Organization:The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)
United States
Overview:
Founded in 2002, by President William J. Clinton, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is a
global health organization committed to strengthening integrated health systems around the world and expanding access to care and treatment for HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other illnesses. Based on the premise that business oriented strategy can facilitate solutions to global health challenges, CHAI acts as a catalyst to mobilize new resources and optimize the impact of these resources to save lives, via improved organization of commodity markets and more effective local management. By working in association with governments and other NGO partners, CHAI is focused on large scale impact and, to date, CHAI has secured lower pricing agreements for treatment options in more than 70 countries. In addition, CHAI's teams are working side-by-side with over 30 governments to tackle many of the largest barriers to effective treatment and care.
Summary of Position:
CHAI is seeking an Associate to assist in the evaluation of new commodities and areas in markets related to those in which CHAI currently works. These areas may include: opportunistic infections related to HIV, microbicides, sexually transmitted infections and maternal health. The individual will help to perform market assessments including understanding the drivers of supply and demand as well as market barriers.
The New Product Opportunities team within CHAI's access group is a new team charged with identifying drugs, devices, diagnostics and other products where current market conditions pose a barrier to access. By identifying new opportunities, and the appropriate market interventions, CHAI may ultimately be able to help save more lives by ensuring greater access to testing and treatment. We are accordingly seeking highly motivated individuals with outstanding analytical, time management, and communication skills. The candidates must be able to function independently and flexibly, along with a deep personal commitment to producing the highest quality results. CHAI places great value on relevant personal qualities: resourcefulness, entrepreneurialism, tenacity, independence, humility, and work ethic.
Responsibilities:
- Outline the value chain for a given product.
- Conduct demand side analysis for a given commodity including the development of demand projections
- Identify product suppliers and their respective strategic advantages
- Assist in developing impact hypotheses on how market interventions could generate greater public health impact
- Create power point presentations
- Analyze competitive landscape and identify value propositions for various products
Qualifications:
- Strong quantitative skills, including significant experience working in excel on modeling
- Strong writing and synthesis skills
- Excellent organizational and problem solving skills
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to prepare compelling presentations
- Applicants with management consulting or other relevant private and public sector experience are strongly encouraged to apply
- Ability to multi-task and to be effective in high-pressure situations
- Ability to absorb and synthesize a broad range of information, including technical information regarding various drugs
Advantages:
Advanced degrees in management or economics
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