Senior Market Access Advisor CAMRIS International

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has contracted through CAMRIS International partnered with IAP World Services Inc., (IAPWS), to recruit and hire qualified individuals for the following position: Title: Senior Market Access Advisor Office of the Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Global Health United States Agency for International Development Application Deadline: Open until filled BACKGROUND: In 2011, the Administrator of USAID announced that USAID would establish a center of excellence in the Global Health Bureau to accelerate the development, introduction and scale up of priority global health interventions. This new Center – The Center for Accelerating Innovation and Impact – will promote and reinforce innovative, business-minded approaches to address the key bottlenecks in development, introduction and scale-up – applying business, management and marketplace principles to accelerate impact against some of the world’s most important health challenges. Despite the existence of hundreds of technologies to improve global health, relatively few are available to save lives in the developing world, where morbidity and mortality burdens are greatest. An antiseptic that costs less than 10 cents could be used to reduce neonatal infection across South Asia. An injection that costs just 60 cents could halve a premature infant’s risk of respiratory distress. A set of pills costing less than 1 dollar could reduce maternal death from postpartum hemorrhage. All of these technologies exist, yet none reaches more than a tiny fraction of the mothers and babies whose lives they could save. Those technologies that do eventually reach those hardest to reach populations often take far too long to get there. To address these and other challenges, the Center will: • Serve as a catalyst, driving innovation and partnerships; • Work with the Bureau’s technical offices to help prioritize existing and new innovations and interventions that align directly with the Agency’s priorities in global health; • Support rapid introduction of and/or access to these priority interventions; and • Seek not only to develop best practices in innovation, introduction and uptake across sectors, but to push the boundaries of current thinking to improve the health and efficiency of the marketplace. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: USAID is seeking a Senior Market Access Advisor to help bring life-savers like these to the people who need them most. The Senior Market Access Advisor will be part of a dynamic, new start-up team that will help shape the direction of the Center, building partnerships with key thought leaders globally and pushing new boundaries in this critically important area of development. The Senior Market Access Advisor will develop and execute strategies on priority supply- and demand-side issues to accelerate introduction and utilization of priority interventions that are affordable, sustainable and effective, working in close partnership with Global Health technical staff and USAID mission staff. These intensified efforts may include analyzing current market dynamics, encouraging entry of new suppliers, ensuring affordable pricing, and seeking efficiency in product development, manufacturing, regulatory issues, and procurement practices. He/she will build and manage key relationships with manufacturers, developers and other entities to advance USAID’s global health priorities. The Senior Market Access Advisor will be expected to be a thought leader on market introduction issues, represent USAID on access issues, and cultivate strong relationships internally with technical and mission staff and externally with senior executives of companies, and senior officials from foundations and governmental, multilateral and nongovernmental organizations. He/she will also be responsible for leading the Center’s Market Access Team, helping to set priorities for the Center, seize opportunities and effectively support the Global Health Bureau priorities. He/she will possess, or will be expected to rapidly develop, deep knowledge of and strategic perspectives within the marketplace for select products, and will be held accountable for showing substantial results in relatively short timelines measured in increased access to and utilization of products and interventions for improved health outcomes. We are seeking a highly motivated, entrepreneurial individual with outstanding problem solving, managerial, analytical and communication skills. The candidate must be able to function well independently and in teams, and have a commitment to excellence and producing results. The Center of Excellence places great value on the following personal qualities: resourcefulness, responsibility, tenacity, energy, and positive attitude. Responsibilities (senior market access advisor) • Provide technical leadership to the Center’s Market Access Team, helping to set priorities for the Center, seize opportunities and effectively support the Global Health Bureau priorities. • Assess gaps and critical roadblocks to introduction, utilization and scale up for key global health interventions at the global and country level. • Support implementation of interventions by providing strategic, analytical, communication, and project management support to USAID technical offices, country teams, developers and manufacturers, multilateral funding agencies, etc. • Working closely with USAID’s technical offices and missions, develop and execute strategies on priority supply- and demand-side issues to accelerate introduction and utilization of priority interventions; efforts may include analyzing current market dynamics, encouraging entry of new suppliers, ensuring affordable pricing, and seeking efficiency in product development, manufacturing, regulatory issues, and procurement practices. • Provide support to technical offices and missions ensuring they have tools needed to integrate best practices and lessons learned for product introduction and uptake into their program planning. • Build and manage key relationships with manufacturers, developers and other entities to advance USAID’s global health priorities, support R&D agenda-setting, in-country registration and strategic prioritization. • Present USAID programs and policies at relevant meetings with external parties and conferences. • Possess, or rapidly develop, deep knowledge of and strategic perspectives within the marketplace for select products. • Identify opportunities and new initiatives as priorities within the Center expand. • Prepare reports, project plans and templates as needed. • Conduct other activities as required. CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSE, PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS OR OTHER EXPERTISE REQUIRED. The contractor must have: • Outstanding academic credentials. MBA or other relevant graduate degree preferred. • Minimum 5-10 years private sector work experience, ideally in strategy consulting, business and corporate development, or other fields that require deep understanding of marketplace dynamics, deal structuring and negotiation. • Experience working in or directly with the pharmaceutical, biotechnology or medical device industry preferred. • Familiarity with global health strongly desired. • Exceptional analytical and communication (written and verbal) skills. • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships and communicate effectively with people of varied professional, cultural, and educational backgrounds. • Entrepreneurial mindset, including ability to think strategically, operate independently, self-motivate, be flexible, and set and achieve ambitious targets. • Ability to be effective in high-pressure situations, juggle multiple tasks simultaneously, problem solve in a fast-paced environment and set priorities. • Ability to understand incentive structures, and engage and persuade senior-level executives and other stakeholders. • Ability to absorb and synthesize a broad range of information, including financial, regulatory, clinical, demographic and scientific information. • Detail-oriented with strong organization skills. • High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Word. • Willingness to travel. • U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain a secret-level security clearance required. This is an opportunity for employment or a contract, but we reserve the right to make no selection or award. CAMRIS International and IAP World Services Inc. offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits. Please submit your resume online www.camris.com. CAMRIS and IAP are Equal Opportunity Employers EOE M/F/D/V