Job Opportunities at Zipline Nigeria

Zipline – Do you want to change the world? Zipline uses drones to deliver critical and life-saving medicine to thousands of hospitals serving millions of people in multiple countries. Our mission is to provide every human on Earth with instant access to vital medical supplies. Join Zipline and help us make this a reality for billions of people.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Health Systems Integration

Location: Cross River
Employment Type: Full-time

About You and The Role

  • Does the thought of working with government stakeholders in Cross River State to integrate Zipline’s medical delivery services in the national healthcare supply chain get you excited? Do you enjoy taking full ownership of projects you work on, from supply chain mapping and pricing analysis, to crafting SOPs around quality management?
  • At Zipline your work is intended for the field, customers are counting on it today, so there is no time for ambiguous communication or aiming low. The team you’d be working with is a small and mighty group of individuals from around the world, all trying to build a nationally-integrated drone delivery service of medical products for healthcare providers and patients in Cross River State.
  • This role will require you to go above and beyond the job description and build a scalable foundation for all of the health system integrations in Cross River State.

What You’ll Do

  • Health System Integration & Operationalization – Conduct research, define requirements, and interface internally and with external stakeholders to support (1) the development of systems integration processes and (2) the build of systems integration technology.
  • Regulatory & Quality Compliance – Ensure that Zipline’s pharmaceutical-related processes and operations meet regulatory requirements through the design of SOPs, quality processes, and training materials.
  • Stakeholder Relationship Management – Build and maintain relationships, and develop communication mechanisms with key stakeholders on Zipline’s performance and impact.
  • Continuous Growth – Identify opportunities to expand Zipline’s reach within the public/private healthcare systems and pharmaceutical supply chains.

What You’ll Bring

  • Candidates should possess relevant qualifications with a minimum of 3 years work experience.
  • Experience navigating stakeholders in Cross River State and engaging several groups with varying levels of pharmaceutical knowledge.
  • Experience implementing technical and complex projects with public and private stakeholders in the healthcare sector in Cross River State, Nigeria.
  • Global knowledge of rules, regulations and standard practices surrounding medical/pharmacy practices, pharmaceutical supply chain, and patient safety.
  • Deep and practical knowledge of pharmaceutical supply chains in Cross River State.
  • Ability to think and communicate with a systems perspective.
  • Strong visual, written & verbal communications skills with experience working on proposals, reports, SOPs, and presentations.
  • Ability to turn data points into compelling user insights and stories that you communicate in a simple and effective way to stakeholders.
  • An entrepreneurial mindset and are able to fully own the projects you are working on.
  • A high aptitude for learning/growing technical skills.

Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply

 

Job Title: Community Lead

Location: Cross River
Employment Type: Full-time

About You and The Role

  • Does creating and maintaining meaningful relationships with multiple layers of stakeholders within local communities come natural to you? Are you a natural communicator who is able to use the power of storytelling to sell the impact of project activities to create positive long lasting partnerships across different stakeholder groups?
  • At Zipline, your work will result in the creation of community legacies and impacts, with customers and stakeholders counting on you everyday, so there is no time for ambiguous communication or aiming low. If building rapport with external stakeholders, helping internal teams better live and represent Zipline’s cherished values and leveraging your technical skills to build and maintain mutually beneficial long lasting stakeholder relationships match your experience and interests, READ ON!
  • Zipline believes access to medical care should not depend on your GPS coordinates. We are at the forefront of a logistics revolution, using autonomous aircraft to deliver just-in-time, lifesaving medical supplies on 3 continents around the world right now, 7 days a week.
  • Are you interested in supporting the team and a system that 200 million people will depend on with their lives?

What You’ll Do

  • Create awareness of Zipline’s service in the communities we serve through running community events, conducting community visits, hosting visits at our site, and more
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with community champions
  • Coordinate opportunities to give back to the community including blood drives and community events
  • Help team understand and live Zipline’s values
  • Develop community bonds within and across our sites
  • Create a welcoming and inclusive environment for all Zipliners
  • Meet regularly with each team member at the site.

What You’ll Bring

  • Candidates should possess relevant qualifications with a minimum of 3 years work experience.
  • You have significant prior experience working with people and communities on programs (candidates with strong relevant experience working with community based multinational non-profit organisations may also be considered)
  • You can communicate effectively (verbally and in writing) and are comfortable speaking in front of large groups and have experience building strong and high-trust relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders
  • You are detail-oriented and have experience organizing successful in-person events for large groups
  • You have the grit, resourcefulness, and resilience to thrive in novel, uncertain and constantly-changing business and regulatory environments
  • You believe deeply that access matters and that we can and will provide access to essential medical supplies for every person on the planet
  • You need to speak proficient English
  • You must be eligible to work in Nigeria
  • This position is based in Cross River State.

Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply

 

Job Title: Flight Operator

Location: Cross River
Employment Type: Full-time

About You and The Role

  • As a member of Zipline’s Flight Operations team in Cross River State, Nigeria, you’ll be responsible for ensuring that the delivery of medical products to health facilities is done in a safe and timely manner. This will involve working with a team of flight operators to conduct regular pre-flight inspections, launching, and recovery of the drones (aircraft).
  • You’ll be trained to conduct regular maintenance of the drones and other equipment at our site to support ongoing operations.
  • You will be expected to contribute to the continuous improvement of our daily operations and processes to support the growth of our operations as we scale.

What You’ll Do

  • Launch and Recovery: You will be responsible for the safe assembly of drones in preparation for 150+ flights, perform critical checks, communicate with Zipline controllers in readiness for flight, launch and disassemble drones on return to the Distribution Center.
  • Maintenance of drones and ground equipment: You will be responsible for performing corrective and preventive maintenance: scheduled or unscheduled on Zipline’s Aircraft and Ground Equipment. The maintenance includes but is not limited to Aircraft body maintenance, aircraft wing maintenance, etc.
  • Troubleshooting: You will be required to follow troubleshooting guidelines for the drones and ground equipment and collaborate with locally-based and USA based engineering teams to troubleshoot and optimize issues.
  • Projects: You may be involved in short-term and long-term projects that involve collaboration across functional teams in efforts to scale drone deliveries to 150+ and improve operational efficiency.

What You’ll Bring

  • National Diploma or HND / Degree in Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics / Aerospace Engineering.
  • A minimum of 1 year work experience.
  • You enjoy working in the field and are not afraid to get your hands dirty
  • Ability to stay focused, humble, and safety-conscious during 12 hour shifts
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and enjoy work that keeps you on your feet
  • Ability to maintain focus during extended daily flight operations
  • Comfortable troubleshooting mechanical and electrical issues with complex, battery-operated machinery
  • Extremely process & detail-oriented
  • Full professional proficiency in spoken and written English
  • Must be eligible to work in Nigeria.

What Else You Need To Know:

  • Must be willing and able to work night/weekends on shifts
  • Must be willing and able to work for a period not more than 45 hours/week
  • This is a full-time position based at one of our distribution centers in Cross River State, Nigeria
  • Must be willing to relocate to any of our distribution centers in Cross River State, Nigeria.

Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply

 

Job Title: Fulfillment Operations Professional

Location: Cross River
Employment Type: Full-time

About You and The Role

  • As a member of Zipline’s Fulfillment operations team in Cross River State, Nigeria, you’ll be responsible for building a strong supply chain of health commodities to enable health facilities to provide the best services to their patients. By joining us, you’ll be contributing to providing access to healthcare for all.
  • Your main responsibilities will involve performing and coordinating a variety of tasks within the Fulfillment Operations team to ensure that our customers get their requests/orders in a timely manner.
  • At Zipline, we believe that where you live should not influence your access to vital medical supplies.  If this opportunity sounds like something you’d want to be a part of, then keep reading.

What You’ll Do
As a Fulfillment Operations Professional, you will be part of the team that ensures that blood products & medical products are delivered from our distribution centers to health care facilities in a safe, reliable, and fast manner. By joining us, you will therefore be contributing to our mission of ensuring that every human on Earth has instant access to vital medical supplies. Your main responsibilities will include:

  • Customer Service & Order Fulfillment: You will be the first line when it comes to fielding orders from customers & ensuring they have high quality & excellent experience.
  • Responding to calls from customers and collaborating with other members to process their orders
  • Inventory & Warehouse Management: Organizing and managing supplies and equipment to ensure as the company scales, proper management procedures are in place.
  • Product Handling: Manage & prepare packages to be delivered via drone to the hospitals and clinics to ensure quality & speed of delivery.
  • Best Practices & Safety Management: Work with a team to perform daily quality control, oversee safety and regulations at the Zipline distribution center.

What You’ll Bring

  • Essential: Diploma or HND/Bachelor’s in Sciences preferably in Pharmacy, Nursing, Biomedical Laboratory, Biochemistry, Public Health or related fields of study.
  • Full professional proficiency in spoken and written English
  • 1+ years of practical experience in a laboratory setting, manufacturing plant, hospital or clinic
  • Passionate about making sure that each component of our supply chain and order processing is handled perfectly
  • Proactive with excellent organization and attention to detail
  • Obsessed with customer experience and making sure the quality of our deliveries always exceeds expectations
  • Upbeat and positive attitude, a collaborator who wants to succeed while also helping teammates grow
  • Must be eligible to work in Nigeria.

What Else You Need To Know:

  • Must be willing and able to work nights/weekends on shifts
  • Must be willing to work for a period not more than 45 hours/week
  • Must be willing to relocate to any of our distribution centers
  • This job will involve regular communication with customers to process their requests and answer their queries about our stock and seek support.

Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply

 

Application Deadline 31st July, 2021.

 

Note

  • Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard torace, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other characteristics protected by state, federal or local law or our other policies.
  • We value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit, please apply!

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