Senior Associate, Lead Exposure (Strategy & Operations)

Clinton Health Access Initiative•,

1d•Remote

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. CHAI partners 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 and increasing access, CHAI has expanded its focus to include infectious diseases like COVID-19, malaria, tuberculosis, and hepatitis, as well as non-communicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and hypertension. The organization also works to accelerate vaccine rollouts, reduce maternal and child mortality, combat malnutrition, and increase 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, ensuring government leadership, national scalability, and global knowledge sharing. CHAI values its diverse team of enthusiastic individuals across 40 countries and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities, valuing diversity and inclusion to advance its mission.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in public policy, economics, business, public health, environmental health, environmental science, or related field.
At least 3 years of relevant experience in fast-paced, results-oriented environments (e.g., consulting, finance, pharma).
Strong project management skills; demonstrated ability to conduct analytical workstreams, synthesize findings, and generate practical recommendations for decision makers.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with government and external partners.
Strong analytical (qualitative and quantitative) and communication (written and verbal) skills, including preparing polished presentations and reports for senior stakeholders.
High proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
Humility, curiosity, resourcefulness, tenacity, and commitment to CHAI’s values.

Nice To Haves

Master’s in Public Policy, Business, Public Health, Environmental Health, or related field.
Experience in lead exposure, environmental health, or child health.
Experience in market shaping, supply chain assessment, or economic analysis.
Experience working with governments in LMICs and/or experience with laboratory systems, surveillance systems, or regulatory work in LMICs.
Experience fundraising for social impact programs and/or private sector business development (e.g., management consulting, startups).
Fluency in additional languages relevant to CHAI program countries (e.g., Hindi, French, Swahili, Amharic, Yoruba).

Responsibilities

Support the design, planning, and execution of analytical and operational workstreams for multi-country or country-specific projects to reduce lead exposure, including accelerating access to blood lead level diagnostics and portable environmental testing equipment, and supporting nationally-driven coordination mechanisms and national strategic plans for lead mitigation.
Conduct complex quantitative and qualitative analyses, such as market assessments, regulatory landscape mapping, burden estimation, cost-effectiveness modeling, or surveillance data interpretation.
Translate analytical findings into clear, actionable recommendations for governments, donors, and CHAI leadership.
Contribute analytical inputs on lead exposure, environmental health surveillance, regulatory approaches, and product testing, supporting government counterparts in interpreting data and developing practical recommendations.
Build and manage productive relationships with country teams, academic partners, private-sector actors, multilateral organizations, and civil society.
Support country teams working closely with governments in developing or strengthening national action plans to reduce childhood lead exposure, regulatory or enforcement frameworks, and surveillance systems and data management approaches.
Support CHAI’s engagement in key meetings of technical working groups, partner meetings, and donor discussions.
Monitor execution against project budgets, donor commitments, and donor reporting requirements.
Ensure a high level of quality and proactive troubleshooting to ensure the work is completed on time.
Support the development of proposals, concept notes, budgets, and strategic plans to expand the lead exposure portfolio.
Contribute to the development of global public goods, toolkits, and best practices for lead mitigation.
Stay up to date with emerging evidence, policy innovations, and global strategies on lead poisoning prevention, bringing new ideas to refine CHAI’s approach.
Collaborate with other CHAI teams (e.g., Child Health, Diagnostics, Women’s and Newborn Health, Global Markets) to integrate lead exposure reduction into broader public health initiatives.