Surgo Health is looking for a sharp, curious, impact-driven Manager to help shape and deliver our global health portfolio. You will sit at the intersection of data, human behavior, and strategy, translating evidence into actionable insights that shift policy, programs, and outcomes on the ground. You will own and lead key projects with clients, serving as the strategic point person who ensures we deliver novel and high-quality outputs.
You’ll thrive here if you’re someone who:
- Loves digging into data to understand the why behind human behavior.
- Has experience in public health, consulting, and/or data-driven strategy and wants to apply it to real global problem
- Gets energy from engaging partners, shaping strategy, and driving policy and action
- Communicates creatively, clearly, and persuasively
- Wants high ownership and a place that favors out-of-the-box, analytical thinking
At Surgo, you’ll work in a team that blends behavioral science with analytical rigor, moving fast to tackle the hardest challenges in global health. If you want your work to directly influence decisions and generate real-world impact, this is the place.
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Own and manage relationships with clients. Be the front face of the engagement with clients delivering high quality client service, developing a deep understanding of their pain points, and helping them get the most value from Surgo’s products and outputs
- Lead Insight Generation & Strategic Recommendations: Own end-to-end insight generation workstreams that uncover the behavioral and system drivers of health outcomes. Turn advanced analytical outputs into crisp insights and strategic recommendations by developing compelling pitches and presentations for a variety of audiences
- Lead end-to-end client delivery. You will design scopes of work, manage client onboarding, and lead cross functional teams to execute . You will ensure that we impress at every interaction, build trust in our work, and keep and grow our clients
- Drive adoption and impact of our work: Work closely with governments, donors, and implementing partners to co-create strategies and action plans. Present insights with clarity and conviction, simplifying complexity without losing nuance. Support partners in turning insights into changes in policy, programs, and implementation on the ground.
- Grow Surgo’s business. You will do this by identifying clients and opportunities, supporting pitches and proposals, and translating client needs to our product roadmap.
- 5–8 years’ experience in consulting, global health, strategy, applied research, or similar.
- Background in public health, economics, behavioral science, data science, or a related field
- Ability to synthesize data into insights that drive action
- Strong client-facing communication and relationship-building skills
- Skilled project manager with excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills
- Reproductive Health experience is a big plus
- Strategic thinker who can apply Surgo’s insights and products to solve client problems
- Entrepreneurial mindset, self-motivated, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
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Fantastic, fun and collaborative colleagues; opportunity to solve tough challenges in healthcare
- Ability to be entrepreneurial and tremendous opportunities for growth
- Public Benefit Corporation with an impact and equity mission
- Professional Development opportunities
Surgo Health is committed to fair, equitable, and transparent practices. Compensation packages are based on several factors such as skill set, prior relevant experience, education, certifications, and market considerations. In addition to base compensation, individuals may be eligible for annual performance-based bonuses and equity (if applicable). We aim to pay salaries that are competitive, benchmarked against companies that are similar in stage, size, and market to Surgo Health. Our recruiter may be able to share more about our total rewards offerings and the specific salary range for the relevant role during the hiring process.
Our hiring philosophy
We hire for passion and core competencies.
We look for problem-solvers and lateral thinkers.
We love it if you have done different things with your time.
If you think you are ideal for this position, write to us even if your experience doesn’t match all the requirements listed above.
Equal Opportunity and Diversity Policy
Surgo believes a diverse, inclusive staff makes a stronger team and more impactful organization and we are committed to building and developing this team and environment. Qualified people of all races, ethnicities, cultures, ages, sex, genders, sexual orientation, gender identities and expressions, languages, social class, marital status, religions, veterans status, and disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
Surgo Health is a human-centric AI company that delivers the deepest understanding of human behavior to power better health for all.
A life-saving drug or treatment is of no use if people don’t take it. Surgo Health believes that a complete understanding of what drives people’s behavior – and how their context impacts them – is critical to ensure every person lives a healthy life. Our proprietary data and AI-technology platform produce fit-for-purpose intelligence, analytics, and recommendations that enable our partners to deliver more equitable, efficient, and cost-effective programs that improve health outcomes across the globe.
Our world-class team of healthcare experts and scientists use behavioral science, data science, and artificial intelligence to build innovative, scalable solutions that power patient-centric care and improve outcomes. We are a growing team with ambitious plans, and we're searching for top-class talent who want to roll up their sleeves and dive into a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
As a DC-based start-up with a global footprint, this is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives in start-up culture and wants to help shape the future of healthcare delivery in low- and middle-income countries (this will be role specific). We believe our solutions can make healthcare more effective, personalized, equitable, and drive impact at scale.
