Accra, Ghana

mPharma is a venture-backed technology startup company with a simple mission: Make prescription drugs in emerging markets easily accessible, and easily affordable.  

We’ve partnered with major pharmaceutical manufacturers, insurance companies, financial institutions and Ministries of Health to deliver medicines directly into the hands of consumers in these underserved markets. Through our innovative e-prescription tools, doctors, patients and pharmacists gain access to both a network of high quality, affordable prescription drugs, and the support to ensure that the drugs are being used appropriately and effectively.

We are a multidisciplinary team comprising of medical professionals, managers, designers, and programmers from Africa and beyond, brought together by a shared passion for improving access to medicine. We value innovative thinking, and we’re not afraid of some failures along the way. We thrive when we put our heads together to solve seemingly intractable problems. We move boldly, and we move quickly. After only a few months, our tools have been used to get essential medicines into the hands of tens of thousands of patients across four African countries, and we’re only just getting started.

We’re looking for new team members that will help us reach our first million consumers, and then the next million. We won’t stop until everyone has access to the high-quality medicines that they deserve.

About mPharma

At mPharma, we start and end our day thinking about how we can enable patients to afford their medications. We’re a small but growing team of 45+ members, headquartered in Accra, Ghana, backed by some of the world’s leading venture capital firms. We’ve joined hands with third party payers, drug manufacturers and healthcare providers to develop products and services that directly reduce the costs of prescription drugs for patients. In only a few months, we’ve managed to provide low-cost, high-quality medicines to tens of thousands of patients across four African countries (Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe).

Position Description

mPharma is looking for an ambitious young professional to join our team as a Data Management Associate. The position supports mPharma’s team in managing procurement functions for 100+ hospitals across Africa. The Associate will have an opportunity to interface with a wide variety of stakeholders in the Ghanaian healthcare space: manufacturers, insurers, distributors and providers. The associate will also become a key part of mPharma’s data collection process and provide data analysis that will drive critical business decision making.

Key Responsibilities:

Interpret data, analyze results using statistical techniques and provide ongoing reports.
Develop and implement databases, data collection systems, data analytics and other strategies that optimize data efficiency and quality.
Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets.
Filter and “clean” data by reviewing reports, printouts, and performance indicators to locate and correct underlying problems.
Work with management to prioritize business and information needs.
Locate and define new process improvement opportunities.

Our Ideal Candidate must have:

Past experience validating data accuracy in a professional setting.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
High proficiency in Excel (as a reference point: must be able to create pivot tables and lookups effortlessly). This will be tested.
Ability to collaborate effectively and work as part of a team.
Adept at queries, report writing and presenting findings.

Credentials

Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics, Economics, Statistics or related field.
2-5 years work experience (can include internships).
Spotless personal background.
Permanent residency in Accra.

To Apply

If you meet the above criteria, please email your current CV and cover letter describing why you are interested in working with mPharma and how you would make a good addition to our team to [email protected] . Please title your e-mail “(Your Name) Ghana DM Associate”

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Accra, Ghana

mPharma is a venture-backed technology startup company with a simple mission: Make prescription drugs in emerging markets easily accessible, and easily affordable.  

We’ve partnered with major pharmaceutical manufacturers, insurance companies, financial institutions and Ministries of Health to deliver medicines directly into the hands of consumers in these underserved markets. Through our innovative e-prescription tools, doctors, patients and pharmacists gain access to both a network of high quality, affordable prescription drugs, and the support to ensure that the drugs are being used appropriately and effectively.

We are a multidisciplinary team comprising of medical professionals, managers, designers, and programmers from Africa and beyond, brought together by a shared passion for improving access to medicine. We value innovative thinking, and we’re not afraid of some failures along the way. We thrive when we put our heads together to solve seemingly intractable problems. We move boldly, and we move quickly. After only a few months, our tools have been used to get essential medicines into the hands of tens of thousands of patients across four African countries, and we’re only just getting started.

We’re looking for new team members that will help us reach our first million consumers, and then the next million. We won’t stop until everyone has access to the high-quality medicines that they deserve.

November, 2018

Overview

Do you believe that everybody should have access to the best treatments they need to get better regardless of the socio-economic status? If you answer yes then you would love working at mPharma.

At mPharma, we start and end our day thinking about how we can enable patients to afford their medications. We are a small but growing team of 80 members, headquartered in Accra, Ghana, backed by world class investors. We’ve joined hands with third party payers, drug manufacturers and healthcare providers to develop products and services that directly reduce the costs of prescription drugs for patients. In only a few months, we’ve managed to provide low-cost, high-quality medicines to hundreds of thousands of patients across four African countries (Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe).

Position Description

mPharma is looking for a responsible and trustworthy professional with exceptionally high work standards to join our team as a Pricing and Margin Analyst. This role reports directly to the CFO and has dotted reporting lines to the Global Head of Patients and the VP for QualityRx.

