and policy decisions. This includes proactively flagging emerging evidence, paradigm shifts, and regulatory or programmatic changes relevant to healthcare.
• Networking with relevant domain professionals: You will be required to actively build and sustain relationships with top medical practitioners, health researchers, public health experts, academicians, health administrators and allied professionals to strengthen the quality, relevance, and credibility of policy recommendations. These engagements will be leveraged to ground research in field realities and expert consensus, and push the agenda of on‑ground, real‑world impact.
• Building institutional knowledge on subject matters: You will anchor institutional memory by codifying medical and public health knowledge into structured repositories, frameworks, and reference materials. This will enable continuity, elevate the organisation’s long‑term technical depth in preventive health policy, and ensure a long‑lasting footprint of your work.
• Training of generalist team members: You will be responsible for training and mentoring generalist policy team members from non‑medical backgrounds by translating complex scientific concepts into accessible insights for building overall team capability. This includes building shared understanding and enabling non‑medical colleagues to engage confidently on health topics.
• Client interaction and communication: You will directly engage with clients, including government stakeholders and allied institutions, to present evidence‑based insights, explain technical findings, and support informed policy decision‑making. You will tailor communication to senior policymakers, ensuring clarity, credibility, and strategic alignment.
• Public interaction for advocacy: You will support public‑facing engagements to advocate for evidence‑based recommendations, including podcasts, publications, workshops, and other knowledge dissemination forums. You will help translate research into compelling, jargon‑free narratives that drive behavioural and policy change.

The role is ideal for a young practitioner working in the medical or allied domains, seeking to pivot to the health policy and advocacy space, with the intent of reshaping how individual health is regarded, addressed and governed in India.

Eligibility criteria

Must have

• 2-5 years of experience in health, medical or allied domains
• Graduation/post‑graduation from a tier I or tier II institute in the following or similar disciplines:
  • General or Organic Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry / Nutraceuticals / Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology / Cell Biology / Life Sciences / Biological Sciences / Microbiology / Genetics
  • Medical Laboratory Technology / Pathology / Biotechnology / Biomedical Engineering
  • Clinical Nutrition / Sports Nutrition / Dietetics / Food Science / Food Service Management / Food Technology
  • Sports & Exercise Sciences
• Excellent problem‑solving and analysis skills to identify challenges and ideate solutions within structured frameworks
• Strong written and verbal communication to prepare drafts and reports, and present them to various stakeholders
• Proven proficiency in gathering data through primary and secondary research
• Willingness to travel for stakeholder management and field assessment, as and when required
• Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, demanding work environment

Good to have

• Experience/exposure to public health, community medicine or epidemiology
• In‑depth knowledge of India’s governance structures, health policies, and ground realities
• Experience of engaging with INGOs, ministries of health, and other government agencies
• Proven experience in team leadership and management
• Demonstrable proficiency in data analysis and visualisation tools (Python/R/Tableau/Power BI).
• Competitive compensation aligned with industry standards and experience
• Reimbursements will be provided in line with organisational travel policies and applicable norms
• Comprehensive medical insurance coverage as per organisational policy
• Direct exposure to government decision‑making processes, including engagement with senior policymakers, administrators, and institutional stakeholders
• Hands‑on involvement across the full policy lifecycle from evidence generation and problem framing to consultation, advocacy, and implementation support
• Opportunity to contribute to high‑impact, preventive health initiatives with potential for real‑world adoption

This is a full‑time, in‑office role based out of Gurugram, Haryana.