PATH is the leader in global health innovation. An international nonprofit organization, we save lives and improve health, especially among women and children. We accelerate innovation across five platforms-vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovations-that harness our entrepreneurial insight, scientific and public health expertise, and passion for health equity. By mobilizing partners around the world, we take innovation to scale, working alongside countries primarily in Africa and Asia to tackle their greatest health needs. Together, we deliver measurable results that disrupt the cycle of poor health.
The Technical Director/Senior Commercialization Officer will be responsible for gathering, analyzing and interpreting market data to inform global strategic decisions for DMPA-SC and the broader injectables market. This individual will also be a key point of contact for private sector stakeholders, including suppliers, distributors, social marketing non-governmental organizations (NGO), and other private sector partners.
- Locations : Zambia, Lusaka Country Program Office Nigeria, Abuja Project Office
- Ghana, Accra Project Office
- DRC, Kinshasa Country Program Office
- Gambia, Kanifing Project Office
- Ethiopia, Addis Ababa Country Program Office
- Senegal, Dakar Country Program Office
- Uganda, Kampala Country Program Office
- Malawi, Lilongwe Project Office
- Mozambique, Maputo Project Office
- South Africa, Johannesburg Project Office
- Kenya, Nairobi Country Program Office
- Time type : Full time
- job requisition id : JR1835
Specific roles and responsibilities:
- Lead the development of an annual DMPA-SC Market Strategy that serves as a global roadmap towards a healthy DMPA-SC market and provides data-informed recommendations for donors, governments and manufacturers to align demand with available supply, including generic DMPA-SC products.
- Apply a total market approach to DMPA-SC introduction and scale, including engaging proactively with private sector partners, including suppliers and delivery partners around financing/pricing, application of available data to guide new product introduction, and general recommendations based on market research.
- Responsible for managing external relationships with key stakeholders, including UNFPA, product manufacturers, WHO, and Consensus Planning group, ensuring effective collaboration and alignment.
- Collaborate with internal and external partners, including donors, advisory bodies, manufacturers, commercial distributors, and NGOs, develop and provide analytics to inform discussions and to identify and resolve key market barriers.
- Facilitate and guide the regional resource teams, who provide technical assistance to country teams related to supply chain strengthening, monitoring and evaluation, sustainable financing, and evidence-informed advocacy.
- Engage with ministries of health, regional bodies, donors, and other partners, serving as a technical/scientific expert and external representative for global advocacy and policy efforts, including through webinars and presentations at international conferences and other fora.
Required expertise:
- Master’s degree in business administration, marketing, life sciences, or a related field.
- Advanced commercialization expertise, including 10+ years of comprehensive experience in commercial market access work for a pharmaceutical, life sciences, or commercial wholesaler, or distribution company, preferably related to women’s health products.
- Experience commercializing health products from market entry to saturation in low-resource settings, including experience with regulatory processes and compliance.
- Experience ideating and implementing strategies to ensure supply availability of health commodities within low and middle-income country (LMIC) supply chains.
- Experience utilizing complicated or nuanced data for strategic decision-making. Familiarity with data systems and data availability in low-resource settings preferred.
- Proven experience in ideating and developing data-driven solutions that address the needs and challenges of private sector distributors and partners in delivering new products and services.
- Deep expertise with rigorous quantitative analysis and modeling is required. Analyses led by the Technical Commercialization Director may include: rapid demand forecasting, product uptake and quantification analyses, and supply management scenario planning analyses.
- Proven ability to lead cross-cultural teams, demonstrate cultural sensitivity, and manage people with a commitment to building a shared vision and positive team culture across multiple country sites. At least three years of management or supervisory experience is required, along with above-average emotional intelligence and the ability to give and receive constructive feedback
- Experience building and managing relationships at global, regional, and national levels, including with donors, multilateral organizations, implementing partners, governments, local organizations, academic institutions, and the private sector.
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