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Location : Mumbai

Reporting to : CEO, NCG-KCDO

Job / Role Description :

The Senior Program Manager will be responsible for end-to-end program operations including coordination with AI & Digital solutions companies, committee members, grant disbursement management, milestone tracking, implementation oversight, and coordination with startups, clinical partners, and internal stakeholders. This is a high-ownership role requiring strong program management, financial coordination, stakeholder engagement, and execution skills.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Grant Disbursement & Financial Oversight

• Manage end-to-end grant disbursement process (documentation verification, tranche release tracking, compliance checks).
• Coordinate with finance teams to ensure timely and milestone-linked disbursements.
• Maintain accurate records of MoUs, bank details, utilization certificates, and partner consents.
• Track budget utilization against approved project plans.

2. Milestone Tracking & Reporting

• Develop and maintain milestone tracking dashboards for all awarded projects.
• Monitor progress against project planners and agreed implementation timelines.
• Ensure submission of monthly updates and quarterly reports (as per template).
• Identify delays/risks and proactively escalate or resolve bottlenecks.
• Prepare consolidated progress summaries for leadership and funders.

3. Implementation Management

• Facilitate review calls for project planner alignment.
• Oversee on-ground deployment progress at clinical partner institutions.
• Support scheduling and execution of site visits for validation and feedback.
• Ensure regulatory compliance (IEC approvals where applicable).

4. Stakeholder Coordination

• Act as primary point of contact for grant applicants, winners/startups.
• Coordinate with technical, clinical, finance, and leadership teams.
• Ensure smooth communication across all stakeholders.
• Support preparation for annual reviews and scale-up decisions.

5. Overall Operations & Quality Management

• Identify operational, regulatory, or implementation risks early.
• Track corrective action plans.
• Ensure adherence to timelines and program governance standards.

Desired Profile:

Industry Experience and Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Public Health, Healthcare Management, Business Administration or equivalent
• 8+ years of experience in program management, grants management, healthcare
  implementation, or startup ecosystem roles.
• Experience managing milestone-based funding programs preferred.
• Strong understanding of healthcare innovation, clinical environments, or digital healthsolutions is preferred.

Skills and Attributes

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• Proven track record in program management and effective governance to achieve project objectives within a defined timeframe.
• Understanding of technology such as distributed applications, cloud-based applications, and AI applications.
• Demonstrated experience in building and growing trust-based relationships with senior professionals at public and/or private hospitals.
• Strong desire to contribute to social impact at scale with a long-term view. High degree of resilience and intrinsic motivation to drive things forward, especially in the face of challenges.
• Ability to be hands-on and work as an individual contributor with a solutions mindset and demonstrated capacity for out-of-the-box thinking.
• Excellent communication skills (spoken and written), collaborative approach and business orientation with the ability to drive data-driven decision-making.

Compensation: Will be commensurate with the qualification and experience of the candidate.

Location: Mumbai.

General Conditions:

1) Following important points:

a) Last date for submission of application is 19.04.2026.

b) Candidates must send their resume to ncgkcdo@tmc.gov.in only. No hard copy of the application will be accepted. Application received after due date will not be considered.

c) Candidates will be screened based on the information provided by them in their resume.

d) Tata Memorial Centre reserves the right to restrict the number of candidates called for the interview to a reasonable limit, based on qualification and experience of the applicants. Fulfilling the prescribed qualification may not entitle an applicant to be called for an interview.

2) Tata Memorial Centre also reserves the right to not call a candidate for an interview without assigning any reason thereof.

3) All outstation candidates are required to make a note that accommodation will not be provided.

4) The applicant must possess a valid email ID. All correspondence with the applicant will be done through email only. Information regarding the date of interview will be provided through email to the eligible candidates only. Responsibility of receiving, downloading, and printing of related documents will be of the candidate. Tata Memorial Centre will not be responsible for any loss of email sent, due to invalid/wrong email ID provided by the candidate or delivery of email to spam/bulk mail folder etc.

5) Internal candidates need to submit NOC from their current HOD/Principal Investigator.

6) For further enquiry kindly contact on: 022-24177000 Extn: 6893 or email to ncgkcdo@tmc.gov.in.

