Associate, Market Shaping, Global Markets

Clinton Health Access Initiative•,

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). CHAI works with governments and the private sector to create and sustain high-quality health systems. Founded in 2002 to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic by reducing drug prices, CHAI has expanded its focus to include infectious diseases like COVID-19, Ebola, malaria, tuberculosis, and hepatitis, as well as non-communicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and hypertension. The organization also works on accelerating vaccine rollouts, reducing maternal and child mortality, combating malnutrition, and increasing access to assistive technology. CHAI invests in horizontal approaches to strengthen health systems through programs in human resources for health, digital health, and health financing, always with a strategy grounded in maximizing sustainable impact at scale. CHAI values its diverse team of enthusiastic individuals across 40 countries and is committed to providing an environment of fairness and mutual respect, recognizing that its mission is best advanced by diverse experience, backgrounds, and cultures.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of relevant experience in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment (e.g., management consulting, industry, global health, government, or multilateral organizations)
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and quantitative modelling skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare compelling presentations and written reports and present effectively to both internal and external stakeholders, including donors and more senior-level individuals
Demonstrated ability to think strategically, handle ambiguity, and work in a fast-paced, multicultural, remote environment
Ability to drive forward assigned workstreams effectively (e.g., through thoughtful work planning, priority setting, stakeholder engagement, etc.)
Ability to build collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including more senior-level individuals
High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time
English language fluency, both written and verbal

Nice To Haves

Experience in AI, global health, and/or maternal and newborn health
Knowledge of market dynamics in low- and middle-income countries
Familiarity with innovative financing mechanisms and public-private partnerships
Experience working remotely with decentralized teams
Additional language skills

Responsibilities

Landscaping and analysing suppliers of priority commodities for LMICs — including cultivating relationships with new and existing suppliers and distributors, conducting due diligence, and analysing market share, pricing, timelines for product development and regulatory approvals, manufacturing capacity, and access strategies — to identify opportunities to enhance affordability, availability, and sustainability of essential commodities in LMICs
Developing demand forecasts and uptake models for new and existing commodities to inform access pricing strategies and supplier negotiations
Executing costing and impact analysis for new models of financing, procurement, and distribution, including all-inclusive pricing, equipment leasing, pooled procurement, and tender optimization
Analysing country introduction and scale-up requirements, including cost, budget impact, and financing options, to support government adoption decisions and country readiness planning
Preparing presentations, reports, investment cases, and other analyses to inform global policy and increase the evidence base for interventions; presenting findings of analyses to internal and external audiences
Collaborating with internal stakeholders — including CHAI country, program, and cross-cutting teams — as well as external partners — including donors, governments, suppliers, and global partners — to support the design and execution of supply- and demand-side interventions
Developing market analytic frameworks, tools, and templates and serving as a market analytics resource across MST projects
Supporting business development efforts by contributing to proposal writing and donor engagement
Maintaining effective relationships with senior-level stakeholders across CHAI and partner organizations
Executing other responsibilities as needed by the team