Business Development Manager (BDM 4) -The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP)

Location:  Geneva, Switzerland

The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) is an independent public health foundation based in Geneva, Switzerland, established with the support of UNITAID. The mission of the MPP is to increase access to medicines and technologies for HIV, tuberculosis and hepatitis C (HCV), and facilitate development of better-adapted medicines and technologies, such as fixed-dose combinations and special formulations for children, by creating a pool of relevant patents for sub-licensing and product development.

For more information, please see our website, www.medicinespatentpool.org.

Context:

While MPP’s work in HIV is well developed, the field of viral hepatitis, especially hepatitis C (HCV) is relatively new for the organisation. Since its recent entry in HCV, MPP has already signed agreements that will facilitate development of a key drug to cure the disease. There are several other drugs in the development pipeline that MPP would also like to focus on.

Further, generic versions of MPP licensed medicines are now increasingly becoming available in low- and middle-income countries, helping reduce costs and ensuring more people are treated with latest medicines. As this impact escalates rapidly, MPP would provide increased focus on ensuring that this public health impact is created in a timely fashion and measured objectively.

This new position will focus on the above two crucial areas for the MPP.

Main Duties/Responsibilities:

The Business Development Manager (BDM) will be a key member of the Business Development team, will help develop and strengthen MPP’s work in its current areas of viral hepatitis and help create an enabling environment for the impact of MPP’s work. Responsibilities include:

1. Help develop business cases and engagement strategies for licensing novel compounds in the field of viral hepatitis;
2. Forecasting for HIV and hepatitis treatments in collaboration with partners and experts;
3. Modelling MPP’s economic and public health impact;
4. Modelling and helping report MPP’s economic and public health impact
5. Engage with partners and key stakeholders regarding products being developed through MPP licences to help maximize benefit for patients.

Experience/Background/Knowledge:

The Business Development Manager should have:

• Good understanding of the pharmaceutical industry;
• Demonstrated analytical and quantitative modelling/forecasting skills;
• Ability to mine data and information; creativity to work with non-traditional data sets and qualitative information;
• Strong project management skills;
• Strategy development skills;
• Excellent professional writing skills;
• Understanding of the field of viral hepatitis (especially HCV), and HIV would be helpful.

Personal Qualities: Organised, autonomous and able to work within short timelines and new areas;

• Meticulous and excellent attention to detail;
• Collaborative and supportive approach to teamwork;
• Ability to work with relatively senior and more experienced people especially; those outside the direct sphere of influence;
• Sensitivity to different cultures and work styles.

Education and special training:Advanced university degree in public health, economics, finance, business administration or related field. Formal training in modelling, forecasting and quantitative skills is desirable.

Experience (length and nature):At least five years’ relevant experience.

Use of Languages:Native proficiency in English is required. Knowledge of French would be helpful.

MPPs ValuesThe MPP respects all individuals regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, HIV status or disability.

Please send a cover letter and C.V. in English to: gro.looptnetapsenicidem@tnemtiurcer by 21 July 2016 indicating “BDM4” as reference in the subject line