Analyst, Vaccines Program

Overview:

The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to strengthening integrated health systems in the developing world and expanding access to care and treatment for HIV/AIDS malaria other diseases. 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 national and sub-national level 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 25 governments to tackle many of the largest health system barriers to effective care and treatment.

Last year, CHAI launched a new program to apply the techniques it has used successfully to improve access to HIV/AIDS and malaria treatment in developing countries to essential vaccines, one of the most cost-effective public health interventions. CHAI’s Vaccine Program seeks to increase the speed and efficiency with which new vaccines are introduced and reach scale in developing countries. The program specifically focuses on the introduction of two new vaccines against rotavirus and pneumococcal disease in four focus countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi and Nigeria. Rotavirus and pneumococcal disease currently kill approximately 800,000 children each year, with 80% of these deaths occurring in the developing world. CHAI’s vaccines program works with Ministries of Health and other immunization partners to help prepare and implement the introduction of new vaccines and to drive interventions that transform the efficiency with which new and existing vaccines are delivered

The Analyst, Vaccines Program, will work in the CHAI global vaccines team and provide support to CHAI country teams and government partners on the development of innovative strategies to accelerate the introduction of the pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccines and transform vaccine delivery systems.

Responsibilities:

As part of the global vaccines team, provide ongoing support to country teams for the development and implementation of strategies towards new vaccine introduction goals, including but not limited to: *Review of key country documents (e.g. vaccine introduction plans, training manuals, policy notes) *Compilation, analysis and use of data to inform policy and operational decisions (e.g. cost-benefit analysis of different introduction scenarios) *Research on best practices and lessons learnt in other countries *Monitoring of global vaccine policies and related developments *Collaborate with CHAI country teams to identify key bottlenecks impeding new vaccine introduction and the strengthening of delivery systems and support rigorous, fact-based problem-solving to define and implement practical solutions. *Support design and implementation of high-impact interventions to strengthen vaccine delivery systems and improve efficiency. These may include interventions to improve budgeting, forecasting, distribution, and information and monitoring systems. *Support design and implementation of global team evidence-generating activities and development of tools to support country activities. *Prepare presentations, reports, and other analyses to inform global vaccines policy and increase the evidence base for high-impact interventions to accelerate new vaccine introduction and improve delivery efficiency.

Minimum Qualifications:

*Bachelor’s degree, preferably in economics, or a public health-related field *2+ years of working experience in the private or public sector, with increasing levels of responsibility and leadership *Outstanding analytical and problem solving skills, including experience with modeling and conducting complex quantitative and statistical analyses *Excellent oral and written communication skills *Ability to work independently and effectively in high-pressure, fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks simultaneously *High levels of proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and internet applications. *Ability to travel for extended periods (ranging from 2-8 weeks) to support projects in focus countries

Preferred Qualifications:

*Advanced degree in economics, public health or operations research *Content knowledge of vaccines, public health, and/or supply chain management *Experience living and working in developing countries *Experience working and communicating with government officials and multilateral organizations *Proficiency in Microsoft Access, statistical analysis software (STATA, SPSS, etc), and/or GIS preferred

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