Market Access Advisor

Job Location: Washington, DC     

Telework Eligible: Yes, at least 3 days per week in-person reporting at Washington, DC office.

Remote Eligible: No.

Summary Statement:

The Global Health Training, Advisory and Support Contract (GHTASC) delivers effective global health programming to advance the mission of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Global Health (GH) through institutional support and workforce development services from junior, mid-level, senior and expert advisory and administrative professionals.

Credence and its partner, the Public Health Institute (PHI), are both employers for GHTASC, and are seeking a Market Access Advisor under GHTASC. This position will be hired under Public Health Institute (PHI).

Position Summary:

The Market Access Advisor will primarily support the Center for Innovation and Impact (CII) as a PHI Institutional Support Contractor (ISC). In this role, the selected candidate will play a key role identifying and building market access opportunities for health products and services: strategic planning for product introduction (including human-centered design), market shaping interventions, and innovative financing mechanisms necessary to bring life-saving products and services to the people who need them most. The Market Access Advisor will be part of a dynamic, entrepreneurial team that will continue to help shape the direction of CII and position it as a leader in the global health market access space, building partnerships with thought leaders globally, scoping and launching initiatives, and pushing new boundaries and publishing thought pieces to influence and inform this critically important area of development.

The Market Access Advisor will be expected to apply critical thinking and strategic planning and project management skills to market introduction and uptake, including to provide guidance to colleagues and external counterparts in these areas to inform stakeholder activities and decisions. The Market Access Advisor will also help identify, scope, develop and execute strategies on priority supply and demand side issues to accelerate introduction and utilization of priority interventions, working in close partnership with USAID Global Health Bureau technical staff and USAID mission staff.

Specific activities may include developing innovative partnerships across sectors, analyzing market barriers and inefficiencies, developing new product introduction strategies to ensure products reach those most in need, designing market shaping opportunities, analyzing and proposing innovative financing options, structuring efforts to encourage the entry of new suppliers to increase product access and market competition, assessing affordable pricing, guiding user research and segmentation, and maximizing efficiency in product development, manufacturing and procurement practices. To do so, the Advisor will develop strategic and analytical tools to address introduction and uptake challenges, apply them to product-specific challenges, and advise on the dissemination of the approach and learnings for broader application across product categories and health sectors. The role may involve periodic travel to USAID Missions (Country Offices).

The Market Access Advisor will advise USAID on health access issues and build and guide strong relationships internally with technical and Mission staff and support relationship building externally with key stakeholders, including senior executives at manufacturers, product developers and other implementing organizations as well as senior officials from foundations and governmental, multilateral, and nongovernmental organizations.

Full salary range for this position is $97,500 to $152,620 per year, with the starting salary determined based on candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, as well as budget availability.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Bring an understanding of market failures in global health and experience in addressing them with analytics, shifting market incentives and market shaping interventions to accelerate optimal design and deployment of life-saving commodities.
• Support CII’s engagement with other technical teams in the Global Health Bureau and Missions to accelerate the adoption or development of market-based approaches; this includes tracking product priorities, access challenges and building relationships with USAID stakeholders.
• Support the development and operationalization of CII’s strategy for market-based approaches
• Where needed and appropriate, apply expertise in private sector engagement to address access challenges or market failures.
• As needed, landscape and build key relationships with companies, investment firms, foundations, donors, and other stakeholders to advance USAID’s global health priorities.
• Contribute to CII’s integrated team-building and supportive culture, such as troubleshooting across specialization areas and projects.
• Prepare reports, project plans, leadership talking points, briefers, and templates as needed.
• Present USAID technical programs and policies at relevant meetings with external parties and conferences.
• Identify and support cross-cutting opportunities and new initiatives as priorities within the Center for Innovation and Impact evolve.
• International and domestic travel estimated to be 10%-20% of the time.
• Work at least 3 days per week in-person at Washington, DC office.
• Other duties as required.

Qualification Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree with 6 years of relevant experience, or bachelor’s degree with 8 years of relevant experience, Associate’s degree and 10 years of relevant experience, OR High School graduate and 12 years of relevant experience.
• US Citizenship or US Permanent Residency with the ability to obtain and maintain a Facility Access clearance is required. For Permanent Residents, this means having resided in the US for at least 3 of the past 5 years.

Other Qualifications:

• Proven professional experience engaging in market access activities, such as strategic planning, market analytics, market shaping design and implementation, ideally in the private sector.
• Demonstrated ability in product introduction planning, execution, and product adoption, ideally in low- and middle-income country settings.
• Conceptual familiarity with full range of market access dimensions from upstream R&D to downstream procurement, supply chain and service delivery.
• Demonstrated knowledge of market access in global health preferred, including familiarity with stakeholders in procurement, supply chain and financing.
• Demonstrated understanding of the range of market access analytics, tools, frameworks and incentives and the ability to offer a strategic perspective on new ideas.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships and communicate effectively with people of varied professional, cultural, and educational backgrounds.
• Proven ability to be a strong team player and operate in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to navigate a complex bureaucracy or matrixed organization structure.
• Ability to absorb and synthesize a broad range of information, including financial, regulatory, clinical, demographic, and scientific information.
• Exceptional analytical and communication, written and verbal skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset, including ability to think strategically, operate independently, self- motivate, be flexible, and set and achieve ambitious targets.
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Ability to travel both domestically and internationally 10%-20% of the time.
• Ability to work at least 3 days per week in-person at Washington, DC office.

Competencies:

• Innovation: Takes initiative to propose new ideas/approaches and demonstrates ability to find new and better ways to accomplish work. 
• Client Service: Communicates with clients, handling any issues politely and efficiently; understands and is available to clients; maintains pleasant and professional image. 
• Accountability: Takes ownership of work responsibilities and holds high standards. Keeps commitments and takes appropriate actions to ensure obligations are met.  Pursues efficiency and effectiveness and adheres to organization policies and procedures. 
• Interpersonal Skills: Works in cooperation with others and communicates effectively with co-workers, supervisors, subordinates, clients, and other outside contacts. 
• Continual Learning: Assesses and recognizes own strengths and weaknesses; pursues professional development that is aligned with organizational role, contribution, and goals; proactively shares knowledge with others to foster learning across the organization. 

Prior to submitting your application, your resume must include relevant paid and non-paid experience showing dates held with month, year and hours worked per week for each position. Please ensure that all relevant experience and education is documented on your resume. There is no limitation to resume length; updates to resumes will not be accepted during the interview and selection process.