Analyst - New Product Opportunities

CHAI is exploring the potential to apply its expertise in market-shaping for anti-retrovirals (ARVs) and artemisinin-combination therapies (ACTs) to similarly shape the global market for therapeutic food commodities.  This will include identifying key components in the production of therapeutic food products and exploring opportunities for cost-reductions with increases in scale.  CHAI will complement the existing efforts in mapping suppliers of therapeutic food products to identify local suppliers, in the public and private sectors, to manufacture high-quality, affordable products at scale.  The analysis will also identify constraints and opportunities of manufacturing at various points in the distribution chain viz, state, district and sub-district levels. CHAI is also exploring potential collaborations with innovative nutrition product and process manufacturers to develop and deploy alternative forms of nutrition delivery in some of the world’s poorest regions.  This work will include performing an analysis of market opportunities, competitive landscape, regulatory issues and physical requirements for the product and devise a strategy for optimal product introduction and investment.

Responsibilities:

The Analyst – New Product Opportunities will be responsible for identifying and building new streams of work in the nutrition space by taking potential ideas to scale in addressing the under-nutrition problem globally. This position will work closely with members of country teams in Africa and India to understand the key barriers to scaling up nutrition interventions and will propose potential solutions that address these barriers. Responsibilities Understand the market landscape for key commodities including therapeutic food products, micronutrient powders, nutrition supplements etc. Develop detailed cost models for nutrition commodities that can be taken to scale Identify opportunities for cost reduction through local sourcing, input substitution, increases in scale etc. Supplier analysis of existing therapeutic food and nutrition products – in India as well as globally   Identify key barriers to scale-up of nutritionprograms Map regulatory environment for therapeutic food and nutrition products in high-volume countries Develop recommendations for CHAI to scale-up nutrition interventions at regional and national levels

Qualifications:

A minimum of 4 years of experience in private or public sector enterprise Experience developing business case analysis for new products Experience in building comprehensive demand forecasts Ability to solve challenging problems without extensive structural or operational support Ability to adapt to fast-paced and changing environments, both internally and externally Excellent business-oriented verbal, visual and written communication skills Willingness to spend significant time in the field Strong analytical skills and technical proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint

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