Technical Advisor, Pharmaceutical Governance

The international non-profit organization Management Sciences for Health (MSH) implementing in Ukraine the USAID-supported Safe, Affordable and Effective Medicines for Ukrainians Activity (SAFEMed), is looking for a Technical Advisor,  Pharmaceutical Governance.

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB:

Overall objective of SAFEMed Technical Advisor,  Pharmaceutical Governance position is to improve access to medicines and other technologies guided by evidence-based medicine and health technology assessment, under the guidance and oversight of SAFEMed  Senior Technical Advisor. 

LOCATION: Kyiv, Ukraine

TIME TYPE: Full time

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Technical analysis

• Conduct grey and peer literature review to support strengthening and further institutionalization of the HTA function and medicine pricing policy in Ukraine; 
• Collect data related to SAFEMed’s HTA activities, medicine pricing activities and National Essential Medicine List expansion besides positive list creation; 
• Provide and analyze data related to the medicine pricing policy, and its expansion; 
• Support policy creation with respect to medicines listing and pricing approaches
• Contribute to surveys and/or face-to-face interviews with key stakeholders; 
• Conduct and document analytical work; 
• Coordinate with consultant regarding the primary projects.

2. Project Management and stakeholder engagement

• Coordinate implementation of annual workplan activities and deliverables according to approved plans including working with other SAFEMed teams in designing, planning and executing activities.
• Organizing meetings with key stakeholders from the government, private sector and civil society in Ukraine to advance SAFEMed priorities. 
• Coordinate and contribute to international,national and hospital HTA supported by SAFEMed, MOH, HTA department; 
• Coordinate the support of implementation on Positive List and creating Single Priing Policy
• Summarize and document key findings as well as draw conclusions and recommendations from meetings and other professional discussions.

3. Technical reporting

• Consolidate learnings into final English-language reports under guidance and oversight of the SAFEMed Senior Technical Advisor. 
• Regularly prepare periodic project highlights, quarterly and annual narrative reports, success stories, and technical briefs, slide decks, and other materials. 
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Required: University degree in medicine, public health or life sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, (health) economics; preferably with a postgraduate degree for in Epidemiology, Pharmacology, Health Technology Assessment, Health Economics, public health.

REQUIRED MINIMUM EXPERIENCE 

Required: 

• At least 5 years of work experience in healthcare service delivery and life sciences, with the familiarity of pharmaceutical policies in Ukraine;
• Report writing experience in English and Ukrainian;
• Presentation, training and workshop facilitation;
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills and ability to work effectively with others in and across the organization to accomplish team goals;
• Documented experience in pharmaceutical sector strengthening in Ukraine with emphasis on quality assurance, market access, and pricing
• Health Technology Assessment knowledge and practical application in Ukraine desirable.

Preferred: 

• Skills in conducting quantitative analyses with SPSS (or similar statistical software) and programming with Excel as well as experience in conducting interviews and analyze qualitatively.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Ability to analyze data, draw conclusions and summarize recommendations;
• Deep understanding of the Ukraine pharmaceutical sector and its major players, including government and non-government actors.
• Ability to search peer-review literature;
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills including presentations, meetings and report writing;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with others in and across the organization to accomplish team goals;

• Fluency in both English and Ukrainian languages required (both written and spoken).

Please send your application via the following link: https://msh.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job/Ukraine-Kyiv/Technical-Advisor--Pharmaceutical-Governance_R3822