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Gates Foundation · 9 hours ago

Senior Program Officer, Preclinical Vaccine Development, Accelerator (*2-Year LTE)

Seattle, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$234K/yr - $362K/yr

Gates Foundation is the largest nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. They are seeking a Senior Program Officer, Preclinical Vaccine Development, to lead a portfolio of investments and partnerships focused on developing innovative oral polio vaccine candidates, ensuring alignment with internal and external stakeholders.

CharityEducationImpact InvestingNon Profit

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Partner closely with team leadership, including the Director, Accelerator and Distinguished Fellow, AI-Enabled Cures Frontier, to develop, communicate, and implement the overall strategy for novel oral polio vaccines

Act as foundation 'Project Lead' for the novel oral polio preclinical vaccine development programs

Negotiate, implement, and manage a portfolio of grants or performance-based contracts; including alignment of internal and external stakeholders, review of letters of inquiry and grant proposals as well as providing clear, concise and insightful written analyses and recommendations for funding

Consult, provide thought partnership, and support to grantees and other partners to maximize the impact of projects and the creation of well-integrated vaccine preclinical development plans

Serve as an advisor on preclinical vaccine study design

Provide technical guidance and support on the foundation process for Integrated Product Development Plans (IPDPs) and the development process including definition of critical milestones and stage gates. Support product development process as defined by the foundation for our internal and external partners

Forge collaborations with key global experts in vaccine development

Work with external advisors to maintain cutting edge approaches to vaccine development

Represent foundation interests in developing networks for the program

Play a strategic role on preclinical vaccine development related issues relevant to CMC and regulatory interactions

Identify and cultivate partners to build coalitions and achieve objectives; manage partnerships to achieve impact

Serve as a leadership partner and technical resource to grantees to achieve strategic objectives

Attend internal meetings to represent the Accelerator as well as being a representative of the foundation at external meetings

Actively search for and create opportunities to develop new partnerships between external partners that will advance GH programs

This role will require the ability to travel up to 20% domestically and internationally

Qualification

Vaccine developmentRegulatory requirementsProject managementScientific writingData analysisBusiness due diligenceCultural sensitivityInterpersonal skillsCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Tolerance for ambiguity and ability to apply structure to simplify complex problems

An understanding of regulatory requirements necessary for various phases of vaccine and biologics development

Commitment to innovation and advancing new technologies in vaccine development

Intellectual quickness, curiosity, discipline, resourcefulness and resilience

Demonstrated ability to work with flexibility, efficiency, and enthusiasm in a fast-paced and complex internal and external environment

Experience working with partners in low- and middle-income countries

Experience with business and technical due diligence assessments of potential corporate, product or technology investments; ability to synthesize technical and commercial information towards strategic decision making

Strong judgment with a demonstrated ability to handle complex issues, multiple tasks, confidential information, and competing priorities with skill, discretion, a strong attention to detail, flexibility and diplomacy

Exceptional listening, verbal, and written communication skills, able to effectively calibrate input and synthesize information to connect with diverse audiences

Demonstrated experience in scientific writing and data analysis, written and oral communication skills, and experience advocating and communicating with a broad and diverse audience

Solid understanding of the realities and complexities of matrix-based organizations

Experience in working on teams with diverse culture and professional backgrounds

Comfortable in a wide range of cultural, geographic, and operational situations, demonstrating culturally-sensitive behavior

Strong interpersonal and diplomatic skills

Excellent relationship management skills to develop trusting and productive relationships with a wide range of colleagues, dignitaries, leaders, grantees, consultants and other partners

Commitment to transparency and real-time information sharing

Ability to work with flexibility, efficiency, enthusiasm, and diplomacy both individually and as part of a team effort

Demonstrated passion for the Foundation's values and commitment to deliver results against the Foundation's mission

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with no premiums

Generous paid time off

Paid family leave

Foundation-paid retirement contribution

Regional holidays

Opportunities to engage in several employee communities

Company

Gates Foundation

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Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives.

Founded in 2000

Seattle, Washington, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.gatesfoundation.org

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