Senior Medical Scientist, Global SRHR (Remote)

Ipas; Williamstown (NJ); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ipas is seeking a Senior Medical Scientist to provide technical leadership promoting safe abortion, contraception, and GBV care quality across development and humanitarian contexts. The role drives evidence-based guidelines, tools, and partnerships to strengthen global SRHR programming.

The position involves collaboration with staff worldwide, dissemination of new evidence, training, and external representation at conferences. A strong commitment to SRHR and ability to travel is essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in clinical practice including reproductive health care.
• Experience applying scientific clinical information to practical training and programs.
• International reproductive health programs experience in low-resource and humanitarian settings.
• Proficiency with at least one Ipas working language (French, Portuguese, or Spanish).
• Ability to travel up to 20% internationally.

Responsibilities

• Provide and/or analyze evidence based technical content used for advocacy opportunities related to safe abortion for Ipas supported programs and external coalitions.
• Develop technical tools and resources translating evidence based clinical updates into health services.
• Provides technical leadership on quality and regulatory processes pertinent to the Ipas MVA product line, as well as infection prevention and MVA processing.
• Supports training of Ipas supported sites and partners on content such as VCAT, clinical management of abortion and contraception care, trauma-informed care, legal risk assessment, etc.
• Leads and/or significant participation in clinical/technical research and technical evidence dissemination for abortion/contraception clinical practice improvement.
• Prepare and/or analyze service delivery data and issue clinical recommendations for continuous improvement of quality of care across the pathways to care.
• Write periodic evidence summaries for internal communications with technical staff across the network.
• Provides external leadership, Ipas representation, and advocacy as required at national, regional and international conferences and events.

Skills

Clinical leadership

English fluency

Public health comms

Education

PhD or DrPH

10+ years clinical practice

Job description

Ipas is seeking a Senior Medical Scientist to provide technical leadership promoting safe abortion, contraception, and GBV care quality across development and humanitarian contexts. The role drives evidence-based guidelines, tools, and partnerships to strengthen global SRHR programming.

The position involves collaboration with staff worldwide, dissemination of new evidence, training, and external representation at conferences. A strong commitment to SRHR and ability to travel is essential.