Market Access & Health Systems

The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) • Rockville, MD • 7h ago

Description

PhD students $20/hr

Who is USP?

The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is an independent scientific organization that collaborates with the world's leading health and science experts to develop rigorous quality standards for medicines, dietary supplements, and food ingredients. At USP, we believe that scientific excellence is driven by a commitment to fairness, integrity, and global collaboration. This belief is embedded in our core value of Passion for Quality and is demonstrated through the contributions of more than 1,300 professionals across twenty global locations, working to strengthen the supply of safe, high-quality medicines worldwide.

At USP, we value inclusive scientific collaboration and recognize that attracting diverse expertise strengthens our ability to develop trusted public health standards. We foster an organizational culture that supports equitable access to mentorship, professional development, and leadership opportunities. Our partnerships, standards, and research reflect our belief that ensuring broad participation in scientific leadership results in stronger, more impactful outcomes for global health.

USP is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer (EEOE) and is committed to ensuring fair, merit-based selection processes that enable the best scientific minds-regardless of background-to contribute to advancing public health solutions worldwide. We provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and uphold policies that create an inclusive and collaborative work environment.

Brief Job Overview

The Market Access summer intern will support the Market Access and Systems Strengthening team on several ongoing activities, including, but not limited to, supporting the revision of the EML in Kenya and defining a framework for a budget impact assessment for local manufacturing.

How will YOU create impact here at USP?

As part of our mission to advance scientific rigor and public health standards, you will play a vital role in increasing global access to high-quality medicines through public standards and related programs. USP prioritizes scientific integrity, regulatory excellence, and evidence-based decision-making to ensure health systems worldwide can rely on strong, tested, and globally relevant quality standards.

Additionally, USP's People and Culture division, in partnership with the Equity Office, invests in leadership and workforce development to equip all employees with the skills to create high-performing, inclusive teams. This includes training in equitable management practices and tools to promote engaged, collaborative, and results-driven work environments.

The Market Access & Health Systems Intern has the following responsibilities:

Work with the Kenya PPH team to understand plans to revise the NEML in Kenya

Develop a proposal to share with Kenya to incorporate cost considerations in the review

Define a framework for a budget impact assessment, reviewing data already collected by MedSuRe, identifying gaps and evaluating the feasibility of collecting missing data.

Who is USP Looking For?

The successful candidate will be a motivated graduate-level student or early-career professional with an interest in market access, pharmaceutical policy, regulatory systems, and health systems strengthening. The ideal candidate will bring strong analytical skills, curiosity, sound judgment, and the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders in support of USP's public health mission.

Preferred qualifications include:

Currently pursuing a PhD.

Graduate: PharmD, master's degree, or other advanced degree in pharmacy, regulatory affairs, public health, health economics, pharmaceutical policy, or a related field.

Foundational knowledge of pharmacy, pharmaceutical management, regulatory affairs, market access, or health systems strengthening.

Experience conducting research, synthesizing information, and analyzing qualitative or quantitative data.

Interest in essential medicines lists, budget impact assessment, local pharmaceutical manufacturing, or access to quality-assured medicines.

Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to organize findings and present recommendations clearly.

Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and build credibility with stakeholders in a collaborative environment.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This is an individual contributor role.

Compensation: Base Salary Range: USD $20/hr.

Individual compensation packages are based on various factors unique to each candidate's skill set, experience, qualifications, equity, and other job-related reasons.

Note: USP does not accept unsolicited resumes from 3rd-party recruitment agencies and is not responsible for fees incurred by recruiters or other agencies, except under a specific written agreement with USP.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.

For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.

Job Category Contingent Staff

Job Type Part-Time

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