Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Patty Stonesifer and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.
Responsibilities:
The Senior Program Officer, Human Biology, Discovery must be a visionary with a desire to explore new approaches to solving health problems in the developing world. They will have depth of experience and knowledge across human biology and medicine, with an ability to think strategically about the scientific and technical challenges in broad areas of human health including, immunology, reproductive biology, and nutritional and gut biology; a broad perspective on how to fill gaps in our scientific understanding of human biology to accelerate development of solutions; a broad perspective on the field of health technologies from which to create innovative approaches to health issues. They will work independently and with team members and provide program and technical leadership for development of strategies, selection of partner institutions, recommendation of proposals, preparation of submissions of programs/projects, and management for success of targeted programs.
Responsibilities:
Conceptualize and shape priorities in key technology strategy areas
- Monitor and provide analysis on technology trends, innovations and policy issues relevant to initiatives/portfolios
- Provide technical expertise
- Collaborate with Director, Discovery team and Strategic Program Teams in strategic planning and project initiation
- Form key partnerships to enhance implementation of program strategy and tactics
- Assist Director in identifying opportunities for strategic alliances to further goals
Develop and manage grants and contracts portfolios to meet strategic objectives.
- Develop and implement competitive solicitations
- Develop the scope and strategy for selected grants and contracts
- Develop strategies, contribute to review of grant proposals and write proposal summaries
- Manage substantial portfolio of complex grants requiring high-level grant management skills, including applying and evaluating milestone-based performance objectives
- Review interim and final reports and write final evaluation
- Serve as a partner and resource to grantees to facilitate accomplishment of strategic objectives
Contribute to foundation knowledge capture, evaluation, learning, and dissemination.
- Keep Director informed of progress on individual grants and sets of grants that may constitute solution sets for specific global health problems
- Synthesize and document learnings across related grants and contracts
- Prepare briefings and portfolio reviews
- Assist in providing reviews and information/reports to President, Co-Chairs and other leadership
- Partner with GH and other foundation programs to share learnings and expertise.
Represent the foundation and program to the external world
- Speak and participate in public events and meetings related to area of expertise and position responsibilities
- Serve on relevant boards and working groups
- Leverage opportunities to disseminate knowledge and products developed by grantees in order to extend their impact
- Represent foundation interests in building networks
Qualifications:
- MD preferred, although PhD or other advanced degree with broad experience in a range of medical sciences will be considered. Broad medical knowledge and knowledge of human biology required. Specific expertise in immunology preferred, knowledge or experience in reproductive health and/or nutrition biology also a priority.
- Minimum 10+ years of experience working in relevant fields of expertise with strong medical leadership experience.
- Experience working with the health community and with governmental and non-governmental organizations.
- Experience in technology assessment and matching novel technologies with biomedical or public health applications preferred.
- Experience in project monitoring and evaluation, including development of conceptual frameworks, management of monitoring systems, implementation and supervision of evaluations and reporting of evaluation findings; industry or grant making experience preferred.
- Experience in the execution, conduct and/or management of performance based contracts or cooperative agreements preferred.
- Experience in developing and/or managing intellectual property issues preferred.
- Commitment to Foundation's core values, mission and programs and to Global Health Program's core values.
- Demonstrated outstanding written and oral communication skills in positions requiring communications in a broad and diverse audience on a range of complex technical issues.
- Strong planning and analytical skills.
- Experience in a role requiring collaboration within an organization, as well as a demonstrated ability to work with efficiency and diplomacy as part of a team effort.
- Demonstrated capacity and initiative to solve problems with energy and positive attitude.
- Willingness to work in a flexible environment.
- Ability to organize/prioritize work and meet deadlines within a fast paced environment with multiple and competing demands.
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.
- Proactive and flexible nature with reliable follow-through and attention to detail.
- Ability to work both independently and in a cooperative and collegial fashion.
- Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally.
Scope of work will require residency or relocation to the Seattle, Washington area.
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