Senior Policy Associate

About the Company-

The organisation enables young Indians to pursue high-impact, purpose-driven careers in nation

building. It believes in the power of young generation to drive collective change and provides young

professionals with the platform to create societal impact. Nation Building drives interventions to

address the most pressing challenges affecting India across priority themes, with sports and

health among its focus areas.

About the preventive healthcare vertical

Non-communicable diseases cause the highest number of premature deaths globally. India, too,

faces a rising burden of non-communicable and preventable diseases driven by modifiable risk

factors. However, the current systemic approach focuses on treatment and management rather

than prevention.

The preventive healthcare vertical aims to shift the paradigm and change the way health is

currently addressed in India; the focus should not be restricted to how long Indians live, but also

how well they live, with deliberate emphasis on early-life preventive interventions. With this vision,

we are focused on bringing the spotlight to preventive public health in India, aiming to improve the environment of state interventions and public health communications to influence individual

health and behaviour at scale. If this excites you, we invite you to join our dynamic team and

contribute to the audacious goal.

About the Role

You will join the preventive public healthcare vertical of the governance and policy team to build

scientifically rooted, evidence-based content optimised to drive discussions and solutions both

internally and with stakeholders. Your role will largely focus on the following areas, with a scope of

expanding responsibilities based on performance, willingness and rigour.

Stress testing and validation of research insights: You will be responsible for conducting

rigorous research, developing context-specific hypotheses, stress-testing them for validation

by triangulating evidence across sources, and assessing the real-world applicability within

Indias public health policy context. The goal will be to ensure that insights are scientifically

sound, medically feasible, and decision-ready for policy formulation and advocacy.

Tracking of domain-specific developments: You will be required to continuously track and

synthesise developments across medical science, public health and policy discourse to stay

updated on the emerging research as well as real-world health and policy decisions. This

includes proactively flagging emerging evidence, paradigm shifts, and regulatory or

programmatic changes relevant to healthcare.

Networking with relevant domain professionals: You will be required to actively build and

sustain relationships with top medical practitioners, health researchers, public health experts,

academicians, health administrators and allied professionals to strengthen the quality,

relevance, and credibility of policy recommendations. These engagements will be leveraged to

ground research in field realities and expert consensus, and push the agenda of on-ground,

real-world impact.

Building institutional knowledge on subject matters: You will anchor institutional memory by

codifying medical and public health knowledge into structured repositories, frameworks, and

reference materials. This will enable continuity, elevate the organisations long-term technical

depth in preventive health policy, and ensure a long-lasting footprint of your work.

Training of generalist team members: You will be responsible for training and mentoring

generalist policy team members from non-medical backgrounds by translating complex

scientific concepts into accessible insights for building overall team capability. This includes

building shared understanding and enabling non-medical colleagues to engage confidently on

health topics.

Client interaction and communication: You will directly engage with clients, including

government stakeholders and allied institutions, to present evidence-based insights, explain

technical findings, and support informed policy decision-making. You will tailor communication

to senior policymakers, ensuring clarity, credibility, and strategic alignment.

Public interaction for advocacy: You will support public-facing engagements to advocate for

evidence-based recommendations, including podcasts, publications, workshops, and other

knowledge dissemination forums. You will help translate research into compelling, jargon-free

narratives that drive behavioural and policy change.

The role is ideal for a young practitioner working in the medical or allied domains, seeking to

pivot to the health policy and advocacy space, with the intent of reshaping how individual

health is regarded, addressed and governed in India.

Eligibility criteria

Must have:

2-5 years of experience in health, medical or allied domains

Graduation/post-graduation from a tier I or tier II institute in the following or similar disciplines:

MD / MS / DNB / MPH / MBBS / M. Pharm

General or Organic Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry / Nutraceuticals / Biochemistry

Molecular Biology / Cell Biology / Life Sciences / Biological Sciences / Microbiology /

Genetics

Medical Laboratory Technology / Pathology / Biotechnology / Biomedical Engineering

Clinical Nutrition / Sports Nutrition / Dietetics / Food Science / Food Service Management /

Food Technology

Sports & Exercise Sciences

Excellent problem-solving and analysis skills to identify challenges and ideate solutions within

structured frameworks

Strong written and verbal communication to prepare drafts and reports, and present them to

various stakeholders

Proven proficiency in gathering data through primary and secondary research

Willingness to travel for stakeholder management and field assessment, as and when required

Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, demanding work environment

Good to have:

Experience/exposure to public health, community medicine or epidemiology

In-depth knowledge of Indias governance structures, health policies, and ground realities

Experience of engaging with INGOs, ministries of health, and other government agencies

Proven experience in team leadership and management

Demonstrable proficiency in data analysis and visualisation tools (Python/R/Tableau/Power BI).

Role benefits

Competitive compensation aligned with industry standards and experience

Reimbursements will be provided in line with organisational travel policies and applicable

norms

Comprehensive medical insurance coverage as per organisational policy

Direct exposure to government decision-making processes, including engagement with senior

policymakers, administrators, and institutional stakeholders

Hands-on involvement across the full policy lifecycle from evidence generation and problem

framing to consultation, advocacy, and implementation support

Opportunity to contribute to high-impact, preventive health initiatives with potential for

real-world adoption

Role location:

This is a full-time, in-office role based out of Gurugram, Haryana.