Regional Policy Lead- Health Research and Development

1 week ago


Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya PATH Full time
Provide strategic leadership and high-level oversight of PATH's R&D policy advocacy priorities to influence national and regional-level decision makers to enact policies that accelerate equitable access to health products and technologies. Serve as PATH's regional health R&D policy-lead, leading engagement with policy makers and advocacy partners and representing PATH in meetings, convenings, conferences, hearings, events, other public forums, and with the media. Foster collaboration with PATH's technical programs to optimize cross-organizational capabilities to advance R&D policy in areas such as vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics. Lead key relationships and engagements with existing and potential global health R&D stakeholders and advocacy partners in the region. Oversee PATH's Africa health R&D advocacy workstream project management and budget. Provide strategic leadership in design of communication materials to influence and document R&D policy advocacy. Promote a culture of excellence, inclusion, learning, support, diversity, and innovation. In collaboration with the business development team, spearhead strategy and direction-setting for future of PATH's R&D advocacy work.

The ideal candidate will have a Master's degree in a public health-related field plus a minimum of twelve years of professional experience including senior-level oversight and leading strategy in R&D policy or advocacy. The candidate will have demonstrated success in designing effective policy, advocacy and/or communications strategies and implementing projects to influence health R&D related policies with regional entities and national decision-making bodies. The candidate will have experience working with or influencing regional bodies, multilaterals and familiarity with international and local regulatory frameworks.

The candidate will have a proven ability to represent an organization publicly and create and maintain effective working relationships with high-level government personnel, regional entities, and partners across the health R&D ecosystem. The candidate will also have a strong understanding of the pharmaceutical ecosystem, cross-functional collaboration and innovative thinking. The candidate must be willing and able to travel for business an estimated 30% of the time and have legal authorization to work in potential countries.

The ideal candidate will be an innovative thinker with proven experience bringing new ideas and practices to growing projects. They will have outstanding written and oral communication skills and be able to provide overall team leadership and employee support of PATH staff that implement and support health R&D advocacy in the region. They will also be able to promote a culture of excellence, inclusion, learning, support, diversity, and innovation.

The candidate will have a strong understanding of the rapidly developing policy landscape around AI, in Africa, and the associated regulatory, and other policy influencing opportunities. They will also have knowledge of the pharmaceutical supply chain, from manufacturing to distribution, including market dynamics, regulatory requirements, and pricing strategies. The candidate will have demonstrated success in leading advocacy partnerships or working groups in creating strategies, aligning activities, and messaging and implementing advocacy and/or policy is a plus. They will also have demonstrated success in grants management, project management, and donor reporting and financial oversight and budget management.

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