Volunteer, AI Transformation

Clinton Health Access Initiative•,

About The Position

The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low- and middle-income countries. CHAI works at the invitation of governments to support them and the private sector in creating and sustaining high-quality health systems. Founded in 2002 to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic, CHAI has expanded its focus to include infectious diseases like COVID-19, malaria, tuberculosis, and hepatitis, as well as non-communicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and hypertension. The organization also works to accelerate vaccine rollouts, reduce maternal and child mortality, combat chronic malnutrition, and increase access to assistive technology. CHAI invests in horizontal approaches to strengthen health systems through programs in human resources for health, digital health, and health financing. Their strategy emphasizes maximizing sustainable impact at scale, ensuring government leadership, designing programs for national scale, and sharing learnings globally. CHAI values its diverse team of enthusiastic individuals across 40 countries and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities, valuing diversity and inclusion.

Requirements

Current student or recent graduate.
Programming experience in Python or a similar language.
Hands-on experience with Claude Code, Claude Cowork, or other AI-native development environments.
Working knowledge of LLM APIs and prompt engineering, with a practical sense of what these tools can and can’t do.
Comfortable starting before every detail is clear.
Strong written and oral communication in English.
Detail-oriented and able to work independently.
Genuine interest in applied AI and in CHAI’s mission.

Nice To Haves

Background in computer science, engineering, data science, or a related technical discipline.
Familiarity with version control (e.g., GitHub), code review, and basic testing practices.
Experience with RAG, embeddings, or other ways to ground LLM outputs in specific data.
Experience shipping a small project from idea to working tool. Personal projects count.
Interest in global health, international development, or mission-driven work.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and ship AI tools in Claude Code and Claude Cowork for CHAI’s internal teams.
Take tools through the full cycle from scoping to deployment.
Contribute to process overhauls in the teams the tools support.
Partner with CHAI teams to identify, assess, and prioritize AI use cases.
Help maintain a clear pipeline from idea to shipped tool.
Inform build-vs-buy decisions: off-the-shelf, light customization, or custom build.
Contribute to feasibility assessments, tool evaluations, and phase-in/phase-out decisions.
Support IT collaboration on integration, maintenance, and scaling of shipped tools.
Help maintain reliability and data governance standards on shipped tools.
Document reusable components, prompt frameworks, and implementation patterns so each project starts from a higher base.
Track usage and impact of shipped tools.
Support pilots and partner technically with the Innovation team.
Support training and enablement work led by the Ops AI role.
Any other task identified by the supervisor.