Head: Health

2 weeks ago

Pretoria, South Africa Technology Innovation Agency Full time

**Job Advert Summary**:
To build strong pipelines of health innovation technologies, and to support the progression of these technologies towards implementation and commercialization.

To identify, drive and foster internal and external collaboration through networks and partnerships to help identify and address gaps and avenues for health solutions.

Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) is a talent driven, customer
- centric and impact focused organisation. In our endeavour to support technology innovation with socio-economic outcomes; we seek to infuse the organisation with team players that find resonance as value creators, agile thinkers, progressive attitudes, customer-centricity, dynamic work ethic and an optimistic disposition. We aim to harness these attributes in a manner that they culminate into a culture of teamwork, impact and accountability.

In executing its mandate, the organisation provides funding and non-funding support to stimulate innovation so that it provides a catalytic impact to the economy whilst improving people’s lives and protecting the environment.

The Agency reserves the right not to make an appointment.

**Minimum Requirements**:
**Education**:

- Essential: An advanced level university degree (Master's level) in medicine/health sciences, or life sciences **with an emphasis in health and **may be in combination with health informatics, public health, or digital health, or related health field.
- **Desirable**: A PhD in one of the above-mentioned fields.
- In addition to the above, a business qualification would be an added advantage.

Work Experience
- At least 8 - 10 years’ experience in a health technology development and/or health innovation management environment, global health projects, and health systems strengthening.
- Appropriate experience in the management of direct reporting staff.
- Knowledge of Corporate Governance and General Management Best Practice, Effective report-writing and communication skills.
- In-depth knowledge of technology innovation and commercialisation in the Life Sciences sector, **with emphasis in health.**:

- Ability to lead by influence, build relationships and demonstrate cross-functional skills
- Ability to successfully represent the organization to its internal and external audiences and stakeholders in a variety of settings, effectively communicating complex concepts and ideas in an engaging, simple manner.
- Must have flexibility and ability to multitask and manage several different projects while respecting deadlines
- Demonstrated ability at working in a complex multicultural team environment and partnering with peers to develop and implement against goals.
- Current knowledge of trends in sexual/reproductive health, maternal health, communicable and non-communicable diseases, digital health, pharmaceutical sciences, health biotechnology, health technology development trends, and overall global health issues.
- Knowledge of the commercialization of health technologies and a working knowledge of health markets and developments therein
- Proven success in prior health innovation focused roles
- Demonstrated comfort with ambiguity and risk
- Strong analytical skills, with demonstrated ability to develop unique partnership models that create value
- Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
**Finance**
- Prepare operational and investment budgets for the TIA Health Business Unit
- Ensure that performance against budget is managed and reported on a quarterly basis
- Manage the disbursement of funding to ensure optimal operation of technology and innovation projects and programmes
- Identify and implement appropriate resource mobilisation opportunities
- Monitor the repayment obligations of TIA investments (royalties and loans)
- Provide input into the annual budget for the Heath Business Unit in line with the PFMA
- Procure, manage and supervise third-party contractors or service providers where required

**Stakeholder Relations Plans**
- Provide guidance and support to projects and partners in all areas of the TIA health portfolio, to realize innovation lifecycle progression.
- Support the development of project strategy and design, lead specific project objectives and represent projects internally to donors, and other stakeholders as necessary.
- Ensure that Stakeholder relationships are managed and implemented.
- Establish the Health Business Unit and TIA as a thought leader in health innovation in South Africa and globally.
- Participate in relevant events, meetings, workshops and conferences by giving input, availing skill, competency and expertise.

**Internal Processes**
- Collaborate with global and country programs to identify, track, and assess innovative approaches to health innovation
- Provide technical consultation on project design, implementation, and analysis
- Lead the negotiation of investment term sheets to secure fair commercial returns to TIA thr

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