The Pricing & Margin Analyst will be responsible for developing and managing the pricing strategy for medications for patients in Mutti and QualityRx. This is an ideal opportunity to work in a varied role as part of a collaborative team in an exciting, fast paced environment carrying out essential customer profitability reporting and margin control and improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and manage the pricing strategy for Mutti and QualityRx. This will involve developing a strategy for collation and use of market information & customer data to inform pricing decisions as well as maintaining pricing database across all facilities
Understanding of various pricing strategies including value-based pricing and assess pricing and market access risks associated with any price changes
Oversee the preparation of reports detailing actual profitability of Mutti and QualityRx
Provide insight into reports developed, highlighting areas of success and lost opportunity
Drive improvements in margin through weekly verbal and written communications with the QualityRx team, e.g. recommend upselling of margin optimized lines to improve mix, margin, and profitability
Drive improvements in sales: Weekly review to ensure that targeted customer, category and product margins are achieved
Review and approval of prices outside agreed price bands
Contribute value-added perspectives or advisory services that are important to decision making
Support project work as required across the team e.g. gathering pricing and market pricing intelligence

Our Ideal Candidate

An entrepreneurial spirit with a passion for mPharma’s mission to increase the accessibility and affordability of high-quality medicines
A strong work ethic and a proactive “can do” attitude that requires minimal supervision
Fluent English with excellent writing, verbal, analytical, and organizational skills
Highly quantitative, ideally with a finance or business qualification
Excellent Excel skills, able to manipulate and interpret complex data files
Minimum of 5 years relevant work experience in a similar commercial environment; The successful applicant is likely to come from a sales, finance or trading background
Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills: Ability to work between sales, finance and trading
People management skills: Able to develop and motivate direct reports
Excellent attention to detail
Above all, the successful applicant must be calm under pressure and a team player who enjoys working within a fast pace environment

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, accounting or related fields
5+ years of professional experience
Fluent oral and written English
Spotless business and personal background

Admin

This position reports to the CFO.
Compensation is competitive and commensurate with the candidate’s experience. Each employee receives stock options. High performance can quickly lead to a promotion and additional compensation.

To Apply: Send only your CV and cover letter to [email protected] using the following subject line: “Pricing and Margin Analyst – [Your Name]”. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. view all

Accra, Ghana

mPharma is a venture-backed technology startup company with a simple mission: Make prescription drugs in emerging markets easily accessible, and easily affordable.  

We’ve partnered with major pharmaceutical manufacturers, insurance companies, financial institutions and Ministries of Health to deliver medicines directly into the hands of consumers in these underserved markets. Through our innovative e-prescription tools, doctors, patients and pharmacists gain access to both a network of high quality, affordable prescription drugs, and the support to ensure that the drugs are being used appropriately and effectively.

We are a multidisciplinary team comprising of medical professionals, managers, designers, and programmers from Africa and beyond, brought together by a shared passion for improving access to medicine. We value innovative thinking, and we’re not afraid of some failures along the way. We thrive when we put our heads together to solve seemingly intractable problems. We move boldly, and we move quickly. After only a few months, our tools have been used to get essential medicines into the hands of tens of thousands of patients across four African countries, and we’re only just getting started.

We’re looking for new team members that will help us reach our first million consumers, and then the next million. We won’t stop until everyone has access to the high-quality medicines that they deserve.

November, 2018

Overview

Do you believe that everybody should have access to the best treatments they need to get better regardless of the socio-economic status? If you answer yes then you would love working at mPharma.

At mPharma, we start and end our day thinking about how we can enable patients to afford their medications. We are a small but growing team of 80 members, headquartered in Accra, Ghana, backed by world class investors. We’ve joined hands with third party payers, drug manufacturers and healthcare providers to develop products and services that directly reduce the costs of prescription drugs for patients. In only a few months, we’ve managed to provide low-cost, high-quality medicines to hundreds of thousands of patients across four African countries (Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe).

Position Description

mPharma is looking for a responsible and trustworthy professional with exceptionally high work ethics to join our Ghana operations team as Junior Associate in the Key Account department. The key deliverable is to expand operations within the existing mPharma network.  It will involve the development of customer relationships that promote growth, retention and loyalty.

Key Responsibilities

Deliver agreed organic revenue targets
Utilize replenishment model to implement PUSH model at all existing facilities
Support the day to day seamless operations at partner hospitals, clinics and pharmacies following hand-over from VMI sales team
Own and lead multiple customer accounts and manage relationships  
Know the company’s product portfolio and provide existing customers with technical and product support
Work with Data Management (DM) and Quality Assurance (QA) team to provide reports on variance resolution and inventory process improvement.
Enlist constant feedback from clients, competition and communicate same to team.

Our Ideal Candidate

1+ years’ experience in the health domain either working with multinational pharmaceutical companies, clinician settings, or other healthcare services
An entrepreneurial spirit with a passion for mPharma’s mission to increase the accessibility and affordability of high-quality medicines
Thrives on achieving success in a target driven environment
A strong work ethic and a proactive “can do” attitude that requires minimal supervision
Fluent English with excellent writing, verbal, analytical, and organizational skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel.
Strong interpersonal skills to network with new people and develop business relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders
Frequent travel within your assigned territory

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in business, sales and marketing
Healthcare background preferred
Fluent oral and written English

Admin

This position reports to Key Account Senior Associate
Compensation is competitive and commensurate with the candidate’s experience.

