Open Positions

T1D Clinical Lead

Date: March 23, 2026

FTE: 25% (10/hrs. week)

Position type: Part-time consultancy

Overview

The Center for Integration Science in Global Health Equity (CIS) at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) is a global leader in advancing innovative approaches to health equity. Founded and directed by Harvard Medical School Professor Dr. Gene Bukhman, the Center develops and evaluates integrated care delivery models and nurtures integrated social movements. The CIS is the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) Center for Integration Science and Service Delivery.

The CIS is administratively housed within the Division of Global Health Equity, part of the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The Division supports interdisciplinary training, research, and implementation efforts aimed at reducing disparities in disease burden and improving treatment outcomes both in the United States and globally.

The Center serves as the co-secretariat of the 29-country NCDI Poverty Network, alongside the Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (UEM) in Maputo, Mozambique. In this role, CIS helps coordinate a global network of clinicians, researchers, policymakers, and advocates working to improve care for people living with severe noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and lower-middle-income countries. A major focus of this work is advancing the PEN-Plus (Package of Essential Noncommunicable Disease Interventions–Plus) strategy, which expands primary care hospital capacity to treat childhood- and young adult–onset conditions such as type 1 diabetes, sickle cell disease, and rheumatic and congenital heart disease.

The Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Lead at CIS is a part-time consultancy to join the PEN-Plus programs team in providing clinical expertise and technical and programmatic support for PEN-Plus clinics caring for patients with type 1 diabetes across Africa and South Asia. The Diabetes Clinical Lead will have deep and immersive experience in providing clinical care for people living with type 1 diabetes, preferably in resource-constrained settings. S/he will be a team player, a creative problem solver, and eager to roll their sleeves up and think about all aspects of implementing high quality type 1 diabetes care which includes: training and mentorship programs for a variety of frontline clinical providers; monitoring & evaluation; clinical case reviews; supplies and consumables guidance; social and economic support systems; peer support programing; and more.

Scope of Work

Technical resource development:

• Develop, refine, and improve diabetes training materials, protocols, and other references for the Resource Library, in collaboration with Resource Advisors and Training Team
• Support updates, data review, and provide other technical support for the PEN-Plus Diabetes e-learning platform
• Participate in other technical support as core clinical expert: M&E, program design, etc.

PEN-Plus Diabetes Expert Group:

• Facilitate the Expert Group meetings
• Liaise with Expert Group co-chairs, ensuring they are up to date and engaged
• Work closely with Programs team point person(s) to develop agendas, gather input, and prepare presentations for the Expert Group
• Ensure notes from Expert Group and any action items are followed up on in a timely manner, including feedback to broader Programs Team
• Track and document Expert Group activities and deliverables

Provide clinical and technical support to PEN-Plus teams:

• Prepare for and co-facilitate regional and local diabetes case review calls in close collaboration with Regional Advisors
• Prepare for and co-facilitate other technical calls with PEN-Plus teams
• As needed, conduct other technical teaching sessions with PEN-Plus teams
• As applicable, in-person support for PEN-Plus clinical care and quality
• Advise on selection of medications and equipment for PEN-Plus and any related revision of protocols and training

Support coordination with disease specific partners and communities:

• Proactively initiate and facilitate connections for CIS and the PEN-Plus teams with the programs, leaders, and communities in the specific conditions
• Where relevant, coordinate work with clinical consultants who are also supporting PEN-Plus in respective clinical are
• Work longitudinally with the Programs team and the Partnerships team to ensure robust relationships, coordination, and communication with communities for the specific conditions
• Actively engage with partners to spread awareness and advocate for the PEN-Plus model of care and represent PEN-Plus progress and priorities within networks working on these specific conditions
• Proactively identify partnership opportunities in the disease specific community for sharing materials and experience, standardizing clinical interventions, and working together on programming, policy, or research projects with partners. (e.g. ISPAD, ASPAED, etc.)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in medicine with specialty in Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine or equivalent OR an advanced degree in clinical nursing with clinical experience caring for type 1 diabetes.
• Formal training in endocrinology is also required; in rare circumstances this could be replaced with extensive clinical experience in type 1 diabetes care
• Minimum 5 years of experience in clinical work in a rural and/or resource-limited setting
• Experience in clinical teaching, training, and mentorship
• Experience in program management and implementation in rural settings is a plus
• Strong English communication skills, both written and oral. French or Portuguese skills highly desirable
• Impeccable communication skills in a virtual environment and ability to manage work in different time zones and across many teams and stakeholders; must be open to flexibility regarding working across time zones to communicate with colleagues in Africa and Asia as well as significant time on international video phone calls given large degree of virtual work for this post.
• Strong technical writer specifically for clinical training materials and protocols, with experience independently drafting and editing technical documents for various audiences
• Flexible disposition and able to work in complex environment while maintaining optimistic outlook and collaborative team-based approach
• Commitment to social justice and health equity

How to Apply

All interested candidates must submit their CV and cover letter by April 15, 2026 to integrationscience@bwh.harvard.edu to be considered for this position.