Credence Management Solutions, LLC
Senior Clinical Supply Chain Advisor
Credence Management Solutions, LLC, Washington, DC
Overview
Job Location: Washington, DC
Telework Eligible: Yes, at least 3 days per week in-person reporting at Washington, DC office.
Remote Eligible: No.
Credence Management Solutions employs hard-working, passionate individuals who bring innovation, accountability, and a growth mindset to the many missions we support across the US Federal Government. Employee empowerment is part of the fabric of our corporate culture through which we emphasize opportunity, recognition, reward, and retention. At Credence, we follow the principles of servant leadership and believe that serving and supporting others is critical to both our individual and collective achievements. We have only one measure of success. Yours.
We are hiring for positions under the Global Health Training, Advisory, Support Contract (GHTASC) in support of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Global Health (GH). These roles deliver institutional support services in a wide range of technical areas at the junior, mid-, senior, and expert levels.
We are a diverse, enthusiastic family of subject matter experts, business professionals, and practitioners who all share a common goal of providing excellent services to our government customers. If you want to work in a dynamic and fast-growing environment with highly motivated colleagues, then Credence is the right place for you!
Credence Management Solutions is seeking a Senior Clinical Supply Chain Advisor.
Position Summary
The Senior Clinical Supply Chain Advisor (Clinical SCA) will primarily support the USAID Office of HIV/ADIS, Supply Chain for Health Division as a Credence Institutional Support Contractor (ISC).
The Bureau for Global Health (GH) is the Agency's center of excellence and focal point in providing worldwide leadership and technical expertise in the areas of child and maternal health and nutrition, HIV, infectious disease, population, family planning and related reproductive health, and health systems. The Office of HIV/AIDS (GH/OHA) has overarching responsibility for the full range of the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID's) HIV programs and serves as the Agency's lead office for implementing the interagency President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). GH/OHA's primary functions are to provide strategic direction, technical leadership, and support to field programs, and to effectively manage headquarters programs devoted to reach and sustain HIV epidemic control. As a lead partner in the PEPFAR interagency process, GH/OHA makes decisions concerning the strategic allocation of financial and human resources in the sector and provides leadership in designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating HIV programs. This entails ensuring the technical integrity of USAID's headquarters and mission strategies and programs; providing global technical leadership on the full range of interventions related to HIV prevention, care, and treatment; leading HIV research programs; supporting USAID missions in working with partners and other government agencies; and monitoring, evaluating and reporting on the impact of the Agency's HIV programs in support of PEPFAR goals. GH/OHA is composed of eight Divisions and 23 Branches. GH/OHA is committed to ensuring an equitable, inclusive, diverse, accountable, transparent, accessible, and antiracist work environment.
The Supply Chain for Health Division (GH/OHA/SCH) leads OHA's commodities program in support of PEPFAR. The Division manages the procurement and supply of commodities; provides technical leadership to ensure supply chain sustainability in countries by collaborating with USG and international partners; supports USAID missions in their supply chain management programs; and provides emergency supply chain assistance as requested by Agency leadership. GH/OHA/SCH is composed of two Branches: The Supply Chain Management Branch (GH/OHA/SCH/SCM) and the Supply Chain Technical Branch (GH/OHA/SCH/SCT).
The Supply Chain Management Branch (GH/OHA/SCH/SCM) manages the Global Health Supply Chain project in headquarters and supports HIV supply chain programs in field Missions. The Branch reviews and monitors country procurement plans to ensure robust logistics strategies and technical assistance. The Branch conducts and coordinates supply chain market intelligence and analysis and provides support to Missions on HIV-related commodity supply chain procurement and supply chain strategies. In addition, the Branch takes the lead in collaborating across USAID on supply chain public-private partnerships.
The Senior Clinical SCA is a critical member of the SCH team and will play an important role in ensuring that the U.S. Government's billions of dollars invested in the fight against HIV/AIDS are being used in a clinically effective and efficient manner.
