[Hiring] Associate, Women’s and Newborn Health, Global Markets @Clinton Health Access Initiative

Role Description

This Associate will support GMT’s WNH market shaping activities by driving forward the analytical work required to thoughtfully design and implement strategies to secure sufficient supply of critical commodities for LMICs. They will also collect and analyse data from various sources such as government tenders, shipment data from procurers and manufacturers, demographic data from household surveys, and usage data reported by countries.

The Associate will be responsible for developing rigorous market analyses (e.g., demand forecasts) to support investment decisions by suppliers, country programs, donors, and other key stakeholders. The Associate's work will be critical to inform the GMT’s strategic decisions, such as how to secure appropriate production capacity of affordable, quality-assured WNH commodities to meet forecasted demand or how to support the scale-up of new or underutilized products by addressing key market barriers. Through this role, the Associate will develop collaborative relationships with multiple teams within CHAI as well as with pharmaceutical suppliers and other key leaders within the WNH space.

This role can also be offered at a Senior Associate level, commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate. Preference is for this role to be based in a CHAI Program Country. This role will require up to 25% travel.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage databases, analyses, and frameworks to identify and prioritize market-shaping interventions
• Conduct landscape assessments and profile manufacturers to identify opportunities to strengthen quality-assured supply for WNH commodities
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to assess market outlook, supplier landscape, production economics, and procurement trends across a range of products
• Evaluate cost drivers and inform access pricing strategies and supplier negotiations
• Track product availability, registration status, and supplier performance across priority markets, coordinating with regulatory and country teams to support product introduction and scale-up
• Support the design and execution of supply-side interventions (e.g., pooled procurement, regional manufacturing, risk mitigation strategies) to enhance affordability, availability, and sustainability of key commodities
• Work with CHAI country and global teams to assess feasibility and impact of market-shaping approaches using standardized frameworks and methodologies
• Synthesize qualitative and quantitative data to develop strategies and generate clear communications materials for internal and external stakeholders
• Present findings to various audiences, including donors, governments, suppliers, and global partners
• Maintain effective relationships with senior-level stakeholders across CHAI and partner organizations
• Execute other responsibilities as needed by the team

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of analytical or business experience
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically, handle ambiguity, and work in a fast-paced, multicultural environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare compelling presentations and written reports and present effectively to stakeholders, including donors and more senior-level individuals
• 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) and R; proficiency in Tableau and Power BI preferred
• Experience with ownership of workstreams and/or openness to working remotely with a decentralized team
• Available for 25% travel
• English language fluency, both written and verbal