Global Medical Director

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Company: Pathfinder International
Location: Washington, DC 20005 (Logan Circle area)

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Pathfinder Overview

Pathfinder International is driven by the conviction that all people, regardless of where they live, have the right to decide whether and when to have children, to exist free from fear and stigma, and to lead the lives they choose. Since 1957, we have partnered with local governments, communities, and health systems in developing countries to remove barriers to critical sexual and reproductive health services. Together, we expand access to contraception, promote healthy pregnancies, save women’s lives, and stop the spread of new HIV infections, wherever the need is most urgent. Our work ensures millions of women, men, and young people are able to choose their own paths forward.


Global Medical Director


Washington, D.C.

Pathfinder’s Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights technical team partners with program staff in over 15 countries to deliver expert support in SRHR, women’s empowerment, gender equity, and women-led climate resilience programming. Operating as a global team, currently covering three continents, they deliver technical thought leadership, global best practices and learning, program design and development, as well as technical assistance to country teams.

We seek a Global Medical Director who is passionate about expanding access to SRHR to women and girls globally. They must be committed to ensuring that every client that accesses information or a service through a Pathfinder-supported intervention receives the highest quality of care, and that all our programs are delivered with technical distinction and with the potential of scale and sustainability. The competitive candidate is a strategic leader and implementer with significant experience working in SRHR and a demonstrated track record in successfully leading a team and organization in clinical excellence.


Summary: Leads the Pathfinder clinical portfolio that spans over 15 countries, covering contraception, comprehensive abortion care, cervical cancer, maternal, newborn health and HIV/AIDs. Also responsible for leading the organization’s approach to clinical governance and quality assurance across the health systems in which Pathfinder operates. Sets the direction for the delivery of SRH and is accountable for development of strategy for high-quality client centered-care for women and girls in the future. This role also serves as a senior representative of Pathfinder externally.


Key Job Outcomes:

  • Strategic Leadership: Lead the enhancement and embedding of Pathfinder’s global approach to clinical governance and accountability, including roll-out of a global quality approach, including standards, tools, guidance, process and global package of quality assurance. Monitor global trends and clinical advancements, and suggest areas where Pathfinder can embrace, embed and innovate new approaches for delivering client-centered care.

  • Strengthen Global SRHR: Work closely with Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning and colleagues in SRHR team to establish and roll-out a global learning model which will facilitate exchange of best practices across Pathfinder projects and country teams, as well as with the global SRHR community. Ensure that our programs and partners receive high-quality technical support that enables them to design excellent programs that deliver safe clinical outcomes in line with our standards for client-centered care.

  • Management: Build and manage the global clinical team, based in Africa and Asia and covering all core program areas: contraception, comprehensive abortion care, cervical cancer, maternal, newborn health and HIV/AID. Set a vision and mentor and motivate the team to deliver high quality guidance, support and thought leadership.

  • Thought Leadership: Be a thought-leader and represent Pathfinder externally including giving presentations; attending technical meetings and consultations; provide direction to Pathfinder’s presence and abstract submission to specific conferences. Support and develop the expertise and capacity of country program technical staff for global representation.

  • Collaboration: Work closely with departments and teams across Pathfinder, including Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning and Country Programs and Impact.


Minimally Required Job-Specific Competencies:

  • Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Services: Deep knowledge sexual and reproductive health and rights, and the latest technological developments.
  • Leadership: Strong leader, recognized in the field of health service delivery in less developed countries.
  • Managing risk: Skilled in identifying, navigating and mitigating complex risks.
  • Setting vision and strategy: Proven ability to develop, drive and implement global strategy.
  • Global Health System: Deep knowledge of SRHR ecosystem within the global health context.
  • Management and Supervision: Proven ability to lead, manage, motivate, mentor, and develop direct reports within a global, matrixed culture.
  • Change Leadership: Ability to lead change. Ability to demonstrate a high degree of flexibility in managing change across a broad group of stakeholders in an inclusive manner.
  • Taking risks and innovating: Skilled at identifying and taking forward opportunities to increase scale, impact, quality and sustainability of health interventions.
  • Interpersonal skills: Skilled in developing and working relationships with varied stakeholders, including partners, governments and clients.
  • Self-awareness and personnel development: committed to growing as a leader and as a professional.


Minimally Required Organizational Competencies:

  • Self-Management and Teamwork: Ability to work independently or as a member of the team, and ability to manage stress effectively in a fast-pace environment.
  • Passion for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Demonstrated commitment to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health, including safe abortion, gender, maternal, child health services.
  • Languages: Proven writing and speaking skills in English language.
  • Communication and Influencing Skills: Proven ability to influence others through diplomacy and proven oral and written communication skills.
  • Confidentiality: Ability to maintain confidentiality on work-related matters.


Required Education, Training and Experience:

  • 15+ years’ experience leading or overseeing SRH program in developing countries
  • MD, MN, NP, CNM or other relevant clinical degree
  • Experience living/working in developing countries
  • Experience leading a team to improve a global quality assurance system and institute best practices in SRH care delivery across the organization
  • Significant experience designing and leading quality improvement strategies for client-centered care
  • Significant experience working across complex projects
  • Prefer experience meeting various donor deliverables and managing donor expectations
  • Prefer fluency in French or Portuguese
  • Experience providing support to MoH across the health system desirable
  • Experience working in matrixed organizations desirable
  • Experience in having regional or global technical publications desirable


Other Information:

  • Job location – Washington, DC
  • Travel required (up to 30%)
  • Must be eligible to work in the US


Pathfinder International is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status. Pathfinder International does not charge candidates Recruitment or Application fees for any position, to which they may apply globally.

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