To Apply: Send only your CV and cover letter to [email protected] using the following subject line: “Key Account Junior Associate-Ghana – [Your Name]”. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. view all

Global

mPharma is a venture-backed technology startup company with a simple mission: Make prescription drugs in emerging markets easily accessible, and easily affordable.  

We’ve partnered with major pharmaceutical manufacturers, insurance companies, financial institutions and Ministries of Health to deliver medicines directly into the hands of consumers in these underserved markets. Through our innovative e-prescription tools, doctors, patients and pharmacists gain access to both a network of high quality, affordable prescription drugs, and the support to ensure that the drugs are being used appropriately and effectively.

We are a multidisciplinary team comprising of medical professionals, managers, designers, and programmers from Africa and beyond, brought together by a shared passion for improving access to medicine. We value innovative thinking, and we’re not afraid of some failures along the way. We thrive when we put our heads together to solve seemingly intractable problems. We move boldly, and we move quickly. After only a few months, our tools have been used to get essential medicines into the hands of tens of thousands of patients across four African countries, and we’re only just getting started.

We’re looking for new team members that will help us reach our first million consumers, and then the next million. We won’t stop until everyone has access to the high-quality medicines that they deserve.

November, 2018

Overview

Do you believe that everybody should have access to the best treatments they need to get better regardless of the socio-economic status? If you answer yes then you would love working at mPharma.

At mPharma, we start and end our day thinking about how we can enable patients to afford their medications. We are a small but growing team of 80 members, headquartered in Accra, Ghana, backed by world class investors. We’ve joined hands with third party payers, drug manufacturers and healthcare providers to develop products and services that directly reduce the costs of prescription drugs for patients. In only a few months, we’ve managed to provide low-cost, high-quality medicines to hundreds of thousands of patients across four African countries (Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe).

Position Description

mPharma is looking for a competitive and trustworthy Sales professional with exceptionally hard-working ethics to provide leadership, direction and resources to the Provider Business Unit. This individual will be accountable for the overall business units’ performance, the achievement of the unit’s goals and targets, and the alignment of the business strategy.  The Global Business Unit Head is also charged with surpassing the company’s expectations to drive rapid and sustainable growth.

Key Responsibilities

Deliver Business Unit (BU) revenue target and facility targets
Provide strategic direction and execution to help efficiently scale the go-to-market sales and retention engine across geographies
Fundamentally refine and standardize sales processes across the organization to improve operational efficiency, sales productivity, and customer satisfaction. These processes include forecasting and pipeline management.
Implement tools and systems to support these processes
Manage Business Unit Operating Expenses (OPEX)
Provide inspirational leadership to the team in a cohesive manner to ensure strong alignment
Ensure goals and objectives are agreed to and cascaded in a timely manner, and giving ongoing feedback, coaching and development to build skills
Lead, develop and maintain appropriate customer networks on behalf of the company
Actively develop the motivation of the team through high-quality communication
Collaborate with key leadership (BU Heads) to support the strategies that have been developed and provide insight and reporting

Our Ideal Candidate

10+ years’ experience in leadership roles across commercial functions in the Pharmaceutical/Healthcare industry
Track-record of accurate forecasting, building and effectively managing large and diverse teams, and putting the appropriate processes and infrastructure in place to drive growth within a high-growth company
Success as a leader. Proven ability to attract, develop, and retain superstar-level talent
5+ years’ experience in managing large regional teams
Commercially astute, with strong organizational and prioritizing skills, and the ability to succeed in a highly results-driven environment
High standard of professionalism and integrity
Strategic thinker – able to operate as a senior leader and influence go to market and company strategy.
Business savvy; solid understanding of finance, operations, marketing, etc. and how these functions relate to and impact sales
Action and results-oriented. Highly productive both personally and as a leader
Technically competent. Understands the inner workings of the product and translate that knowledge into benefits for a customer
Highly self-aware, collaborative, and open to feedback and transparent.

Qualification

Pharmacy Degree, Master’s Degree in Sales, Marketing or equivalent work experience
Strong Healthcare experience

Admin

The role reports to the COO
Compensation is competitive and commensurate with the candidate’s experience. Each employee receives stock options. High performance can quickly lead to a promotion and additional compensation

To Apply: Send only your CV and cover letter to [email protected] using the following subject line: “Global Head of Provider Business Unit – [Your Name]”. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. view all

mPharma is a venture-backed technology startup company with a simple mission: Make prescription drugs in emerging markets easily accessible, and easily affordable.  

We’ve partnered with major pharmaceutical manufacturers, insurance companies, financial institutions and Ministries of Health to deliver medicines directly into the hands of consumers in these underserved markets. Through our innovative e-prescription tools, doctors, patients and pharmacists gain access to both a network of high quality, affordable prescription drugs, and the support to ensure that the drugs are being used appropriately and effectively.

We are a multidisciplinary team comprising of medical professionals, managers, designers, and programmers from Africa and beyond, brought together by a shared passion for improving access to medicine. We value innovative thinking, and we’re not afraid of some failures along the way. We thrive when we put our heads together to solve seemingly intractable problems. We move boldly, and we move quickly. After only a few months, our tools have been used to get essential medicines into the hands of tens of thousands of patients across four African countries, and we’re only just getting started.