Salary Range
Full salary range for this position is $133,380 to $200,720 per year, with the starting salary determined based on candidate's knowledge, skills, experience, as well as budget availability.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the duties listed below
Serve as subject matter expert (SME) for global health supply chain clinical and other technical issues, in areas such as quantification, forecasting, procurement, storage and distribution and inventory management, logistics management information systems (LMIS), health systems strengthening, budgeting and financial management, supply chain performance, and program effectiveness.
Education, Requirements and Qualifications
Competencies/Performance Criterion
Job Location: Washington, DC
Telework Eligible: Yes, at least 3 days per week in-person reporting at Washington, DC office.
Remote Eligible: No.
Credence Management Solutions employs hard-working, passionate individuals who bring innovation, accountability, and a growth mindset to the many missions we support across the US Federal Government. Employee empowerment is part of the fabric of our corporate culture through which we emphasize opportunity, recognition, reward, and retention. At Credence, we follow the principles of servant leadership and believe that serving and supporting others is critical to both our individual and collective achievements. We have only one measure of success. Yours.
We are hiring for positions under the Global Health Training, Advisory, Support Contract (GHTASC) in support of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Global Health (GH). These roles deliver institutional support services in a wide range of technical areas at the junior, mid-, senior, and expert levels.
We are a diverse, enthusiastic family of subject matter experts, business professionals, and practitioners who all share a common goal of providing excellent services to our government customers. If you want to work in a dynamic and fast-growing environment with highly motivated colleagues, then Credence is the right place for you!
Credence Management Solutions is seeking a Senior Clinical Supply Chain Advisor.
Position Summary
The Senior Clinical Supply Chain Advisor (Clinical SCA) will primarily support the USAID Office of HIV/ADIS, Supply Chain for Health Division as a Credence Institutional Support Contractor (ISC).
The Bureau for Global Health (GH) is the Agency's center of excellence and focal point in providing worldwide leadership and technical expertise in the areas of child and maternal health and nutrition, HIV, infectious disease, population, family planning and related reproductive health, and health systems. The Office of HIV/AIDS (GH/OHA) has overarching responsibility for the full range of the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID's) HIV programs and serves as the Agency's lead office for implementing the interagency President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). GH/OHA's primary functions are to provide strategic direction, technical leadership, and support to field programs, and to effectively manage headquarters programs devoted to reach and sustain HIV epidemic control. As a lead partner in the PEPFAR interagency process, GH/OHA makes decisions concerning the strategic allocation of financial and human resources in the sector and provides leadership in designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating HIV programs. This entails ensuring the technical integrity of USAID's headquarters and mission strategies and programs; providing global technical leadership on the full range of interventions related to HIV prevention, care, and treatment; leading HIV research programs; supporting USAID missions in working with partners and other government agencies; and monitoring, evaluating and reporting on the impact of the Agency's HIV programs in support of PEPFAR goals. GH/OHA is composed of eight Divisions and 23 Branches. GH/OHA is committed to ensuring an equitable, inclusive, diverse, accountable, transparent, accessible, and antiracist work environment.
The Supply Chain for Health Division (GH/OHA/SCH) leads OHA's commodities program in support of PEPFAR. The Division manages the procurement and supply of commodities; provides technical leadership to ensure supply chain sustainability in countries by collaborating with USG and international partners; supports USAID missions in their supply chain management programs; and provides emergency supply chain assistance as requested by Agency leadership. GH/OHA/SCH is composed of two Branches: The Supply Chain Management Branch (GH/OHA/SCH/SCM) and the Supply Chain Technical Branch (GH/OHA/SCH/SCT).
