Hillbrow: Senior Technical Specialist (Market Shaping – Supply side work-stream – Wits RHI)

About the Role

The Senior Technical Specialist (Market Shaping – Supply side work-stream) will lead the implementation of market shaping work, utilizing supply side levers to ensure the development of healthy markets for new product introductions. The role is based at 7 Esselen Street, Hillbrow, Johannesburg.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage all milestones, timelines, and emerging interdependencies
• Lead the implementation of market shaping output
• Provide overall technical leadership for Project PrEP market shaping output 4
• Undertake market surveillance (e.g., through analysis of landscape, engagements with originator and generic manufacturers, pharma, MOHs etc.)
• Develop a detailed multiyear strategy for growing the market shaping funding basket for Wits RHI
• Collaborate, facilitate, and lead deal design for long acting PrEP products under Project PrEP output 4
• Identify and design of market shaping interventions per product or diagnostic and disease area
• Stakeholder Management: develop and maintain a strategic relationship with Unitaid and other key donors, generic and innovator companies
• Manage the contractual relationship with CHAI and ensure they meet all their key technical deliverables
• Oversee the implementation and monitoring of defined supply side interventions
• Manage day-to-day relationships with relevant stakeholders, particularly with CHAI
• Ensure comprehensive and timely reporting to Unitaid
• Contribute to the strategic direction of project

Requirements

• Experience working closely with or for manufacturing or pharmaceutical companies
• Minimum 10 years work experience in product development and commercialization, market access, regulatory affairs, including conceptualization, design, and execution of market-shaping opportunities
• A Graduate-level Degree (e.g., Masters in Public Health; Health Economics, Business Management, or applicable field)

Qualifications

• None specified

Salary & Benefits

• No information provided