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The Position

Health Policy & Access Partner role would bring global policies to local levels to shape and influence implementation across the continent through the support of affiliate teams. The role would be based in Nairobi for consistent engagement with regional and/or local stakeholders who have regional influence and to enable travel to countries across the continent as needed. 

Health Policy & Access Partner will focus on global health policy and government affairs topics across East Africa and provide support to the Africa Policy Network & will serve as a point of contact for health policy for East Africa to regional intergovernmental organizations (eg: African Union, OAFLAD, Africa CDC) and related local agencies. He/she will engage with regional-level stakeholders, provide insights into African regional health priorities and policy agendas and provide support for the local affiliate policy teams. This will be done within the context of the One Roche Africa Policy and Partnership Squad and a team effort together with other policy roles.

Your Impact:

Build a deep understanding of the health ecosystems across the East African region to set policy agenda priorities, including the health economics, institutional and political landscapes, with emphasis on key priority countries linked to the Roche Pharma Africa strategy.Actively engage and build relationships with political stakeholders and key influencers of health policy agendas at regional and national levels in coordination with global health policy lead and the Africa Policy Network to enable removal of barriers and bring key disease area and health topics to the priority agenda for rapid, broad and sustainable access to Roche innovations for patients.Conduct research, analyze current healthcare policies, evaluate the effects of proposed legislation, and report on findings within the Area Africa to identify unmet needs and opportunities.Influence political and social events to increase voice around healthcare issues related to key business initiatives under the strategic initiatives of Roche in Africa both internally and externally.bring insights into the political and economic healthcare ecosystem for key regions on the African continent, build strong relationships with regional or national stakeholders that influence across multiple countries and advocate for patient access to healthcare no matter where they live. Build supporting tools and knowledge resources (eg best practice) for implementation of policy agenda at local levels that deliver clear, evidence-based and compelling positions for governments and key influencers including financial aspects (eg pricing, business models), monitoring and evaluation metrics to track momentum for access and lessons learned and communication mechanisms (eg communities of practice).Support affiliate policy and commercial teams in local activities in minimizing gaps/hurdles to access in support of health system strengthening initiatives and public private partnerships.  Such projects include Global Access Program, One Roche Cancer Diagnostics strategy, Women's Health, UHC, NCDs and local affiliate pilot projects for access.Member of Africa Policy Network and interface with Pharma External Affairs and Communication teams for coordination in the co-creation of Africa health policy, leading to greater regional government support for health development activities.

Who you are:

You hold bachelor's degree in Medicine, Public Health, Health Administration, Health Economics, Political Science, or Public Policy. Graduate Degree (Health Policy, Health Economics, and Public Policy) preferred.You have proven work experience of 7-9 years in government affairs, policy, public or corporate affairs, preferably with some years of experience in biotechnology in LMICs/Africa with experience in working with political or governmental organizations and decision-makers to advance the public health conversation.You demonstrate good understanding of political decision making and complex networks of influence and leverage negotiation skills.You have Interpersonal skills for successful collaboration within highly matrixed cross-functional teams .You have critical thinking, strategic mindset, problem solving, and analytical skills.You have An ethical mindset and a good understanding of relevant compliance principles and regulations.Strong influencing and negotiation skills: confirmed abilities to influence others without authority and mobilize people behind a common purpose and strategy.You fluently speak and write in EnglishYou have ability to travel internationally

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

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