Medical Advisor

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Guidance

• Responsible for delivering clear, documented content, medical analysis, and advice specifically to product/program development, decision making, and implementation.
• Provide deep knowledge of active/planned programs, experiments, or pilots on products or solutions.
• Contribute medical context into marketing and commercial strategies aimed at developing market-driven solutions for the sustainability of programs and services.
• Translate complex medical information, guidelines, and regulatory provisions into understandable content for various programs and audiences.

Medical Research and Innovations

• Serve as a medical counterpart to external researchers evaluating PharmAccess interventions in Kenya and act as the local research coordinator.
• Contribute to setting up and implementing medical interventions as part of PharmAccess patient care journeys.
• Provide technical support to the Kenya PharmAccess epidemic preparedness strategy, including IDSR monitoring and predictive modeling.
• Ensure PharmAccess interventions are in line with national ethical standards (clearance) and NACOSTI compliance.
• Co-analyze and critically assess the quality of clinical data and perform interim analyses in collaboration with the Amsterdam research team.
• Secure the medical correctness of project information dissemination and communications.
• Identify and follow up on funding opportunities for clinical research.

Program Development

• Ensure PharmAccess programs and research work meet standards required by medical and regulatory agencies.
• Coordinate programs and provide clinical documented content and advice to ensure programs achieve set goals.
• Design and review medical Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) linking to different programs.
• Work with site teams to identify supply-side gaps, develop measurable health outcomes, and provide advice on benefit packages.
• Support the development of medical content for digital health packages such as M-TIBA (MomCare, Safe Mama-Tech, Insurance packages).
• Contribute to cross-cutting measurable health outcomes and identify new opportunities for improvement.
• Provide input to SafeCare medical content and monitoring in alignment with strategic directions.
• Ensure standards are in tandem with local policy and regulatory provisions.
• Conduct evaluations to determine project outcomes, key learnings, and implications.

Key Stakeholder Engagement

• Build and retain relations with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and academic centers within the public and private sectors.
• Deliver scientific presentations and capacity building to healthcare professionals (HCPs).
• Convene and coordinate advisory boards, Technical Working Groups, and expert panel meetings.
• Liaison contact between PharmAccess Kenya and the PAI Amsterdam medical team.
• Represent the organization at medico-scientific forums and events.
• Act as the principal delegate to the government on matters affecting medical, clinical, and service policy.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum MD (MBChB) qualification holder.
• A valid KMPDC certification and practice license having fulfilled all requirements.
• At least five years’ post-qualification experience in medical practice or similar roles.
• Exposure to working in a competitive environment with multiple stakeholders.
• Post-graduate training in medicine or related health services/specializations will be an added advantage.
• Experience working with programs will be considered a significant advantage.