We’re looking for new team members that will help us reach our first million consumers, and then the next million. We won’t stop until everyone has access to the high-quality medicines that they deserve.

November, 2018

Overview

Do you believe that everybody should have access to the best treatments they need to get better regardless of the socio-economic status? If you answer yes then you would love working at mPharma.

At mPharma, we start and end our day thinking about how we can enable patients to afford their medications. We are a small but growing team of 80 members, headquartered in Accra, Ghana, backed by world class investors. We’ve joined hands with third party payers, drug manufacturers and healthcare providers to develop products and services that directly reduce the costs of prescription drugs for patients. In only a few months, we’ve managed to provide low-cost, high-quality medicines to hundreds of thousands of patients across four African countries (Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe).

Position Description

mPharma is looking for a responsible and trustworthy professional with exceptionally high work standards to join our team as a Pharmacy Services Associate for QualityRx. This role reports directly to the Country Head for QualityRx. It entails supervising and managing the day to day activities at the QualityRx Pharmacies.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibility for ensuring that the pharmacies are following the guidelines in the Franchise Manuel.
Maintain and manage inventory, ordering new supplies when necessary and keeping inventory areas organized.
Organize events and programs like health screenings that offer value to patients
Support the day to day seamless operations at QualityRx and ensure that the pharmacy owners receive the right support.
Work with Data Management (DM) and Quality Assurance (QA) team to provide reports on variance resolution and inventory process improvement.

Our Ideal Candidate

An entrepreneurial spirit with a passion for mPharma’s mission to increase the accessibility and affordability of high-quality medicines
A strong work ethic and a proactive “can do” attitude that requires minimal supervision
Fluent English with excellent writing, verbal, analytical, and organizational skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel.
Strong project management background.
Strong interpersonal skills to network with new people and develop business relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders
Experience working in multinational company with teams located in other countries is an advantage.
A self-starter who can multitask while consistently producing high quality deliverables for a diverse set of concurrent initiatives

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy
A licensed Pharmacist
1+ years of professional experience
Fluent oral and written English
Spotless business and personal background

Admin

This position reports to the Country Head of QualityRx
Compensation is competitive and commensurate with the candidate’s experience. Each employee receives stock options. High performance can quickly lead to a promotion and additional compensation.

To Apply: Send only your CV and cover letter to [email protected] using the following subject line: “Pharmacy Services Associate – [Your Name]”. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. view all

Accra, Ghana

mPharma is a venture-backed technology startup company with a simple mission: Make prescription drugs in emerging markets easily accessible, and easily affordable.  

We’ve partnered with major pharmaceutical manufacturers, insurance companies, financial institutions and Ministries of Health to deliver medicines directly into the hands of consumers in these underserved markets. Through our innovative e-prescription tools, doctors, patients and pharmacists gain access to both a network of high quality, affordable prescription drugs, and the support to ensure that the drugs are being used appropriately and effectively.

We are a multidisciplinary team comprising of medical professionals, managers, designers, and programmers from Africa and beyond, brought together by a shared passion for improving access to medicine. We value innovative thinking, and we’re not afraid of some failures along the way. We thrive when we put our heads together to solve seemingly intractable problems. We move boldly, and we move quickly. After only a few months, our tools have been used to get essential medicines into the hands of tens of thousands of patients across four African countries, and we’re only just getting started.

We’re looking for new team members that will help us reach our first million consumers, and then the next million. We won’t stop until everyone has access to the high-quality medicines that they deserve.

December, 2018

Overview

Do you believe that everybody should have access to the best treatments they need to get better regardless of the socio-economic status? If you answer yes then you would love working at mPharma.

At mPharma, we start and end our day thinking about how we can enable patients to afford their medications. We are a small but growing team of 80 members, headquartered in Accra, Ghana, backed by world class investors. We’ve joined hands with third party payers, drug manufacturers and healthcare providers to develop products and services that directly reduce the costs of prescription drugs for patients. In only a few months, we’ve managed to provide low-cost, high-quality medicines to hundreds of thousands of patients across four African countries (Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe).

Position Description

mPharma is looking for a responsible and trustworthy professional with exceptionally high work standards to join our team as the Physician Engagement Manager. This role reports directly to the Global Head of Patients. It entails building and managing physician relationships and marketing for Mutti. This also includes managing the Named Patient Program.

Key Responsibilities

Developing a marketing and engagement plan that promotes Mutti to specialist physicians and encourages them to refer their patients to the Mutti Helpline.
Acting as the focal point between mPharma and the sales team of pharmaceutical companies that enlist their drugs in Mutti. This will include aligning their go to market strategy with our engagement plan.
Organize programs and events in partnership with pharmaceutical companies that target specific TA’s.
Develop a newsletter that targets physicians and informs them on how their patients are benefiting from Mutti.
Act as the coordinator between supply chain and the Named Patient Program. This includes notifying the Country Head of Supply Chain if any physician or patient requests for a drug under the Named Patient Program.
Developing and maintaining a database of specialists physicians in different TA’s that are important verticals for Mutti.
Maintain records related to the progress and performance of targeted physicians in Mutti.
Oversee the generation of Mutti proposals to pharmaceutical companies that want to enroll their drugs in Mutti.

