The mission
A warning sign flagged on a phone only saves a mother if a doctor sees it in time.
Sahay flags high-risk pregnancies for 11,000 health workers and sends them to the nearest clinic. This role decides what gets flagged, and proves the flags help.
- Health · mothers and newborns
- Obstetric medicine × Product decisions
- Senior · 8+ years
- On-site in Lucknow
- Full-time
- Closes 10 Jan
Clinical Lead, Maternal Health
Sahay Health · Lucknow, on-site · ₹28–36L · Hindi + English
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Your part in it
- DECIDE
- which warning signs the app flags, and at what threshold.
- WRITE
- the guidance a health worker sees, with the design team.
- REVIEW
- every rule with state medical officers before it ships.
- STUDY
- whether the flags reach doctors in time and change what happens to mothers.
- TRAIN
- district trainers on what each flag means.
- VISIT
- district clinics, two days a month.
What success looks like
- DAY 30
- you’ve spent two weeks in clinics and listed every flag that arrives late.
- DAY 60
- the flag rules are rewritten and reviewed by two state medical officers.
- DAY 90
- the outcome study is pre-registered and the first districts are chosen.
What you’ll need
- MBBS with an MD or DGO in obstetrics, or equivalent
- 8+ years in maternal health, including public-sector work
- Comfort reading and running observational studies
Nice to have, not required
- Experience writing clinical protocols or decision rules
- Bhojpuri, for clinics in eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Where you’ll work
- OFFICE
- Lucknow (Gomti Nagar), five days a week.
- FIELD
- Two days a month in district clinics. Travel paid in full.
- REMOTE
- Not for this role. The clinical team works side by side.
- HOURS
- India Standard Time, 10:00–18:00.
Languages
| Language | Need | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | Required | Clinic visits, trainer sessions and every flag the app shows. |
| English | Required | Clinical review, the outcome study and the team’s written work. |
| Bhojpuri | Nice to have | Clinics in eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. |
Where this role takes you
Sahay Health's 2030 goal, and where the work is today
9,200high-risk pregnancies flagged this year
23% of the way to the goal40kflagged and followed up by 2028
Week 1
You sit in a clinic.
Two weeks in the districts, like everyone. Days in Gosainganj with Dr Neha, seeing which flags arrive, which arrive late, and which nobody acts on.
With
14days in the districts before any decision
The team you’d join
Clinical is four people. You report to Amara and work daily with Sarah’s design team.
Amara OkaforClinical director, your manager
“I spent ten years on labour wards. I’ll back every rule you make, as long as you can show me the evidence.”
On a bad day: goes back to the ward for a shift.
Sarah MitchellHead of design
“You decide what the flag says. I make sure a tired health worker reads it at 9pm by lamplight.”
On a bad day: tests the wording on everyone in the office.
Priya SharmaCEO and co-founder
“Our state contracts depend on proof that this works. You’re the person who tells me if it doesn’t.”
On a bad day: calls the district health officer herself.
- You?This seatClinical Lead, Maternal Health
The essentials
Clinical Lead, Maternal Health · Sahay Health
- Salary
- ₹28–36L + equity
- Where
- Lucknow, on-site
- Leave
- 24 days + 26 weeks parental
- Cover
- Family health cover · ₹1L learning
How you'll interview · about 3 weeks
- 1 · Chat with Amara
- 2 · Review three flag rules (paid)
- 3 · Meet the team
- 4 · A day at Gosainganj health centre
Your first stop
Gosainganj health centre, with Dr Neha
Not ready to apply? Talk to Amara for 15 minutes.
No CV needed. Ask about the work, the people, or what a hard week looks like.