MSF Access Regional Pharmacist America Hub

The Regional Pharmacist position strengthens MSF Access’ understanding of local and regional production in the Americas, focusing on regulatory frameworks, harmonization initiatives, and policies affecting access to quality-assured medicines, diagnostics, and vaccines. The role involves in-depth regulatory and policy analysis to inform MSF operations, advocacy, and engagement on sustainable and equitable access to health technologies across the region.

Responsibilities

• Understand existing production, innovation and regulatory landscapes related to medicines, vaccines and diagnostics in the Americas.
• Monitor and analyse national and regional production and innovation initiatives including technology transfer, licensing, manufacturing capacity, regional collaboration, funding mechanisms, regulatory approval pathways, and procurement mechanisms.
• Conduct desk reviews and ongoing analysis of policies, strategies and initiatives related to local and regional production and innovation.
• Map and analyse regulatory landscapes, harmonization initiatives and regulatory reliance models relevant to the Americas.
• Identify barriers, risks and opportunities from an access perspective affecting equitable access, sustainability and scale-up of local and regional production.
• Assess how regulatory frameworks and market dynamics influence access, affordability, availability and supply security of essential health technologies.
• Analyse how regulatory and market-related constraints translate into inequities in access.
• Translate analysis into access-oriented frameworks and MSF positioning grounded in public health priorities, equity, quality assurance and MSF operational needs.
• Produce analytical updates, technical notes and internal briefs to inform MSF Access strategic discussions and decision-making.
• Provide technical pharmaceutical input to MSF positions, policy documents and advocacy strategies related to local and regional production, innovation, regulatory pathways, procurement and regional collaboration mechanisms.

Requirements

• Degree in Pharmacy (mandatory).
• Solid knowledge of access to medicines and health technologies, including issues related to availability, affordability, quality and appropriateness.
• Understanding of local and regional production and innovation ecosystems, including public and private manufacturing models.
• Knowledge of regulatory systems for medicines, vaccines and diagnostics, including regulatory approval pathways, quality assurance, importation and exportation frameworks, and regulatory reliance or harmonization mechanisms.
• Familiarity with pharmaceutical policy, market dynamics and procurement is an asset.
• Basic understanding of intellectual property, licensing and technology transfer in the context of access to health products is an asset.
• Strong interest in public-health-driven and access-oriented approaches to local production and innovation.
• Commitment to MSF’s humanitarian principles and access-to-care mission.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience in pharmacy, pharmaceutical policy, access to medicines, regulatory affairs, public health analysis or related fields.
• Proven experience working in Latin American countries.
• Experience related to local or regional production, regulation, procurement or access initiatives is a strong asset.
• Prior experience with MSF or other humanitarian, public health or non-profit organisation is an asset.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to identify barriers, risks and opportunities.
• Excellent writing skills, including the ability to produce clear analytical briefs and technical notes for internal audiences.
• Ability to translate complex regulatory, production and policy issues into access-focused insights.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills in multidisciplinary and multicultural environments.
• Ability to work independently and autonomously, while coordinating closely with regional and international teams.
• Capacity to manage multiple analytical tasks and deliver outputs within agreed timelines.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English, Spanish, and Portuguese
• Frequent international travel.

Skills

• Pharmacy
• Access to Medicines
• Health Technology
• Regulatory Systems
• Quality Assurance
• Importation and Exportation
• Pharmaceutical Policy
• Market Dynamics
• Procurement
• Intellectual Property Law
• Licensing
• Technology Transfer
• Public Health Analysis
• Legal Regulatory Affairs
• Local Production
• Regional Production
• Policy Analysis
• Analytical Briefs
• Technical Writing
• Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
• Multicultural Communication
• Independent Work
• Project Coordination
• Regulatory Harmonization
• Policy Translation
• Spanish
• Portuguese
• English

Languages

English, Spanish, Portuguese