Our Ideal Candidate

An entrepreneurial spirit with a passion for mPharma’s mission to increase the accessibility and affordability of high-quality medicines
A strong work ethic and a proactive “can do” attitude that requires minimal supervision
Fluent English with excellent writing, verbal, analytical, and organizational skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel.
Strong project management background.
Strong interpersonal skills to network with new people and develop business relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders
Experience working in multinational company with teams located in other countries is an advantage.
A self-starter who can multitask while consistently producing high quality deliverables for a diverse set of concurrent initiatives

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration or any related field.
5+ years of professional experience
Fluent oral and written English
Spotless business and personal background

Admin

This position reports to the Global Head of Patients
Compensation is competitive and commensurate with the candidate’s experience. Each employee receives stock options. High performance can quickly lead to a promotion and additional compensation.

To Apply: Send only your CV and cover letter to [email protected] using the following subject line: “Manager – Physician Engagement – [Your Name]”. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. view all

mPharma is a venture-backed technology startup company with a simple mission: Make prescription drugs in emerging markets easily accessible, and easily affordable.  

We’ve partnered with major pharmaceutical manufacturers, insurance companies, financial institutions and Ministries of Health to deliver medicines directly into the hands of consumers in these underserved markets. Through our innovative e-prescription tools, doctors, patients and pharmacists gain access to both a network of high quality, affordable prescription drugs, and the support to ensure that the drugs are being used appropriately and effectively.

We are a multidisciplinary team comprising of medical professionals, managers, designers, and programmers from Africa and beyond, brought together by a shared passion for improving access to medicine. We value innovative thinking, and we’re not afraid of some failures along the way. We thrive when we put our heads together to solve seemingly intractable problems. We move boldly, and we move quickly. After only a few months, our tools have been used to get essential medicines into the hands of tens of thousands of patients across four African countries, and we’re only just getting started.

We’re looking for new team members that will help us reach our first million consumers, and then the next million. We won’t stop until everyone has access to the high-quality medicines that they deserve.

December, 2018

Overview

Do you believe that everybody should have access to the best treatments they need to get better regardless of the socio-economic status? If you answer yes then you would love working at mPharma.

At mPharma, we start and end our day thinking about how we can enable patients to afford their medications. We are a small but growing team of 75+ members, headquartered in Accra, Ghana, backed by world class investors. We’ve joined hands with third party payers, drug manufacturers and healthcare providers to develop products and services that directly reduce the costs of prescription drugs for patients. In only a few months, we’ve managed to provide low-cost, high-quality medicines to tens of thousands of patients across four African countries (Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe).

Position Description

We are looking for an inspiring technological leader who can take responsibility for mPharma’s R&D performance and deliverables.

You will be responsible to the people on your team: supporting growth of engineers, doing valuable work and generally having an awesome time making mPharma an amazing experience for users. You will be accountable for delivery of quality software that brings value to mPharma and our users. You will ensure that all Squads have strong and scalable technology.


Key Responsibilities

End-to-End responsibility for the company’s R&D performance and deliverables.
Defining the R&D team growth plan and strategy, and manage the R&D team budget.
Managing, coaching, and mentoring all developers.
Working closely with the CTO to create an organizational structure and technological infrastructure that supports quick, quality deployments.
Interact with all relevant stakeholders within and outside of mPharma
Actively promote a positive work environment and harmony within and between teams.
Work closely with Product Managers, Business Managers, and senior management on the company’s strategy.

Our Ideal Candidate

5+ years of experience leading, managing, and scaling R&D teams in startup environments.
Inspiring technological leader, with strong interpersonal and managerial skills.
Team player who is passionate about empowering and mentoring their employees.
Experience in building and scaling world-class tech teams.
Passionate about coding, cutting edge technologies, and being hands-on when needed.
Enterprise B2B and B2C SaaS background.
Passionate about testing and a dedication to security
Familiar with SaaS platforms.
Hands-on coding, when needed.
Cross-platform knowledge (web, mobile, back-end).
Data / analytics

Admin

This role reports to the CTO.
Compensation is competitive and commensurate with the candidate’s experience. In addition, each employee receives stock options.

To Apply: Send only your CV and cover letter to [email protected] using the following subject line: “VP Engineering – [Your Name]”. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. view all

Accra, Ghana

mPharma is a venture-backed technology startup company with a simple mission: Make prescription drugs in emerging markets easily accessible, and easily affordable.  

We’ve partnered with major pharmaceutical manufacturers, insurance companies, financial institutions and Ministries of Health to deliver medicines directly into the hands of consumers in these underserved markets. Through our innovative e-prescription tools, doctors, patients and pharmacists gain access to both a network of high quality, affordable prescription drugs, and the support to ensure that the drugs are being used appropriately and effectively.

We are a multidisciplinary team comprising of medical professionals, managers, designers, and programmers from Africa and beyond, brought together by a shared passion for improving access to medicine. We value innovative thinking, and we’re not afraid of some failures along the way. We thrive when we put our heads together to solve seemingly intractable problems. We move boldly, and we move quickly. After only a few months, our tools have been used to get essential medicines into the hands of tens of thousands of patients across four African countries, and we’re only just getting started.

