- Job Type Contract , Full Time , Remote
- Qualification MBA/MSc/MA , PhD/Fellowship
- Experience
- Location Nairobi
- Job Field Data, Business Analysis and AI  , ICT / Computer 
Independent Research Fellow (AI & Digital Health) at Helium Health
Independent Research Fellow (AI & Digital Health)
- We are seeking a Independent Research Fellow to support the end-to-end execution of this publication program. In this role, you will work directly with the PI/CEO (first author) to:
Coordinate all aspects of the research pipeline.
- Prepare and analyze data.
- Draft, edit, and format manuscripts.
- Manage collaborators and journal submissions.
- This is a unique opportunity to gain co-authorship on multiple high-impact papers, while contributing to work that will shape the global conversation on bias, fairness, and representation in health AI.
- This is a Full-Time, 18–24 Month Contract (with option to extend)
Responsibilities:
- Pipeline coordination: Track and manage timelines for 6+ manuscripts across design, analysis, drafting, and submission.
- Data preparation & analysis: Clean, structure, and run statistical/ML analyses under PI direction.
- Manuscript drafting: Contribute to literature reviews, methods, results sections, figures, and references.
- Collaboration: Liaise with academic partners (UCSF, LSHTM, Imperial, etc.) and manage correspondence.
- Compliance: Support IRB exemption filings and ensure GDPR/NDPR/HIPAA-compliant governance.
- Submission management: Prepare manuscripts for target journals (JAMIA, npj Digital Medicine, BMJ Health Informatics, The Lancet Digital Health) and coordinate revisions.
Requirements
- Master’s or PhD in Health Informatics, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Biomedical Data Science, or related field.
- Publication experience (co-author on peer-reviewed papers; understands the submission/revision process).
- Strong technical skills in R/Python, statistics, and longitudinal health data.
- Highly organized project manager — able to keep multiple manuscripts moving in parallel.
- Strong academic writing ability (clear, precise, structured).
- Comfortable being supporting author — enabling the PI/CEO to serve as first author while gaining co-authorship on multiple publications.
- Mission-driven, with interest in health equity and AI.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to Helium Health on jobs.workable.com to apply

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