Strategy Associate

52% of the world can’t access essential healthcare: we’re a business that does something about it. Join us.

We focus on access to health products and services in underserved communities through a three-part model. We’ve built an app that works offline, operating in rural areas to equip community health workers to form a network of field agents. They collect data on health needs, which is used to design and implement targeted awareness and screening campaigns and enable supply of affordable medicines and products to rural pharmacies and stores, and we are now looking for someone to help grow the range of products and partners that we will help commercialize and distribute in low- and middle-income settings.

Why work with us? We are challenging established business norms, with a new value proposition to build a socially-minded business model for half the planet. You get to be creative, move fast, own truly important things, grow, learn, and help people. We’re not a charity, we are redesigning how affordable healthcare is delivered through truly innovative business and service delivery models.

We already work with over half of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies and have footholds in markets such as India, Indonesia, Philippines, Kenya and South Africa. We will be expanding rapidly over the next year and entering a number of new markets, particularly in Africa.

We’re just getting started though, so get onboard: do something that matters.

Who are we looking for?

Title: Strategy Associate

Arrangement: Full-time contract

Start Date: October onwards

Location: West Africa

Reporting to: Access Manager

reach52 is seeking a Strategy Associate that would support reach52’s mission to build access to healthcare for 52% of the world, who currently cannot access it. You will work to support our access strategy through sub-Saharan Africa and have an opportunity to drive and develop our operational business model. You should have a strong knowledge of the healthcare sector in Africa and experience analyzing healthcare data and building strategies to address gaps in access or coverage. Direct experience in the pharmaceutical sector will be a plus. As the business grows, you will be central to accelerating progress in driving access. Innovative thinking and willingness to try new approaches is ideal.

What you’ll do

The core role scope and responsibilities of the role will be:

• Market research into West African healthcare trends and access gaps.
• Support the development of the West African operational strategy.
• Support the operationalization of the program including distributor and partner section and management.
• Identify, evaluate, and build relationships with potential partners in prioritized West and Central African countries.
• Monitor and guide the commercial operations of local distribution partners, including ensuring they have access to reach52 technology and intelligence and that price and availability commitments are met.
• Support partners with the development of commercialization strategies to maximize reach and revenue.
• Provide market intelligence to manufacturing teams on product prioritization strategies.
• Develop forecasts and order targets for relevant markets.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure commercial targets are met.
• Proactively and swiftly identify bottlenecks and challenges and develop strategies to improve speed and efficiency of new product entry.
• Support regional and global leadership when government engagement is required.
• Provide insights to the design and development reach52’s supporting tech platform; helping ensure it supports user and wider stakeholder needs, modern standards and expectations.
• Evaluate existing processes and partnerships, then lead and own improvement projects (e.g. evaluation of warehouse locations, vendor comparison, etc.)

Who you are (probably!)

We’re reasonably sure you should have a profile like this, but we can flex sometimes:

• 5+ years of healthcare strategy development experience.
• Fluency in French is required
• Strong understanding of health system dynamics within West Africa.
• Extensive experience in strategic planning, market analysis, and business development.
• Experience in a loosely-structure, start-up-like setting and demonstrated ability to think quickly and independently.
• Strong ability to build financial models and compelling PowerPoint presentations.
• High autonomy, entrepreneurial mindset. Ability to see the big picture and support achieving the details.
• A passion for healthcare access, innovation, and social impact – 52% of the world can’t access healthcare, our goal is to solve this.
• An agile, hardworking and growth mindset, able to thrive in a fast-paced environment – grow, pivot, grow.
• Robust analytical skills and an ability to process complex information to define clear direction and strategy – we love data-driven impact models.
• Love dynamism and an ever-changing set of challenges and projects to work on – we have a lot going on, but it’s working!

Keywords

healthcarestrategydevelopmentFrenchmarket analysisbusiness developmentfinancial modelssocial impactinnovationagileanalytical skills