Консультант з ОМТ до проекту “Безпечні та доступні ліки для українців” (SAFEMed)

International non-profit organization Management Sciences for Health (MSH) implementing in Ukraine the USAID funded Safe, Affordable and Efficient Medicines (SAFEMed) project is looking for an HTA Consultant.                     

Duration of duties:

The consultancy is effective from on/about February 1 until September 30, 2019.

 Overall Responsibilities

The overall purpose of this short-term consultancy is to contribute to the development of the HTA function in Ukraine under guidance and oversight of SAFEMed Senior Technical Advisor. 

Functional Responsibilities

• Conduct grey and peer literature review in preparation for the HTA establishment and roll out in Ukraine;
• Identify and map out key HTA stakeholders from the government, private sector and civil society in Ukraine;
• Conduct an e-survey and/or face-to-face interviews with key HTA stakeholders to explore their views and opinions on the establishment of HTA and its place in the current decision-making processes in Ukraine; identify potential thought leaders and detractors.
• Support Senior Technical Advisor in the assessment of SEC for the establishment the HTA structure;
• Consolidate learnings from the literary review, stakeholder mapping and interviews into final English-language report under guidance and oversight of the SAFEMed Senior Technical Advisor;
• Support the conduct of the international HTA conference/workshop in Kyiv, Ukraine scheduled for February 2019;
• Document key findings and recommendations from the international HTA conference and other HTA and MCDA-related meetings;
• Identify and document risks, challenges and opportunities with the available options which will lead to an option analysis.
• Oversee implementation of the HTA option selected.

 Deliverables

• HTA literature review and state of play in Ukraine;
• HTA stakeholders mapping;
• Final consolidated English-language HTA report with learnings from the literary review, stakeholder mapping and interviews;
• Documentation of key learnings from the international HTA conference/workshop in Kyiv;
• Tool to monitor HTA function;
• HTA function monitoring reports.

Qualifications

1. 3 + year work experience gained in the healthcare and life sciences, in particular familiarity with pharmaceutical policies in Ukraine;
2. Preferred prior experience providing technical assistance in the field of health technology management;
3. Ability to analyze data, draw conclusions and summarize recommendations;
4. Ability to search literature;
5. Strong skills in conducting quantitative analyses with SPSS (or similar statistical software) and programming with Excel as well as experience in conducting interviews and analyze qualitatively;
6. Experience working on complex projects;
7. Well-developed written and verbal communication skills including presentations, meeting and workshop facilitation, business and report writing;
8. Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with others in and across the organization to accomplish team goals     
9. Health Technology Assessment practical skills are strongly appreciated;
10. Fluency in both English and Russian/Ukrainian languages required (both written and spoken);       

Minimum educational level:

Bachelor’s or advanced degree in health- or life-sciences, preferably with a postgraduate degree in Epidemiology, Pharmacology, Health Technology Assessment, Health Economics, public health or (bio) statistics. Medical degree is preferred.

Interested qualified candidates can send their CVs and motivation letter to [email protected] till January 18, 2019. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.