We’re looking for new team members that will help us reach our first million consumers, and then the next million. We won’t stop until everyone has access to the high-quality medicines that they deserve.

Overview

At mPharma, we start and end our day thinking about how we can enable patients to afford their medications. We’re a small but growing team of 30+ members, headquartered in Accra, Ghana, backed by mission driven users. We’ve joined hands with third party payers, drug manufacturers and healthcare providers to develop product and services that directly reduce the costs of prescription drugs for patients. In only a few months, we’ve managed to provide low-cost, high-quality medicines to tens of thousands of patients across three African countries (Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia).

Position Description

mPharma is seeking a product manager to work with our Mutti squad. In this role, you’ll be responsible for defining, releasing, and evangelizing consumer facing products and tools that facilities need Everything we do at mPharma is for the patient, and you will be at the forefront of this relationship. In this role, you will partner with engineering, UX, finance, and supply chain leadership across mPharma to ensure every patient can afford the products they need. You’ll be responsible for identifying the highest impact work, prioritizing that work, and delivering features and functionality in a reliable way.

You’ve got a history of working on consumer products. You have your ear to the ground and are great at uncovering needs across the organization before they become emergencies. You may have worked on consumer apps, as a healthcare professional, or as a project manager. You have a deep understanding of how to create products based on user-identified needs, and you’re also able to discover and innovate on unnamed needs, as well. You understand how to turn technical capabilities into extensible feature sets and know how to drive adoption of those features across a new user base. This position reports directly to the Chief Product Officer and can be based in Accra.

Responsibilities

Build the product strategy and roadmap for patient facing solutions.
Partner with colleagues in other product pillars and infrastructure to ensure that Mutti meshes seamlessly with other products and the rest of the organization.
Define and meet clear SLAs for deliveries to patients — know when to invest in reliability and performance and when to build new features.
Partner with finance and data analysts  to understand patient financial behavior and how to build products tailored to their needs
Own features and prototype plans end-to-end, including writing product specs, driving cross-functional execution, making thoughtful product decisions along the way, and sharing insights and results throughout the company.

Requirements

Depth of experience working on consumer  products. You can take business requirements, mesh them with user needs, and turn them into a roadmap of features and research with minimal guidance.
Impact focus and a consistent history of delivering measurable results for both users and the business.
Data-minded whenever possible. You deeply understand how your products work and how to measure long-term impact. You know how to balance quantitative usage data with deep user insights. You are comfortable with quantitative and qualitative research, how to interview people in a structured way, and produce and share learnings from your process.
Reliable and consistent. You maintain clear documentation, a prioritized backlog, and communicate accurate dates and milestones.
Ability to think big and small. You build incremental features and prototypes in service of a larger vision.
Product taste and craftsmanship. You will be responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of how we interact with patients on a day to day basis.
Leadership. You know how to influence people to get things done across any job function. People love working with you.
Written communication that is clear and effective.

Preferred Experience

B.A. or M.A. (preferred)  in Computer Science, Economics, Anthropology, Business Management, Communications. Or M.A in UX Research, Product Design, Business Administration
Experience building consumer application. You may have experience working on a design or finance team.
Experience in the African region is a plus.


Admin

Only considering applicants who are based or able to relocate to Accra.
This role comes with a competitive salary and employee stock options

To apply, please send your most recent resume/CV and cover letter to [email protected]. The title of your application should be “{Your name} – Product Manager Mutti.” view all

Accra, Ghana

mPharma is a venture-backed technology startup company with a simple mission: Make prescription drugs in emerging markets easily accessible, and easily affordable.  

We’ve partnered with major pharmaceutical manufacturers, insurance companies, financial institutions and Ministries of Health to deliver medicines directly into the hands of consumers in these underserved markets. Through our innovative e-prescription tools, doctors, patients and pharmacists gain access to both a network of high quality, affordable prescription drugs, and the support to ensure that the drugs are being used appropriately and effectively.

We are a multidisciplinary team comprising of medical professionals, managers, designers, and programmers from Africa and beyond, brought together by a shared passion for improving access to medicine. We value innovative thinking, and we’re not afraid of some failures along the way. We thrive when we put our heads together to solve seemingly intractable problems. We move boldly, and we move quickly. After only a few months, our tools have been used to get essential medicines into the hands of tens of thousands of patients across four African countries, and we’re only just getting started.

We’re looking for new team members that will help us reach our first million consumers, and then the next million. We won’t stop until everyone has access to the high-quality medicines that they deserve.

December, 2018

Overview

At mPharma, we start and end our day thinking about how we can enable patients to afford their medications. We’re a small but growing team of 75+ members, headquartered in Accra, Ghana, backed by some of the world’s leading venture capital firms. We’ve joined hands with third party payers, drug manufacturers and healthcare providers to develop products and services that directly reduce the costs of prescription drugs for patients. In only a few months, we’ve managed to provide low-cost, high-quality medicines to tens of thousands of patients across four African countries (Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe).

