Senior Technical Advisor, Pricing Strategy & Access

Brief Job Overview

The Senior Technical Advisor, Pricing Strategy & Access provides strategic and technical leadership for the design and implementation of pricing, affordability, and market access interventions under the Medicines Supply Resilience (MedSuRe) project. The role focuses on ensuring that quality-assured, regionally manufactured essential medicines are competitively and sustainably priced across a range of market channels, including public and private sector markets, to support uptake, scale, and long-term access.

Has The Following Responsibilities

• Lead pricing strategy, affordability, and access analyses for MedSuRe-supported products across public and private sector markets, including price benchmarking and market segmentation.
• Conduct and support cost-of-goods sold (COGS) analyses in collaboration with manufacturers and technical teams to inform realistic, competitive pricing strategies.
• Translate COGS insights into pricing scenarios tailored to different market channels, volumes, and purchasing mechanisms.
• Develop and support implementation of access-oriented pricing strategies suitable for mixed markets, including tiered pricing, volume-based pricing, and channel-specific pricing approaches.
• Engage with public-sector, institutional, and private-sector stakeholders on pricing and affordability considerations, including expectations for competitiveness and sustainability.
• Contribute to broader market access and market shaping strategies, ensuring pricing decisions reflect real-world market dynamics rather than single-channel assumptions.
• Collaborate closely with regulatory and manufacturing teams to ensure pricing strategies are consistent with quality, compliance, and commercial feasibility.
• Represent USP and MedSuRe in technical discussions and consultations related to pricing, affordability, and access across market segments.

Who is USP Looking For?

• A demonstrated understanding of USP's mission, commitment to excellence through inclusive and equitable behaviors and practices, ability to quickly build credibility with stakeholders, along with the following competencies and experience:
  • Master’s degree in health economics, public health, pharmaceutical policy, economics, supply chain, or a related field; or equivalent professional experience.
  • Minimum of eight (8) years of experience in pharmaceutical pricing, market access, health economics, or affordability analysis in LMICs.
  • Demonstrated experience supporting public-sector medicine access, pricing negotiations, or pooled procurement mechanisms.
  • Strong analytical skills, including experience with pricing models, affordability analyses, and market assessments.
  • Demonstrated experience conducting or interpreting COGS analyses for pharmaceuticals or health products.
  • Ability to translate cost structures into practical pricing and access recommendations for public-sector and donor-funded markets.
  • Proven ability to work effectively with manufacturers, procurement agencies, donors, and international partners.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Fluency in English required; additional languages are an asset.
  • Ability to travel internationally as required (approximately 25%).
• Experience with market shaping or access interventions for essential medicines.
• Familiarity with pricing and access challenges in sub-Saharan Africa or other LMIC contexts.
• Experience working within multi-partner consortia or donor-funded global health programs.

Additional Desired Preferences

• Experience with market shaping or access interventions for essential medicines.
• Familiarity with pricing and access challenges in sub-Saharan Africa or other LMIC contexts.
• Experience working within multi-partner consortia or donor-funded global health programs.

Benefits

• Base Salary Range: USD $127,102.00 –$156,550.00 annually.
• Target Annual Bonus: % Varies based on level of role.
• Individual compensation packages are based on various factors unique to each candidate’s skill set, experience, qualifications, equity, and other job-related reasons.

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