Descriptive Job Associate, Global Markets Team

Associate Position

CHAI's Global Markets Team is seeking an Associate to support CHAI's supply side strategy across programmatic areas. The position will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to design and execute market analyses, including supplier landscaping, market sizing, demand forecasting, costing analysis, and impact modelling, and develop recommendations and investment cases for suppliers, donors, and country governments. The position may require domestic and international travel for supplier and partner meetings, as well as to CHAI program countries.
We are seeking a highly motivated, entrepreneurial individual with outstanding analytical capabilities, problem-solving ability and communication skills. The Associate must be able to function independently and have a strong commitment to excellence. CHAI places great value on relevant personal qualities: resourcefulness, humility, responsibility, tenacity, independence, energy, and work ethic. 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 SRMNH space.
This position is flexible to be based in relevant program countries, subject to country leadership approval and the availability of work authorization.
Responsibilities

Landscape and analyze supplier dynamics in low- and middle-income countries for priority products, including market share of suppliers, pricing, timelines for product development, regulatory approvals, and manufacturing, and suppliers' development and access strategies
Develop demand forecasts and uptake models for new and existing technologies
Execute costing and impact analysis for new models of financing, procurement, and distribution, including all-inclusive pricing, equipment leasing, pooled procurement, and tender optimization
Develop market analytic frameworks, tools, and templates and serve as a market analytics resource across GMT projects
Cultivate relationships with existing and potential manufacturers and distributors of priority products in low-and middle-income markets
Perform company due diligence and develop business cases to support supplier negotiations and pricing agreements
Prepare presentations, reports, and other analyses to inform global policy and increase the evidence base for high-impact interventions. Present findings of analyses to internal and external audiences
Support business development efforts by contributing to proposal writing and donor engagement
Stakeholder engagement, both internal and external, is quite critical to our role. We work hand in hand with WNH almost on a daily basis
Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and 3–4 years of relevant experience in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment (e.g., management consulting, public health, pharmaceuticals)
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and quantitative modeling skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, set priorities, and work independently
Ability to drive forward assigned workstreams effectively (e.g., through thoughtful work planning, priority setting, stakeholder engagement, etc.)
Ability to build collaborative relationship with internal and external stakeholders, including more senior-level individuals
High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time
Advantages:
Experience in global health, vector-borne diseases, or climate change adaptation
Knowledge of market dynamics in low- and middle-income countries
Familiarity with innovative financing mechanisms and public-private partnerships
Experience working remotely with decentralized teams
Additional language skills