Oncology Consultant at mDoc Healthcare

The position

• We are seeking a Passionate and highly experienced Oncology Consultant to support a digital health initiative leveraging AI focused on improving health literacy, self-efficacy, treatment adherence, and referral efficiency for those individuals at greatest risk of or living with cancer, particularly focusing on a cohort of women.
• This project leverages digital platforms, including a virtual health chatbot, to deliver personalized health education, support lifestyle modifications such as nutrition, fitness, and emotional wellness and motivate the member to attain a level of both confidence, healthier outlook on life and engage in healthier and preventative habits.
• The Oncology Consultant will play a key role in shaping the educational and behavioral motivational components of the project. They will (working with the mDoc Clinical/Coaching Team), lead the development of evidence-based content, design quality assessment tools, and support the integration of AI-enabled and digital health solutions to enhance patient engagement and outcomes.
• While this is project-based, the consultant should have a whole-centred product and business lens, recognizing this work should drive the success of the entire clinical and coaching AI-enabled approach.
• The consultant will collaborate closely in a cross-functional manner with multidisciplinary teams, that includes technology/digital health experts, product managers, machine learning engineers, content creators, communications experts, and healthcare professionals, to ensure high end-to-end quality and impactful interventions.

Key Responsibilities

Health Literacy & Content Development:

• Develop a new oncology clinical and coaching educational curriculum with training and strategy sessions centred on mDoc’s core values and guiding principles.
• This should be macro and micro based on agreed upon oncology therapeutic areas e.g. breast vs cervical vs colon vs prostate and functionalities e.g. Screening ->prevention-> treatment-> rehabilitation/palliation
• Develop and review curriculum/modules for educational training and refresher purposes, ensuring content is evidence-based, patient-centered, and accessible on several platforms.
• Provide expert guidance on the creation of infographics, chatbot scripts and Public Service
• Announcements to enhance cancer awareness and self-efficacy.
• Ensure that all educational materials align with best practices in current standards for oncology care and patient engagement.
• Conduct training sessions of human coaches to solidify medical foundation/knowledgebase and enhance seamless coaching in collaboration with mDoc’s
• chatbot - Kem.

Product Development:

• Work closely with the product manager and broader ML teams to refine the oncology
• program and testing features with user-centred design principles.
• Harness the “MLnicial” methodology to drive strategic refinements and improvements to our approach.
• Provide input on geocoding for NaviHealth.ai™ to augment referrals for screening, treatment etc.

Assessment & Evaluation:

• Design pre- and post-surveys of members to assess confidence levels in educational and
• preventative care objectives, determine self-efficacy, and track behavioral changes in participants.
• Support data interpretation, validation and provide insights to refine program interventions.

Lifestyle & Behavioral Interventions:

• Lead the team to develop comprehensive health content, personalized recommendations on nutrition, fitness, and emotional wellness tailored to individuals at risk of or living with cancer.
• Ensure that lifestyle modification strategies are culturally relevant, evidence - based, and actionable for diverse populations.
• Digital Health & Referral Support:
• Provide guidance on optimizing work streams of digital platforms (e.g., chatbots) to facilitate risk assessment, symptom tracking, and treatment adherence.
• Support the development of an efficient referral system, ensuring seamless connections tooncology specialists and in network healthcare providers.

 Project Support & Collaboration:

• Engage in multi-level collaborative efforts with internal and external stakeholders, including healthcare providers, patient advocacy groups, digital health teams and mDoc’s scientific advisory committee.
• Offer strategic insights to promote the project’s scalability and impact.

Qualifications & Experience

• MD or MBBS with specialization in Medical Oncology, Hematology-Oncology, or Radiation Oncology.
• Certification: Board certification in Oncology or equivalent accreditation.
• Advanced degree ( MPH, or equivalent) in Public Health, Digital Health, or a related field.
• Minimum 7-10 years of experience in oncology with strength in patient education, population health and or digital health projects.
• Track record of publications of high-quality research articles in peer-reviewed medical and oncology journals.
• Expertise in cancer prevention, treatment adherence, and patient self-efficacy strategies.
• Proven experience developing health education materials and teaching junior trainees.
• Strong understanding of behavioral change models and lifestyle modification strategies (nutrition, physical activity, emotional well-being).
• Experience with AI or digital health tools is a plus.
• Strong analytical skills, with experience designing pre- and post-intervention assessments.