Clinton Health Access
Initiative
Founded in 2002 by President
William J. Clinton, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) works to
broaden access to life-saving treatment for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria
patients in the poorest parts of the world. As part of this mission, CHAI’s
“Access Programs” approach global public health challenges with market-based
strategies, using simultaneous engagement on both the supply and demand sides
of the market. On the supply side, CHAI engages with suppliers of essential
drugs and diagnostics to improve access to products by lowering prices,
accelerating new products to market, and sharing mark
et intelligence. On the
demand side, CHAI organizes and consolidates demand for health commodities by
helping governments to scale up treatment programs, mobilize new resources,
improve procurement processes, and enhance local human resource capacity.
Working with over 30 governments and other partners, CHAI is focused on
large-scale impact on many of the largest barriers to effective treatment and
care.
CHAI has played a particularly
important role in the marketplace for pediatric antiretroviral therapy (ART),
substantially expanding access to the appropriate drugs and diagnostics to meet
the unique needs of children.
Position:
The Pediatric Country Support
Associate will work to ensure the continued scale-up of high-quality, optimal
diagnostics and antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV exposed and positive
children. The Associate will help to optimize policies and processes to ensure
access to high quality ARVs and diagnostics at consistently and reliably
affordable prices. The Associate will also work to ensure that countries have
adopted best practices in forecasting and procurement of pediatric ARVs and
diagnostics.
We are seeking a highly motivated
individual with outstanding credentials, analytical ability, and communication
skills. The candidate must be able to function independently and flexibly and
have a strong commitment to excellence. CHAI places great value on relevant
personal qualities: resourcefulness, responsibility, tenacity, independence,
energy, and work ethic.
This position will entail 50-60%
travel. There is the possibility of this position to be based in other Eastern
or Southern African countries.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to countries on a variety of
drug-related and access-to-medicines topics (e.g., drug quality and
pricing, procurement, tendering, forecasting, new product introduction,
product trade-offs, etc.) - Work closely with in-country partners to understand
funding flows, ordering cycles, and delivery timelines to ensure an
uninterrupted supply of pediatric products - Help countries to build their capacity on quantification
issues – either through leadership in forecasting workshops, participation
in technical working groups, or training of forecasting models – in order
to avoid stock-outs, reduce waste and minimize costs - Create and update optimization materials and forecasting
and procurement best-practices to share with countries - Support governments in maintaining pediatric treatment
programs, including national Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) testing systems - Serve as a liaison between countries and CHAI global
teams on pediatric forecasts and ordering cycles - Support countries in assessing opportunities for
optimization of national treatment guidelines; assist with budget and
scenario analysis; help develop strategy to advocate for the changes with
key in-country opinion leaders - Facilitate introduction of new, improved, or less costly
medicines by advising countries on key products, market trends, and by
supporting with the development of new product roll-out strategy
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree plus 2-5 years of work experience
- Excellent written and oral communications skills
- Strong problem solving skills and analytical
capabilities - Detail-oriented with strong organization skills
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, set
priorities, and work independently - Ability to be effective in high-pressure situations and
work in a fast-paced, limited-structure, multicultural environment - Experience living and/or working in developing countries
- High level of proficiency in relevant computer
applications particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Word - Familiarity with global health issues
Pluses:
- Experience working for a management consulting firm
- Pharmaceutical / healthcare industry experience
- Experience working on procurement and supply chain
management (ideally in resource-limited settings)
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