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Company Name : Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Company Location : Seattle, WA 98109
Job Position : Program Officer, Enteric & Diarrheal Diseases (LTE)
Job Category : Jobs in California
Job Description :
This is a limited term employment backfill role to cover for an employee who will be out on parental leave. The duration of the assignment is targeted for 11 months starting in September. However, the start and end dates may change
Division Summary:
Our Global Health (GH) program harnesses advances in science and technology to save lives in poor countries. We focus on the health problems that have a major impact in developing countries but get too little attention and funding. Where proven tools exist, we support sustainable ways to improve their delivery. Where they don’t, we invest in research and development of new interventions, such as vaccines, drugs, and diagnostics. Our work in infectious diseases focuses on strategies to fight and prevent HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, neglected and other infectious diseases, enteric and diarrheal diseases and pneumonia. These strategies are supported by functional teams that focus on Discovery and Translational Sciences, Vaccine Development, and Integrated Development.
Team Summary:
A major cause of death for children in the developing world, enteric and diarrheal diseases kill about 500,000 children under 5 each year. Children who survive face repeated infections by gut pathogens in the early years of their life, which can lead to serious, lifelong health problems. The primary focus of the Enteric and Diarrheal Disease team is to advance the development of safe, affordable, and effective vaccines for the leading causes of diarrheal and enteric diseases in low- and lower-middle-income countries. Our efforts include investments in vaccines for rotavirus and the leading bacterial causes of diarrheal and enteric disease: Shigella, cholera, and typhoid. In addition, to inform decisions on when and how to deploy new interventions and expand the use of existing ones, we fund research on the global and regional burden of these diseases.
Leadership and Culture:
We believe that energized people, working well together, fueled by great leadership in an inclusive environment in which they thrive, will do extraordinary things!
Position Summary & Core Responsibilities:
This position is for an 11-month family leave role for Program Officer (PO). The Program Officer will utilize their technical and strategic knowledge of epidemiology and Enteric and diarrheal diseases, to manage a portfolio of grants to (a) better understand disease burden of enteric pathogens, (b) support vaccine development and (c) support uptake and increase coverage of EDD vaccines. You will be a member of the EDD team and report to the Deputy Director of EDD.
Key responsibilities will include:
Partner with Deputy Director (DD), Enteric & Diarrheal Diseases (EDD), as well as other EDD team members and experts across related subject areas, to implement technical solutions that speed and de-risk the development of vaccine candidates that can meet global health needs.
Oversee implementation of EDD related grant portfolio aspects, create robust systems that ensure quality grantee interactions, balance in the portfolio, and effective annual planning.
Negotiate, implement, and manage a portfolio of grants or performance-based contracts; including alignment of internal and external collaborators, review of letters of inquiry and grant proposals as well as providing clear, concise and insightful written analyses and recommendations for funding.
Synthesize commercial and technical information to help inform the team’s strategic decisions; clearly articulate value propositions for investments from both a business and technology perspective.
Form key partnerships with individuals, industry organizations and others to enhance implementation of the program’s strategy and tactics.
Contribute to integration of strategies and execution of plans across EDD and other GH teams
Provide consistently superb leadership and exceptional management of EDD-related internal and external partners
Work with internal partners to identify and cultivate partners to build coalitions and achieve objectives; manage partnerships to achieve impact
Attend internal meetings to represent EDD as well as being a representative of the foundation at external meetings
Work with internal partners to actively search for and create opportunities for partners and solutions to leverage available resources
Work with internal partners to search for and create opportunities to develop new partnerships and between external partners that will advance GH programs
This role is accountable for high quality interactions and clear and consistent communications with grantees and partners in the field
This role will require the ability to travel up to 30% domestically and internationally.
Core Knowledge & Skills:
We are looking for people who enjoy the opportunity of working on complex projects and collaboratively creating solutions that have the potential for transformational change. We seek a self-starter who can integrate a diverse set of perspectives to build consensus, structure and drive forward progress on complex topics, and provide both technical and operational capacity to the Enteric & Diarrheal Diseases
We are looking for individuals with:
Commitment to innovation and advancing new technologies in vaccine manufacturing
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
Technical competence in the life sciences
Demonstrated experience in scientific writing and data analysis, written and oral communication skills, and experience advocating and communicating with a broad and diverse audience
An understanding of regulatory requirements necessary for various phases of drug development
Experience with project management principles and tools to manage complex projects
Solid understanding of the realities and complexities of matrix-based organizations
Proven ability to lead and influence data-driven strategic planning and implementation
Demonstrated experience working in cross-functional teams
Administration and fiduciary responsibilities
Experience in a role requiring collaboration in a complex internal and external organization
Demonstrated ability to work with efficiency, diplomacy, and flexibility particular as part of a team effort
Sense of humor
Commitment to transparency and real-time information sharing
Experience in working on teams with diverse culture and professional backgrounds
Previous experience supporting a highly skilled and demanding client base with diverse backgrounds
Demonstrated ability to build relationships to gain the respect and trust of other team members
Intellectual quickness, curiosity, discipline, resourcefulness and resilience
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
Education and Experience:
PhD in infectious diseases, epidemiology, microbiology or a related field and 5 plus years related experience, or BS/MS degree and 10 years plus related experience.
Demonstrated experience in data analysis, written and oral communication skills, and experience advocating and communicating with a broad and diverse audience.
Ability to synthesize technical and commercial information toward strategic decision making.
***Must be able to legally work in the country where this position is located without visa sponsorship
The employee transfer policy applies to internal backfill positions. An employee may apply for an open position after at least 12 months in their current position. If you meet this requirement and wish to pursue a backfill opportunity, you are required to have a conversation with your manager to confirm their support before you apply. In rare cases, the requirement of a minimum of 12 months in a position may be waived if a transfer is critical to the foundation’s goals and is approved by the current manager and their HR Consultant (HR Business Partner or Generalist).
All backfill positions are posted as LTE roles. With current manager support, if selected for the role, FTEs will retain their FTE status during the backfill assignment. Managers will have the option of backfilling for the individual moving to the interim position for a similar duration via the same hiring channels and options as this position. However, current managers may be unwilling or unable to hold headcount for the duration of an interim assignment and may deny the employee’s request. In such cases, the employee may apply for the open LTE position, but if selected, would effectively be resigning as an FTE and would be hired as an LTE for the duration of the interim assignment. As an LTE, employment with the foundation is expected to end at the end of the assignment, and the employee would not be eligible for severance.
Hiring Requirements
As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
Depending upon your work location, we may require proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 and any recommended booster doses. All employees based in the United States are to provide proof of full vaccination upon hire and any recommended boosters, subject to applicable laws.
Accommodations
If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request to hr@gatesfoundation.org.
Inclusion Statement
We are dedicated to the belief that all lives have equal value. We’re committed to creating a workplace where employees thrive both personally and professionally. We also believe our employees should reflect the rich diversity of the global populations we aim to serve—in race, gender, age, cultures and beliefs—and we support this diversity through all of 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.
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