The Foundation
We are the largest nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. Founded on a simple premise: people everywhere, regardless of identity or circumstances, should have the chance to live healthy, productive lives. We believe our employees should reflect the rich diversity of the global populations we aim to serve. We provide an exceptional benefits package to employees and their families which include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with no premiums, generous paid time off, paid family leave, foundation-paid retirement contribution, regional holidays, and opportunities to engage in several employee communities. As a workplace, weโre committed to creating an environment for you to thrive both personally and professionally.
The TeamThe Global Health Division seeks to harness advances and innovations in science and technology to save lives in developing countries. We work with partners to deliver proven tools and diagnostics, as well as discover pathbreaking new solutions that are affordable and reliable.
Integrated Development (IDev) is a cross functional team within the Global Health Division but also supports teams in the Global Development and Gender Equality Divisions. IDev brings expertise in service to R&D and systems development in the four domains of 1) Regulatory, 2) Chemistry Manufacturing and Controls (CMC), 3) Clinical Trials design and informativeness (DAC), and 4) Global Health Integrated Development Expertise (GHIDE), which includes pharmacology, big data, AI.
We are seeking an exceptional Program Officer to join our GHIDE domain. This domain brings a decision-centric, proactive, and holistic approach to IDevโs support to our partner PSTs (Program Strategy Teams), reviewing product development plans and recommending strategies designed and executed to accelerate registration and access - particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The work is delivered through a multidisciplinary team that provides world-class product development support to Foundation teams, grantees and partners. The product scope includes medicines (NCEs and generics), biologics, vaccines, medical devices, live biotherapeutics, gene therapies, and product types based on evolving Foundationโs priorities and investments.
Your Role
You serve as a Program Officer for varying foundation Health Product Initiatives. You provide program management, analysis and decision analytics around key projects, investments, strategy development, and coordination to ensure that new data from partners, grants, and projects is captured and analyzed. You use data to test team hypotheses and support better decision making. You manage a discrete portfolio of investments (grants and contracts) in support of Global Health and Gender Equality products.
This is a 9-month Limited Term Employment position based in Seattle. Relocation support will not be provided.
What You'll Do
- Provide comprehensive project management, communications, and implementation support for initiative-level and strategic goals, ensuring alignment across programmatic and technical teams.
- Compile and analyze data from grants, contracts, and partners to test team hypotheses and inform decision-making; design and operationalize processes that feed insights back into strategy and portfolio management.
- Manage and execute activities related to strategic planning, investment development, grant management, and external relationship management, while improving operational efficiency and effectiveness.
- Coordinate cross-matrix efforts - including regional and country offices - and convene meetings with grantees, internal partners, and technical experts to maintain clarity on roles, responsibilities, and deliverables.
- Consult with grantees to achieve desired impact of grants, applying milestone-based performance objectives, providing guidance as needed and ensuring appropriate documentation, grant budgeting and reporting.
- Draft key documents, reports, and presentations for diverse audiences, summarizing developments and recommendations for program areas and external partners.
- Serve as a liaison between MIDD (Model-Informed Drug Development) subject matter experts (SMEs) and Senior Program Officers (SPOs) to ensure seamless technical and programmatic coordination for grantees and PSTs.
- Facilitate timely integration of MIDD-related inputs and technical feedback into grant management processes, operational workflows, and decision-making.
- Support inclusive culture through modeling behaviors and actions; call out issues in a timely fashion to appropriate partners.
Your Experience
- A bachelorโs degree or equivalent experience
- Programmatic experience in infectious diseases, maternal and child health, or sexual and reproductive health, ideally within international public health contexts through lived experience or support to country/regional offices.
- Strong background in data analysis or statistical analysis, with experience in research methodologies; spatial/GIS analysis skills are a plus.
- Proven track record to manage complex projects across multiple teams, with strong knowledge of project management principles.
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills, coupled with excellent writing and verbal communication for diverse audiences.
- Experience applying artificial intelligence (AI) tools or approaches in professional settings.
- Familiarity with drug and product development processes, including key stages and decision points, and exposure to decision analytics for portfolio strategy and investment decisions (desirable).
- Understanding of MIDD principles and their application in global health or pharmaceutical R&D (desirable).
Must be able to legally work in the country where this position is located without visa sponsorship.
The salary range for this role is $154,200 to $231,400 USD. We recognize high-wage market differences in Seattle and Washington D.C., where our offices are located. The range for this role in these locations is $168,200 to $252,200 USD. As a mission-driven organization, we strive to balance competitive pay with our mission. New hires salaries are typically between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint. Actual placement in the range will depend on a candidateโs job-related skills, experience, and expertise, as evaluated during the interview process.
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Inclusion Statement
We are dedicated to the belief that all lives have equal value. We strive for a global and cultural workplace that supports ever greater diversity, equity, and inclusion โ of voices, ideas, and approaches โ and we support this diversity through all our employment practices.
All applicants and employees who are drawn to serve our mission will enjoy equality of opportunity and fair treatment without regard to race, color, age, religion, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and prior protected activity.