Overview

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, while strengthening the capabilities of governments and the private sector in those countries to create and sustain high-quality health systems that can succeed without our assistance. For more information, please visit: http://www.clintonhealthaccess.org.

Team Overview:

CHAI’s Global Markets Team (GMT) is responsible for envisioning, executing, and monitoring market shaping interventions aimed at improving the efficiency of health commodity markets for low- and middle-income countries.

These interventions range from traditional policy-led and grant-financed initiatives such as pooled procurement, coordinated ordering, strategic demand forecasting, and regulatory harmonization to more innovative credit enhancement mechanisms such as Volume Guarantees (VGs), Advance Market Commitments (AMCs), and working capital facilities. GMT collaborates closely with internal and external stakeholders to evaluate the public health impact of a proposed intervention and ensure alignment with current and future policy goals. GMT also works with CHAI Country teams to build stronger relationships with in-country Pharmaceutical manufacturers/distributors for improved access to health commodities.

For an example of the types of agreements CHAI helps negotiate, please see below:

• Improving access to 3HP, patient-friendly treatment to prevent tuberculosis
• Innovative agreement launches affordable, optimal second-line HIV treatment in LMICs
• Breakthrough agreement will reduce costs and increase access to diagnostic technology for LMICs
• New high-quality antiretroviral therapy to be launched in South Africa, Kenya, and over 90 LMICs at reduced price
• Supported South Africa DoH for an urgent requirement of Pretomanid by working with the registered manufacturer.

CHAI strives to be an equal opportunity employer and promotes fairness, respect, equity and dignity in the workplace.

CHAI welcomes applications from all qualified individuals and encourages people from historically disadvantaged groups to apply. CHAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing an environment of fairness, and mutual respect where all applicants have access to equal employment opportunities. CHAI values diversity and inclusion and recognizes that our mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people with diverse experiences, backgrounds, and culture.

Position Overview:

CHAI is seeking a highly motivated, entrepreneurial individual with outstanding analytical capabilities, problem-solving ability and communication skills.

The Associate must be able to function independently and have a strong commitment to excellence.

The Associate will provide support across a number of market-shaping activities, covering a range of key public health priorities, including TB, HIV, NCDs, nutrition, and other pressing health concerns. The Associate’s primary responsibility will be to help develop, maintain, and implement CHAI’s global supply side strategy for the key commodities, support negotiations, and collaborate with a range of internal and external stakeholders to design and implement interventions to ensure sufficient supply of affordable and high-quality commodities in Southern Africa

The Associate will be required to build strong relationships with pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers and distributors in the region.

They will be required to work closely with DoH to build forecast for key health commodities and facilitate uninterrupted supply.

CHAI places great value on relevant personal qualities: resourcefulness, humility, responsibility, tenacity, independence, energy, and work ethic. The position will require travel for supplier and partner meetings as well as to CHAI program countries. The Associate will be based in Pretoria, South Africa and will report to Manager, Global Markets Team (Regional Support).

Responsibilities

• Support the Global Market Team (GMT) in evaluating the potential for various market shaping interventions for key health commodities, maintaining insight on local and regional dynamics
• Develop a detailed understanding and documentation of supplier dynamics for key health commodities globally and locally, including market share of suppliers, pricing offered by suppliers, timelines for product development and manufacturing, timelines for obtaining quality assurance, status of in-country product registrations, in-country dossier filing timelines, and suppliers’ development and access strategies
• Disseminate information on market trends in the region to global team and country teams.Support global team and country teams in identifying pricing levers and utilizing market analysis to lead advocacy efforts in-country, planning procurement, and understanding in-country pricing benchmarks
• Liaise with the R&D team, disease teams and country teams as well as relevant local stakeholders to develop the market analysis required to support negotiations with suppliers to expedite time-to-market, reduce pricing and improve supply security for key health commodities
• Cultivate relationships with existing and potential suppliers of key quality assured health commodities in low-and middle-income markets.Build and maintain these relationships by providing valuable market insights and contacts, offering targeted support and guidance to navigate regulatory and procurement processes at local and regional levels
• Participate in global and local disease team discussions/ meetings and help develop and implement the supply-side priorities of the disease teams.
• Provide support to teams’ local stakeholder engagements as required. Ongoing liaison with Access Teams to ensure alignment in communication and activities
• Support the disease teams in addressing any supplier-related requirements and queries
• Provide inputs and support the disease teams in value for money analysis and periodic reporting on grant milestones
• Monitor supplier compliance with contracts, global and domestic funding for product purchase, and product uptake; present findings of analyses to a broad range of internal and external audiences including donors
• Prepare presentations, reports, and other analyses to inform global, regional or local policy and increase the evidence base for high-impact interventions
• Present findings of analyses to internal and/ or external audiences in meetings and conferences
• Build a comprehensive database of Pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers and distributors in the region.
• Support DoH to develop forecast for key Health commodities.
• Any other activities as required by the Director, Global Markets

Qualifications

• Ability to navigate complex governmental and organizational processes and favorably influence decision-making in a professional and collaborative manner;
• Advanced degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, Public Health or other related disciplines, with a minimum of 4 years of professional experience in a private or public sector setting with increasing levels of responsibility and experience
• Advanced problem solving, analytical, and quantitative skills, including significant experience working in Excel (modelling) and PowerPoint, and presenting findings and recommendations;
• Entrepreneurial mindset, with a demonstrated ability to work independently on complex projects and solve challenging problems, in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment
• Strategically minded, able to think creatively around long-term program objectives and the detailed steps necessary to achieve these goals;
• Exceptional diplomatic and interpersonal skills, and ability to build strong professional relationships with a range of stakeholders in a challenging, multi-cultural environment;
• Candidates with experience in management consulting, investment banking, supply chain, and/or the pharmaceutical or medical device and diagnostics industry are preferred;
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task with a strong commitment to excellence, both internally and externally, and with limited structural support;
• Demonstrated organizational and leadership skills;
• Willingness to travel

Attributes:

• Advanced problem solving and analytical skills, including significant experience in modelling and building models (using Excel or other modelling tools)
• Proven experience in developing strong professional relationships with a range of key stakeholders in a challenging, multi-cultural environment; experience in government stakeholder engagement/management is desirable
• Strategically minded, able to think creatively around long-term program objectives and the detailed steps necessary to achieve these goals
• Entrepreneurial mindset and demonstrated ability to perform consistently at a high level in unstructured, high-pressure situations
• Exceptional diplomatic and interpersonal skills, and ability to build strong professional relationships with a range of stakeholders in a challenging, multi-cultural environment
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English
• Ability to navigate complex governmental and organizational processes and favourably influence decision making in a professional and collaborative manner
• Willingness to travel as and when required