Market Dynamics Associate at PATH

Responsibilities

A successful Market Dynamics Associate will bring expertise in the following areas, with the potential for on-the-job learning in additional facets of market dynamics.

Market research

• Analyze primary program data and secondary data sources, including cataloguing relevant external research and literature to generate insights and provide strategic direction.
  • Collaborate with global PATH programs to develop primary qualitative and quantitative research on global health product offerings (vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, and in particular medical devices), price levels, policies, distribution models, manufacturing capabilities, and other supply-related questions.
• Analyze and develop market intervention strategies for target markets in global health to inform decisions of governments, donors, and other stakeholders. Contribute to reports or presentations to donors or stakeholders that are persuasive and compelling and supported by analytical thinking.
• Diagnose why a market may fail to produce efficiency or equity using data. Design actionable strategies for the market to function in a way that produces more health equity and health impact.

Technical product analysis

• Analyze target product specifications and develop use cases or frameworks for health-related equipment and management tools and advise teams on product selection or procurement.
• Support the evaluation of innovative and novel products for their suitability, health impact potential, and compatibility with existing systems.
• If necessary, collaborate with regulatory bodies to ensure product procurements are appropriate for demand.

Data modeling and market analytics

• Develop and use a range of standardized tools, frameworks, and modeling approaches and establish best practices for various types of analyses/models.
• Conduct and/or contribute to landscaping efforts and create data visualizations to foster their interpretation for country or global stakeholder presentations. Co-present findings to internal or external audiences.
• Support database design and management for supply chain and market analysis.

Required Experience

• Master’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering, Business Administration, Economics, Public Policy, Public Health, or equivalent plus 1-2+ years’ experience that involves data and/or market analysis or a Bachelor’s Degree plus 2-3+ years’ experience.
• Technical knowledge of market analysis to inform decision-making, experience working with healthcare products (medical device experience is a plus), and/or technical product analysis, preferably within the context of LMICs.
• Passionate about addressing health issues in low-resource settings with a demonstrated commitment to equity.
• Ability to derive strategic insights for country and global stakeholders from data analysis and primary research, experience using data-science software tools (e.g., R, Stata, or Python), strong capabilities in data visualization (e.g., Tableau) and presentation (e.g., PowerPoint).
• Experience conducting analysis on economic and/or public health trade-offs to develop recommendations for broad audiences.
• Proven effectiveness working in a team-based environment, but capable also of working independently and taking initiative.
• Versatile and responsive working virtually and collaboratively with teams across the world.
• Ability and willingness to travel internationally approximately 10-25% of the time.
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and thrive in fast-paced and high-pressure situations and deliver timely and quality outputs.
• Comfortable with working openly and transparently, sharing work-in-progress, failures, successes, and lessons-learned.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Comfortable working in ambiguous situations.
• Direct experience working in low-and-middle-income countries a plus.
• French language fluency is a plus.
• Consulting experience is a plus.