Position Description

mPharma is looking for an ambitious young professional to join our team as a Billing Analyst. The position supports mPharma’s team in managing billing and revenue recognition for 100+ facilities in Ghana. The analyst will have an opportunity to interface with a wide variety of stakeholders in the healthcare space (manufacturers, insurers, distributors and providers) and provide data analysis that will drive critical business decision making.

Key Responsibilities

Reconcile and interpret data, analyze results using statistical techniques and provide ongoing billing reports to clients
Develop and implement databases, data collection systems, data analytics and other strategies that optimize data efficiency and quality
Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in data sets
Filter and “clean” data by reviewing reports, printouts, and performance indicators to locate and correct underlying problems
Locate and define new process improvement opportunities.

Our Ideal Candidate

Strong attention to detail and past experience validating data accuracy
Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with accuracy
Strong Excel Skills (must be able to create pivot tables and lookups effortlessly). This will be tested
Collaborate effectively

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics, Economics, Statistics or related field
Minimum of 2 years of quantitative work experience
Spotless personal background

Admin

Preferred start January 2019
Permanent residency in Ghana

To Apply: Send only your CV and cover letter to [email protected] using the following subject line: “Billing Analyst – Ghana” – [Your Name]”. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. view all

As a frontend engineer at mPharma, you will work on an autonomous squad of engineers, product managers, and designers that decide what needs to be built and how to build it. Each day frontend engineers at mPharma are working on problems like how to best to manage state in complex SPAs, how to use computer vision natively to enhance the on-boarding experience, or how to implement micro-frontend architectures. Furthermore, we believe that engineers play a critical role in the product definition, so you will work with product managers and designers to determine how to solve real problems that real people have.

At the end of the day, mPharma believes in people, and in addition to being highly skilled, our team is collaborative and welcoming. We are looking for engineers who want to grow the company, themselves, and their colleagues.

Who are you

You are a smart, kind, team player that wants to innovate while building value
You are comfortable writing Javascript and React
You are experienced with modern javascript tools like Webpack
You love best practices in your area of expertise
You believe in practices like automated testing and continuous delivery
You are comfortable with designing and building scalable, responsive user interfaces
You know how to apply data structures and algorithms to real world problems

What you might work on

Next generation pharmacy management software
Optimizing component renders
Implementing UIs that are as beautiful as they are useful
Creating generic, reusable components to serve as part of an interactive design library

Technology keywords (to name a few)

#react #redux #webpack #reselect #recompose #material #docker #eslint #normalizr #immutable

Apply

If you meet the above criteria, please email your current CV and cover letter describing why you are interested in working with mPharma and how you would make a good addition to our team to [email protected]. Please use the subject line “frontend engineer – (Your Country) – (Your Name)”. view all

As a backend engineer at mPharma, you will work on an autonomous squad of engineers, product managers, and designers that decide what needs to be built and how to build it.

Each day, backend engineers at mPharma are working on problems like how to create complex data enrichment pipelines, how to use computer vision to enhance the on-boarding experience, or how to present to the team that contract testing is awesome. Furthermore, we believe that engineers play a critical role in the product definition, so you will work with product managers and designers to determine how to solve real problems that real people have.

At the end of the day, mPharma believes in people, and in addition to being highly skilled, our team is collaborative and welcoming. We are looking for engineers who want to grow the company, themselves, and their colleagues.

Who are you

You are a smart, kind, team player that wants to innovate while building value
You are comfortable writing Python
You are experienced with modern infrastructure and tooling
You love best practices in your area of expertise
You believe in practices like automated testing and continuous delivery
You are comfortable with designing and building scalable, distributed systems
You know how to apply data structures and algorithms to real world problems

What you might work on

Automated data structuring and enrichment
API development
End user features like collaborative forecasting tools, phased payment programs, analytics platforms
Integrations between complex systems

Technology keywords (to name a few)

#python #django #hug #golang #kubernetes #marathon #mesos #docker #redis #postgres #rabbit #nifi #redshift #java #vault #terraform #react #redux #pact #openid #istio #ambassador

Where

Accra, Ghana or Lagos, Nigeria

Apply

If you meet the above criteria, please email your current CV and cover letter describing why you are interested in working with mPharma and how you would make a good addition to our team to [email protected]. Please use the subject line “backend engineer – (Your Country) – (Your Name)”. view all

Suggested start date: Immediately

Reports to: Director of Engineering

Deadline: 15/06/2019

Farmerline Overview

Do you want to improve millions of lives and leave a lasting legacy at the same time? Do you want to use your talents and skills to make a difference and not just a living? Do you want to help feed the world now and in the future? Farmerline works to reinvent how the world thinks and invest in the lives of small-scale farmers. We are working to help farmers produce and sell food. We are bold and systemic thinkers but operate lean and nimble.

We train and support a network of smartphone empowered field agents to bring vital services and information to farmers doorsteps. Products like high quality but affordable fertilizers, fungicides, and seeds. Information services like weather forecast, market prices, financial & nutrition tips. We are building the “Amazon” for farmers where they can access these services and other resources at an affordable price, quality and right in their community.

We have supported many organizations with our tools and knowledge to improve the way they work with farmers. Over the past 5 years, Farmerline and its partnership network has profiled and served over 200,000 farmers and mapped over 1 million acres of farmland across 11 countries.

