Project Manager, Clinical Innovations

This role was posted on August 19, 2025. Please note that we will review applications on a rolling basis.

The Role

At Last Mile Health (LMH), we make bold commitments that inspire innovation. Are you an accomplished and creative health system innovator? If so, you may be our next Project Manager, Clinical Innovations.

As the Project Manager, Clinical Innovations reporting to the Medical Director, you will drive innovation in Liberia’s National Community Health Assistant program by piloting or implementing community healthcare solutions that broaden the program’s scope and have the potential to deliver higher-quality clinical services to patients in the last mile. Your technical assistance, program and departmental coordination, and creative problem-solving will be critical to scaling and improving this incredible program.

This role is based in Monrovia, Liberia, and is open to Liberian nationals.

Duration: Eleven (11) Months 

What you’ll do

Project, Budget, and Team Management:

• Oversee the management and evaluation of strategic program pilots and/or innovations designed to improve or extend the services offered through the National Community Health Assistant program. Pilots could be focused on including health services related to child health (nutrition, immunization, malaria, etc), maternal and reproductive health, or family planning
• Ensure the project remains in scope, on budget, and on time through the utilization of project management tools, including, but not limited to, a work plan, risk mitigation plan, and stakeholder matrix.
• Provide supportive supervision and mentorship to a small team to ensure all project deliverables are met on time. 

Government Engagement and Partner Coordination:

• Serve as a critical liaison between the LMH program team that directly leads portions of the National Community Health Assistant program and the MOH to ensure that strategy, communications, and insights are seamlessly shared.
• Coordinate extensively with and maintain strong working relationships with relevant Ministry of Health departments and units (Expanded Program for Immunization, Nutrition Division, Family Health Division, Community Health Services Division etc.) to identify, design & execute pilots, provide technical assistance, and ensure cross-departmental communication throughout the MoH on topics of importance to the National CHA Program.

Technical Oversight:

• Act as a thought partner, technical authority, and coach to others on the Clinical Innovation team, ensuring that the team is positioned to achieve goals and accelerate its impact.
• Lead project check-ins and provide regular technical updates on project progress  
• Lead on project report writing 
• Support new business development by informing the design of new clinical innovations and providing input into proposals. 

• Progressive years of experience successfully leading public health projects across a range of topical areas, including leading multiple projects from design to implementation to evaluation.
• Strong project and budget management skills, including experience developing work plans, budgets, and M&E plans. 
• Direct clinical experience in community health, nursing, or related field
• A track record of building productive and long-lasting relationships with external partners, such as governments and clinical institutions
• Demonstrated experience with project management, including managing quality improvement projects 
• Strong skills in working with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to lead a team of diverse people
• Demonstrated experience in working with remote communities 

You’ll Impress Us If

• You have directly managed experiments or other small-scale pilots in partnership with the Ministry of Health that have then been scaled nationally
• You have implemented monitoring and evaluation models to assess program effectiveness
• You have demonstrated experience in working with remote communities 

At Last Mile Health, we strive to reward our employees equitably and transparently. This means that we pay our employees based on a clear and consistent methodology and without regard to their identity or personal relationships. We have made this model fully transparent so that everyone has access to all information related to compensation. We hope this helps you better understand Last Mile Health’s values and commitments to our employees. We look forward to answering any questions you may have during the hiring process.

Before applying to this role, please take a moment to learn more about our approach to compensation and how compensation works in each of the countries where we operate. Please find the link to our compensation model and benefits overview below:

OVERVIEW OF LAST MILE HEALTH’S COMPENSATION MODEL

Compensation for this position: 

The Band for this position: LBR-3

For Liberia, the range is $20,862 - $34,771 USD, dependent upon experience doing an equivalent role. Please note that this compensation is subject to statutory taxes.

About Last Mile Health

Last Mile Health partners with governments to design, scale, strengthen, and sustain high-quality community health systems, which empower teams of community and frontline health workers to bring life-saving primary healthcare to the world’s most remote communities. LMH is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization. For more information, visit www.lastmilehealth.org.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at LMH. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.