Location : Mumbai

Reporting to : CEO, NCG-KCDO

Job / Role Description :

Drive programs and technology initiatives across NCG and NCG centers and measure, track, and report outcomes.

• NCG EMR Initiative: Build strong relationships with empaneled EMR vendors, assist early adopter hospitals in implementation and validate interoperability between empaneled EMRs

• TMH/TMC Initiatives: Identify key TMH/TMC solutions, complete solution re-design/enhancements to meet NCG needs, and develop a playbook to accelerate the roll-out.

• New Solution Pilots: Support pilots of new solutions at interested NCG centers and support roadmap development to integrate deployed solutions with existing systems

• Project Management & Governance: Institute project management discipline with NCG centers and solution vendors and ensure capacity building for sustainability of solutions

• Outcomes Measurement: Create a business case and performance scorecard for each program, drive rigor in measurement, and publish output/outcomes.

• Team Building & Engagement: Develop strong team with expertise in digital solution implementation and capacity building; Establish strong relationships with internal champions.

• Operations & Research: Support NCG internal digital transformation and KCDO organization development; Research successful program implementations and compile best practices.

Key Focus Areas :

• Clinical Decision Support: NCG-KCDO is supporting the development of clinical decision-making tools that can help clinicians with better information at the point of care in making clinical decisions, such as Synoptic Reporting for Pathology, NCG Clinical Guidelines automation for driving standardization in care, and Virtual Tumor Board Library for training and treatment planning.
• Teleconsultation Initiative: NCG-KCDO is launching two pilots at TMH that will facilitate teleconsultation calls with cancer patients using an oncology-specific telemedicine platform with an assisted model where a junior doctor will provide a case summary to the oncologist to improve the efficiency of such calls and design the operating model for a national-scale teleconsultation solution across the NCG network.
• Web/Mobile Apps: NCG-KCDO is working on developing (a) the NCG Patient App, a comprehensive resource for patients and the general public to learn about cancer prevention, detection, and care across every stage of the cancer journey, and (b) the NCG Connect App, a comprehensive resource for NCG centers and doctors to collaborate and exchange information across a broad range of topics.
• AI/ML Initiative: NCG-KCDO is working on developing a comprehensive framework to advance oncology innovation through AI-ML solutions that will help promote the use of proven AI-ML solutions across NCG hospitals, accelerate the development of new AI-ML solutions by health tech companies, and transform cancer care by leveraging AI-ML technologies.
• EMR Initiative: NCG-KCDO published detailed oncology EMR requirements and empanelled 6 national-scale HMIS/EMR vendors that have customized their products to meet the unique needs for oncology. NCG also launched a support program—LEAP (Leading EMR Adopter Program)—for eligible hospitals to receive partial funding towards the cost of implementing the NCG EMR. The team is working on interoperability to enable electronic transfer of patients’ health records from one hospital/doctor to another for continuity of care, as well as on standardizing reporting and analytics for operational and clinical performance metrics.

Requirements :

Industry Experience and Qualifications

• Professional with 8+ years of experience in driving and managing program execution.
• Candidates with a clinical background will be preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in the healthcare industry with direct involvement in clinical or healthcare technology project implementation and governance.
• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or equivalent degree preferred.

Skills and Attributes :

• Proven track record in leading teams and organizations to achieve business objectives through technology implementations.
• Demonstrated experience in building multi-level relationships with clinical and business teams at public and/or private hospitals.
• Strong desire to contribute to social impact at scale with a long-term view.
• Solid understanding of internal/external motivations, decision-making process, and organizational cultures to constructively drive change management.
• Excellent communication skills (spoken and written), strong program management experience, business orientation, and ability to drive data-driven decision-making.

Employment Details :

• Position: Full-time project-based position employed by Tata Memorial Centre (TMC) with a renewable tenure of 2 years
• Location: Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai (No work from home provision)
• Timings: Monday to Friday (8.25 hrs.) and any two Saturdays in a month (5 hrs.)
• Leaves and Holidays: 15 days leave allowance every 6 months; 15-17 national holidays (includes weekend holidays where applicable)
• Benefits: Health insurance or provident fund is not included

Please submit your resume detailing your relevant experience and qualifications to ncg@tmc.gov.in with cc to ncgkcdo@tmc.gov.in by Sunday, 19th April 2025.