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Who is USP?

The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is an independent scientific organization that collaborates with the world’s leading health and science experts to develop rigorous quality standards for medicines, dietary supplements, and food ingredients. At USP, we believe that scientific excellence is driven by a

commitment to fairness, integrity, and global collaboration. This belief is embedded in our core value of Passion for Quality and is demonstrated through the contributions of more than 1,300 professionals across twenty global locations, working to strengthen the supply of safe, high-quality medicines

worldwide.

At USP, we value inclusive scientific collaboration and recognize that attracting diverse expertise strengthens our ability to develop trusted public health standards. We foster an organizational culture that supports equitable access to mentorship, professional development, and leadership opportunities. Our partnerships, standards, and research reflect our belief that ensuring broad participation in scientific leadership results in stronger, more impactful outcomes for global health.

USP is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer (EEOE) and is committed to ensuring fair, merit-based selection processes that enable the best scientific minds—regardless of background—to contribute to advancing public health solutions worldwide. We provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and uphold policies that create an inclusive and collaborative work environment.

Brief Job Overview

The Director of Maternal and Child Health & Market Access will lead a strategic initiative to build robust procurement capacity and market development for postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) products across several priority African countries. This senior leadership position will oversee the implementation of a donor-funded program to streamline procurement processes, strengthen commercial channels serving the public sector, and enable efficient procurement of high quality PPH products from regional manufacturing hubs. The ideal candidate will bring extensive global health expertise, proven leadership in health systems strengthening, and a deep understanding of pharmaceutical supply chains in low- and middle-income countries.

How will YOU create impact here at USP?

As part of our mission to advance scientific rigor and public health standards, you will play a vital role in increasing global access to high-quality medicines through public standards and related programs. USP prioritizes scientific integrity, regulatory excellence, and evidence-based decision-making to ensure

health systems worldwide can rely on strong, tested, and globally relevant quality standards.

Additionally, USP’s People and Culture division, in partnership with the Equity Office, invests in leadership and workforce development to equip all employees with the skills to create high-performing, inclusive teams. This includes training in equitable management practices and tools to promote engaged, collaborative, and results-driven work environments.

The Director of Maternal and Child Health Market Access and System Strengthening has the

following responsibilities:

• Provide overall vision, strategic direction, and technical leadership for the PPH procurement

systems strengthening program across 5-7 African countries.

• Oversee program implementation to ensure achievement of program goals and objectives within

budget and timeline.

• Develop annual work plans, monitoring frameworks, and evaluation strategies to track progress

and document impact.

• Lead a diverse team of technical experts and coordinate with implementing partners to ensure

coherent programming.

• Report regularly to donor and other key stakeholders on program progress, challenges, and

achievements.

• Design and implement interventions to strengthen national procurement systems for PPH

products, addressing forecasting, quantification, budgeting, sourcing, and pricing challenges.

• Support countries in developing sustainable solutions to improve the availability of key PPH

products including blood loss measurement devices, oxytocin/heat-stable carbetocin, and

tranexamic acid.

• Develop strategies to enhance regulatory and registration mechanisms, negotiate favorable

pricing, and streamline procurement processes.

• Create learning networks and coordination platforms to support national procurement systems

and engage with relevant government stakeholders.

• Lead studies to generate insights on demand and product prices across target countries to inform

procurement decisions.

• Establish and maintain strategic partnerships with ministries of health, ministries of finance, drug

regulatory authorities, and other key national stakeholders.

• Coordinate with global partners (UNFPA, WHO, UNICEF, FIGO/ICM) and align program

activities with complementary initiatives.

• Collaborate with private sector entities, including distributors and pharmacy networks, to

enhance the quality of product availability.

• Represent the program in relevant global, regional, and national forums to advocate for improved

PPH product access.

• Design and implement operational research to generate evidence on effective procurement

approaches.• Document best practices, challenges, and lessons learned from program implementation.

• Develop knowledge products to support countries in optimizing procurement and supply chains.

• Contribute to the global evidence base on effective approaches to improving access to quality

maternal health commodities.

• Support and advise the project leadership in overall project delivery and implementation,

offering strategic guidance and hands-on support to overcome implementation challenges.

• Lead additional activities or projects as directed by the Senior Vice President, demonstrating

flexibility to address emerging organizational priorities.

Who is USP Looking For?

The successful candidate will have a demonstrated understanding of our 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 or higher in public health, pharmaceutical management, supply chain

management, business administration, or related field.

• Minimum 10-15 years of progressive experience in global health program management, with at

least 5 years at senior leadership level.

• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing health systems strengthening initiatives in

low- and middle-income countries, particularly in Africa.

• Proven track record in pharmaceutical procurement, supply chain management, and/or market

development for health commodities.

• Experience managing multi-country programs with complex stakeholder environments.

• Background in maternal health programming strongly preferred.

• Deep understanding of health systems in low- and middle-income countries, particularly

procurement and supply management systems.

• Strong knowledge of pharmaceutical regulatory frameworks and quality assurance mechanisms.

• Familiarity with donor procurement mechanisms and pharmaceutical market dynamics.

• Demonstrated ability to navigate complex government systems and engage with high-level

stakeholders.

• Excellent program management skills, including work planning, budgeting, and performance

monitoring.

• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and build

consensus among diverse stakeholders.

• Strong analytical skills and ability to translate data into actionable insights.

• Strong written (especially technical writing) and oral communication skills.

• Willingness to travel at least 25% of the time.

Additional Desired Preferences

• Work experience in LMICs, preferably in Africa and Latin America.

• Fluency in French, Portuguese, and/or Spanish.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Yes, the incumbent will manage a team of three market access and market shaping individual

contributors.

Benefits

USP provides the benefits to protect yourself and your family today and tomorrow. From company-paid time off and comprehensive healthcare options to retirement savings, you can have peace of mind that your personal and financial well-being is protected.

Compensation

Base Salary Range: **USD $161,000.00 – $214,500.00.00** 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.

Note: USP does not accept unsolicited resumes from 3rd party recruitment agencies and is not responsible for fees from recruiters or other agencies except under specific written agreement with USP.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.

For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.

**Job Category** Technical Programs

**Job Type** Full-Time