SSA Healthcare Research Analyst Contractor

About the Position

We are currently seeking an SSA Healthcare Research Analyst to support our SSA Healthcare practice (primarily focusing South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria), helping to construct insights regarding the business implications of economic and policy developments in the region for multinational healthcare companies. The analyst will be required to remain abreast of major developments in country-level healthcare policy impacting public and private healthcare expenditure, reimbursement, local formularies, and healthcare system design (among other policy measures that impact the delivery of healthcare services to covered populations). The work will provide unique exposure to the intersection between politics, economics, business, and industry analysis. This is a unique opportunity with significant responsibility and freedom to help shape our SSA healthcare practice and to work on innovative content for a very senior executive audience.

About the Team

FrontierView’s Global Healthcare research is designed to help inform tactical and strategic plans for the world’s leading healthcare organizations. Through a combination of scenario-based market intelligence and peer benchmarking, our team helps healthcare leaders navigate the complexity of evolving healthcare systems and enable them to bring solutions to market that impact the health of millions of patients. Our team combines analytical rigor with qualitative stakeholder perspectives to uncover roadblocks to commercial execution and unlock growth in their most important markets.

About You

This is a unique opportunity with significant responsibility and freedom to help shape our SSA healthcare practice and to work on innovative content for a very senior executive audience.

The duration of this contract will be 1 year likely renewed in 6 month intervals.

• -Have the opportunity to gain exposure to senior executives at leading multinationals with investments across SSA, develop a deep understanding of the challenges facing local healthcare systems, and build strong views on the major barriers to delivering high quality and effective healthcare products and services.

• Tracking and monitoring ongoing changes to healthcare policy in SSA, including: changes to local formularies, changes to reimbursement design, changes to healthcare financing, changes to effective insurance coverage, changes to drug and medical device approval processes, and other developments impacting local regulators, payers, providers, and patients

• Writing research deliverables that allow for quick and effective communication of healthcare systems’ financial flows and stakeholder incentives

• Driving the development of forward-looking views on healthcare policy in SSA
• Delivering research presentations to senior executive clients in person and over the phone

• Collaborating with members of our global macroeconomic research practice on linking their analysis to the healthcare team’s analysis on healthcare trends in SSA

•  A Bachelor's or Master’s degree from a top-tier academic institution (achieved or in progress) or relevant work experience is required. A major in economics, public health, business, international relations, or regional studies relevant to Sub-Saharan Africa is expected

• Demonstrated knowledge of SSA markets, through academic and/or professional research experience. An understanding of the current socio-political and economic environment is particularly key

• Excellent communication skills in English (writing specifically) are required
• Fluency in reading and speaking Afrikaans and or Swahili would be considered a plus

• Basic understanding of macroeconomics
- Demonstrated research experience (in academic or professional setting) including hypothesis-testing, structuring complex research projects, primary and secondary research, and other research techniques
• Experience in managing multiple projects, working on tight deadlines, and working relatively independently

• Demonstrated ability to cover a variety of topics and issues, including completely new topics

• Familiarity with Excel and PowerPoint