The Supply Chain Management Branch (GH/OHA/SCH/SCM) manages the Global Health Supply Chain project in headquarters and supports HIV supply chain programs in field Missions. The Branch reviews and monitors country procurement plans to ensure robust logistics strategies and technical assistance. The Branch conducts and coordinates supply chain market intelligence and analysis and provides support to Missions on HIV-related commodity supply chain procurement and supply chain strategies. In addition, the Branch takes the lead in collaborating across USAID on supply chain public-private partnerships.
The Senior Clinical SCA is a critical member of the SCH team and will play an important role in ensuring that the U.S. Government's billions of dollars invested in the fight against HIV/AIDS are being used in a clinically effective and efficient manner.
Salary Range
Full salary range for this position is $133,380 to $200,720 per year, with the starting salary determined based on candidate's knowledge, skills, experience, as well as budget availability.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the duties listed below
Serve as subject matter expert (SME) for global health supply chain clinical and other technical issues, in areas such as quantification, forecasting, procurement, storage and distribution and inventory management, logistics management information systems (LMIS), health systems strengthening, budgeting and financial management, supply chain performance, and program effectiveness.
- Provide leadership to Missions and USAID Headquarters on implementation of clinical and other technical state-of-the-art approaches, analytics, and tools for global health supply chain management issues.
- Take a leading role in identifying clinical issues, providing approaches, solutions and recommendations on global health supply chain management clinical and other technical issues.
- Assist Agreement/ Contracting Officer's Representatives.
- Serve as a senior member of the Country Support Team in SCH, backstopping countries and organizations on the full range of PEPFAR issues.
- Initiate, provide, and anticipate needs for, high-level technical assistance to the field on global health supply chain management clinical and other technical issues.
- Identify, advocate and support implementation of specific clinical projects and activities on global health supply chain management and related issues.
- Participate in internal technical and advisory groups on clinical and other supply chain management issues.
- Be pro-active and strategic in establishing and maintaining close working relationships with senior staff at USAID operating units, implementing partners, the Department of State's Office of the Global Health Security and Diplomacy (GHSD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services, and other agencies involved with HIV/AIDS activities.
- Liaise with other donors, including Global Fund and UNFPA, to collaborate and advise on global supply planning. Take the lead in highlighting, advancing and advocating on technical global supply planning issues.
Education, Requirements and Qualifications
- Master's and 10 years, Bachelor's and 12 years, Associate's and 14 years, or High School and 16 years of professional experience.
- US citizen or US permanent resident with the ability to obtain and maintain Facility Access is required. For Permanent Residents, this means having resided in the US for at least 3 of the past 5 years.
- Medical, pharmacist or nursing clinical experience is preferred.
- Demonstrated experience in PEPFAR country programs.
- Demonstrated experience in global health commodity supply chain management
- A strong understanding of HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment programs and PEPFAR policies and their applications to specific country contexts.
- Knowledge of the clinical and other technical issues that arise in global health commodity procurement.
- Demonstrated ability in strategic planning, program management and implementation within a developing country or resource-poor context.
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
- Ability to recognize areas of weakness with a willingness to learn.
- Excellent oral presentation and writing skills.
- Ability to travel to developing countries; international travel approximately 20%.
Competencies/Performance Criterion
- Innovation: Employee takes initiative to propose new ideas/approaches, and demonstrates ability to find new and better ways to accomplish work.
- Customer Service: Handles customer questions and complaints, communicates with customers, handles service problems politely and efficiently, always available for customers, follows procedure to solve customer problems, understands company products and services, maintains pleasant and professional image.
- Accountability: Takes ownership of work responsibilities and holds high standards. Keeps commitments and takes appropriate actions to ensure obligations are met. Pursues efficiency and effectiveness and adheres to Organization policies and procedures.
- Interpersonal Skills: Employee demonstrates ability to work in cooperation with others and communicate effectively with co-workers, supervisors, subordinates, clients and other outside contacts.
- Continual Learning: Assesses and recognizes own strengths and weaknesses; pursues professional development that is aligned with organizational role, contribution, and goals. Proactively shares knowledge with others to foster learning across the Organization.