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 VMI Junior Associate to join the Ghana operations. The VMI team is the face of mPharma to new providers and play an instrumental role in our strategy to increase the provider network as we roll out our drug access programs. It is a highly visible role which entails the execution of business development and strategic assessment with the goal of onboarding of providers. You will be assigned a specific territory within a region to deliver growth targets.

Key Responsibilities

Deliver facility targets and associated revenue contribution
Engage private/public hospitals and community pharmacies; effectively communicate the values of mPharma and our drug benefit program.
Build and maintain strong relationships with providers in your assigned region through the organization of provider meetings and the application of other methodologies for customer acquisition.
Lead on-boarding of hospitals/clinics and pharmacies, from initial engagements, signing of contracts, through to the launch of mPharma services on-site, while ensuring a successful transition to Key Account Management to maintain the service and relationships.

Our Ideal Candidate

1+ years’ experience in Sales and Marketing in the health care sector
Understanding of business development initiatives and influencing stakeholders
Enthusiasm to work with an early stage start-up, commitment to helping us grow, and passion about healthcare in Africa
Thrive on achieving success in a target driven environment
A strong work ethic and a “can-do” attitude that requires minimal supervision
Fluent English with excellent writing, verbal, analytical, and organizational skills
Strong interpersonal skills to network with new people and develop business relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders
The ability to thrive in a matrix environment which requires working with multiple teams internally (this role will liaise with our Key Account, Technical and Supply Chain teams)
Frequent travel within assigned territory

Qualification

Pharmacist, Bachelors’ degree in Sales and Marketing
Healthcare background preferred

Admin

This position reports to VMI Senior Associate and is offered with a competitive compensation package.

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

 
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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

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

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

Ghana/Nigeria

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.

Who We Are

mPharma has a simple mission, to make quality medicines affordable and accessible to all patients, but the path to achieve this is highly complex. Every day we come to work excited to tackle the many human and technological challenges that prevent our mission from being achieved. We not only believe in the impact that we are making, but also in the people that are making that impact a reality. A line of code is only as good as its human outcome, and we are ensuring that we make a positive difference in the world we live in.

As a data 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 data 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 the wonders of Spark. 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 and you love Jupyter
You are experienced with modern infrastructure and tooling
You love best practices in your area of expertise
You believe in practices like data provenance, automated testing, 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
You are great at performing data analysis across multiple data sets

What you might work on

Automated data structuring and enrichment
API development
Integrations between complex systems
Optimization of data queries and flows
Forecasting with models like Deep AR

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 “data engineer – (Your Country) – (Your Name)”. view all

As a devops engineer at mPharma, you will work with other engineers to identify key infrastructural improvements and innovations as well as tools that support other engineers’ workflows. Each day devops engineers at mPharma are working on problems like how to create a seamless CI/CD pipeline, how to implement blue/green deployments, and how to manage data pipeline infrastructure. Furthermore, we believe that devops teams need to be able to have complete autonomy over what problems they solve and how.

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 bash scripts and infrastructure as code
You are experienced with modern infrastructure and architectures
You love security best practices
You believe in immutable infrastructure
You are comfortable with designing and building scalable, distributed systems
You know how to manage incidents and solve complex problems

What might you work on

Writing Terraform plans
Building developer facing tools that help with service management and monitoring
Creating guidelines for creating optimized docker images
Integrating workflow tools with Kubernetes clusters
Improving proactive security systems

Technology keywords (to name a few)

#kubernetes #marathon #mesos #docker #postgres #rabbit #nifi #vault #terraform #ansible #redis #elasticsearch #redshift #istio #ambassador #aws #gcp #prometheus

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 “devops 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

Length of assignment: Full-time

Reports to: CEO

Deadline: 07.06.2019

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 6 years, Farmerline and its partnership network has profiled and served over 200,000 farmers and mapped 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.  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.

Position Overview

As the legal and compliance specialist, you will ensure that the organisation remains up-to-date on all regulatory and licensing requirements in accordance with company regulation and country laws. You will be required to develop, implement, and enforce policies and procedures that keep Farmerline's products, processes, and physical sites operating in a legal and ethical manner.

You will conduct audits or investigations, recommend areas for improvement, and develop roadmaps for remediation. You will also be the liaison between the company and all external legal and regulatory bodies. monitoring compliance and proactively identifying and mitigating operational risks.”

The right candidate will have strong cross-cultural communication and leadership skills, the ability to transition seamlessly between strategic big-picture thinking and detailed analysis, and a passion for bringing Farmerline’s services to a higher level on the basis of demonstrable results and data evidence.




Responsibilities

Research and analyze the laws, regulations, policies, and rules that govern Farmerline’s work in Ghana and other areas of operation.
Develop and maintain a risk assessment matrix while running a quarterly analysis of vulnerabilities and risks and implementing corrective actions.
Establish and maintain close contact with relevant government agencies and key decision makers and regulators and other institutions that administer the law, to determine when new laws or regulations are issued that affect Farmerline’s operations and update Farmerline teams on these new developments.
Lead on drafting internal policies that ensure external compliance while ensuring that all teams and operations are compliant with the regulatory framework.
Develop and maintain systems that track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Farmelines business units  and monitor their adherence to, with the Support of farmerlines Legal Counsel
Develop a compliance calendar that tracks the progress of compliance tailored training across the organization to promote awareness of relevant laws/regulations/rules for each department.
Lead and maintain license /survey applications.
Provide guidance, upon request and need, for any new area of operation.
Identify and assess all legal risks arising from Farmerline’s operations and in consultation with department managers develop and implement strategies to manage the risks.
Act as custodian of key corporate legal documents.
Build and maintain relationships with farmerline external legal partnerships
Provide legal advice and assistance to management in relation to Ghanaian legal requirements for key areas such as contracting, permitting, employment and environment.
The above duties and responsibilities are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive. The right candidate may be required to take up other duties and responsibilities as and when required.




Required Qualifications

We are seeking an exceptional professional with at least 3 years of strong, relevant work experience and a demonstrated long-term passion for development work. Candidates with the following qualifications are strongly encouraged to apply:

Fully qualified lawyer with a professional certificate (B.L.)
Professional background, with at least three years’ experience, in Law,
Preference for experience in the agricultural sector.
Demonstrated leadership experience at work, or outside of work.
Excellent communication skills and proficient writing and presentation skills.
Top-performing academic background (must have at least at least a  Bachelor's degree).
Proven ability to drive projects from start to finish with minimal supervision
Relationship-building skills: we’re looking for someone who is able to develop strategic relationships with our key regulators who can support in our understanding of legal policies
Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate complex compliance issues
Proficiency in Microsoft Office
Working knowledge of French will be an advantage.

Benefits and Compensation:

Competitive Salary & Benefits
Free lunch
Monthly Work Drinks 
Local Health Insurance
Flexible Working
A leadership team and colleagues investing in your personal and professional growth
Dynamic, young culture with great opportunities for learning, leadership, and FUN view all