
Associate Program Director - Global Markets
Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc.
full-time
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Location: New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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About the role
- Design and implement market shaping strategies to increase access to key commodities
- Manage the supply-side strategy and develop expertise in a range of relevant areas (including pharmaceutical costing and production economics, product development and commercialization strategies, financial and market analyses, and relationship management)
- Work with GMT leadership, other CHAI teams and external stakeholders to develop work plans that support marketing shaping goals and achieve grant deliverables
- Manage the delivery of complex, multi-stakeholder projects ensuring high quality, on time delivery of objectives
- Cultivate strong relationships with senior executives of drug and diagnostics companies, and governmental, multilateral, and non-governmental organizations
- Lead negotiations with pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies on pricing and supply terms and support other members of the Global Markets Team as they prepare for and lead negotiations
- Proactively identify opportunities to shape market dynamics for key products needed in LMICs and evaluate market opportunities for new drugs and diagnostic
- Represent CHAI effectively to major donors and external partners
- Engage CHAI’s scientific experts to provide technical support to suppliers as needed on topics ranging from product prioritization, production planning, regulatory approval processes, drug quality issues, demand forecasting, etc.
- Build and maintain institutional capacity and facilitate opportunities for knowledge sharing
- Effectively manage oneself, direct, and/or indirect reports within a matrixed organization
- Other responsibilities as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent plus 10 years work experience; or Advanced Degree or equivalent plus 8 years work experience; or equivalent work experience
- Experience working in the private sector, ideally in strategy consulting, sales and marketing, and/or investment banking or similar fast-paced, results-oriented environments such as in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, diagnostic or medical device industries
- Exceptional analytical (qualitative and quantitative) and communication (written and verbal) skills; detail oriented
- Creative thinker, enabling development of transformational solutions to global health problems
- Entrepreneurial mindset, including ability to work independently, self-motivate, and propose and implement new ideas
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and set priorities
- Strong desire to work in a fast-paced, multicultural environment; demonstrated ability to build strong relationships quickly, externally and internally
- Ability to absorb and synthesize a broad range of information, including financial, regulatory, pharmaceutical, and scientific information
- Willingness to travel frequently
- High level of proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
- Exceptional communication skills with ability to diplomatically and clearly communicate complex ideas with well-developed structure and logic
- Ability to navigate complex government processes and favourably influence decision-making in a professional and collaborative manner
- Ability to work with humility and not seek personal credit for the work or contributions, even where credit is due; commitment to ensuring our government partner is the owner of our work together
- Ability to manage staff and develop coherent programs with substantial ambiguity and changing circumstances
- Ability to lead as a team player, mentor, manager, and role model, demanding top performance from self and in partnership with the entire team
- Highly developed strategic perspective with a simultaneous ability to focus on the details
- Well-developed quantitative and analytical skills with ability to develop and apply quantitative models including use of Excel and other tools to address specific challenges and improve working practices with a focus on outcomes
- Ability to create compelling, logical presentations, using PowerPoint and other communications media
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and achieve maximum impact and efficiency with limited human and financial resources.