Farmerline is a learning organization and you will have the chance to apply your ideas and creativity to solve problems every day.  If you work well in a dynamic collaborative culture, set high standards, and meet challenges with determination and a sense of humor, you’ll thrive at Farmerline.

Job Purpose

The UX/UI Designer will work closely with the Corporate Services and Farmer Services teams to define and implement innovative solutions for all product directions, visuals, and experience. The designer will be a team player with a keen eye for detail and possess exceptional problem-solving skills. He/She will be responsible for conceptualizing and delivering new and existing feature designs and producing the required assets necessary for the implementation of those concept designs.

Responsibilities

Balance product, development and user-centered goals to help design overall product experience.
Develop storyboards, mockups, and sketches to communicate interaction and design ideas.
Assess the usability of products and make constructive suggestions for improvement.
Collaborating with product management and engineering to define and implement innovative solutions for the product direction, visuals, and experience.
Executing all visual design stages from concept to final hand-off to engineering.
Create, improve and use wireframes, prototypes, style guides, user flows, and effectively communicate your interaction ideas using any of these methods.

Requirements and Qualifications

Proven experience as a product (mobile/web) designer.
Bachelor degree in either Communication Design, Interactive Design, Graphic Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science or Engineering, or any other related field.
Hands on experience in designing interactive applications and prototypes.
Prior experience in front-end technologies like HTML / CSS.
Strong experience using tools like Photoshop/Figma/Invision/marvel app, Adobe XD etc. with focus on user experience.
Excellent analytical skills with a good problem-solving attitude

Benefits

Competitive Salary.
Health Insurance.
Performance Bonus
Remote working location option
 Laptop Allowance
Monthly work drinks
Dynamic, young culture with great opportunities for learning, leadership, and FUN.

Note

All applicants should add links to their portfolios(Behance/Dribbble/Website/Google Drive), etc in their CVs. (Failure to do this means your application won't be considered).
 
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Suggested start date: Immediately

Reports to: Communication Specialist

Travel:  This role may include travel within Ghana, Africa, Europe and the US.

Application deadline: 10th June 2019

 

Farmerline Overview

Do you want to improve millions of lives and leave a lasting legacy at the same time? Do you want to use your talents and skills to make a difference and not just a living? Do you want to help feed the world now and in the future? Farmerline works to reinvent how the world thinks and invest in the lives of small-scale farmers. We are working to help farmers produce and sell food. We are bold and systemic thinkers, but operate lean and nimble.

We train and support a network of smartphone empowered field agents to bring vital services and information to farmers doorsteps. Products like high quality but affordable fertilizers, fungicides and seeds. Information services like weather forecast, market prices, financial & nutrition tips. We are building the “Amazon” for farmers where they can access these services and other resources at an affordable price, quality and right in their community.

We have supported many organizations with our tools and knowledge to improve the way they work with farmers. Over the past 6 years, Farmerline and its partnership network have profiled and served over 200,000 farmers and digitised over 1 million acres of farmland across 12 countries.

Farmerline is a learning organization and you will have the chance to apply your ideas and creativity to solve problems every day.  If you work well in a dynamic collaborative culture, set high standards, and meet challenges with determination and a sense of humour, you’ll thrive at Farmerline. .

Job Description:

We are looking for a technically proficient individual with solid writing, communication and research skills. Must have a strong interest in brand building with the ability to creatively tell brand stories that will attract the right targets.The Communication Officer  will be responsible for researching and writing articles, whitepapers, PAR stories and other knowledge-based contents. S/he will assist in writing Farmerline's case studies.

You should be an outstanding editor, with an eye to easily correct grammar and edit tone of communication materials for internal and external purposes. You must be conversant with Ghana’s media landscape. Your ability to work with the media and creative agencies to carry out the right messages and manage relationships is an essential requirement for this role. The role will also require a good understanding of digital marketing platforms and tools. You  should be able to manage the companies social media accounts.

Responsibilities

Write articles and communication materials for internal and external purposes
Strategically plan communication guidelines and campaigns 
Research industry-related topics and share insights to inform the company’s direction
Manage the content calendar for the communication team
Write, plan and execute blog posts
Assist with social media management on all platforms
Write clear marketing copy to promote our products/services
Manage media and agency relationships
Partner with media agencies to collaborate on campaigns 
Organise conference attendance 
Support brand awareness campaigns 
Coordinate with content producers and designers to deliver clear messaging
Drive the growth and brand awareness of the organisation through content generation
Travel within Ghana and outside for Ghana for marketing purposes 

Requirements

Excellent written and oral English language skills; French language skills would be an asset
Excellent editing skills
Excellent organizational skills
Attention to detail
Good presentation skills
A strong team player
Good researcher
Good relationship skills
Fast learner
Strong proficiency in MS Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel  
Minimum of three years working experience in a communication-related role
A bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, English, Journalism or related field

Benefits:

[local applicants]

Opportunity to work globally and build global networks
Colleagues who are committed to your growth
Competitive salary
Health Insurance
Macbook
Free Daily Lunch
Monthly work drinks
Flexible working 

[international applicants]

includes

Return ticket to the home country each year
Work/resident permit
 
 
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