Senior Program Officer, Clinical Immunology

The Foundation

The Foundation is the largest nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. We believe our employees should reflect the diverse global populations we serve. We provide an exceptional benefits package including 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.

We are committed to creating an environment for you to thrive both personally and professionally.

The mission of Discovery & Translational Sciences (D&TS) is to catalyze innovation for the discovery and translation of transformative Global Health solutions. D&TS supports the foundation in achieving equity goals through program strategies in Global Health and Women’s Health Innovations in Gender Equality. We invest in high-risk initiatives with potential for disruptive change, create practical tools, develop transformative tools where none exist, and accelerate translation of scientific discovery into implementable solutions.

We seek better ways to evaluate and refine interventions before late-stage trials. Key functions include identifying knowledge gaps, creating or implementing new technology platforms, investing in transformative ideas, surveying the innovation space, and fostering a global health innovation ecosystem. Our intervention areas include vaccines, biologics, drugs, microbiome, and reproductive and sexual health.

The Vaccines and Biologics (VxBx) team has a large and growing portfolio of investments in innovative approaches and platforms aimed at preventing infectious diseases that contribute to inequity. The team collaborates with program strategy partners and other functional teams, and works with external partners including academia, biotech, pharma, government agencies, and funders.

Senior Program Officer, Clinical Immunology in Vaccines & Biologics (VxBx) contributes to a productive and collaborative culture of innovation to accelerate translation of research into practical health solutions. You are passionate about solving problems and addressing questions relevant to our mission. You will interact with the international biomedical scientific and clinical research community, maintain a cutting-edge understanding of the field, provide deep subject matter expertise, act as a thought partner internally and externally, and serve as a timely sensor of novel opportunities aligned with strategic priorities.

You will work with partners across diverse subject areas and bridge expertise with agility and diplomacy in a dynamic environment.

• Assist the Vaccines and Biologics Deputy Directors in developing strategies to address gaps in the Global Health vaccine and biologics portfolio and help shape and drive initiatives in key strategy areas.
• Develop, manage, and review a substantial portfolio of investments (grants, contracts, equity) including milestone-based objectives and go/no-go decisions for projects and product candidates.
• Identify and select partner institutions and develop the scope and strategy for grants, investments, MoUs, and contracts.
• Cultivate external partnerships across a diverse international network and build new networks as a foundation representative to advance programmatic strategies.
• Engage with foundation colleagues to drive strategic initiatives and contribute to knowledge capture, progress evaluation, learning, and dissemination.

Provide Subject Matter Expertise

• Serve as a thought partner and subject matter expert to foundation colleagues and as a resource to grantees and partners to accomplish strategic objectives.
• Represent the Foundation externally and be recognized as a thought leader through participation in public events and meetings related to the area of expertise and responsibilities.
• Contribute to diligence teams and evaluate investments in biotech, not-for-profit, and academic partners.
• Monitor and analyze technology trends and innovations relevant to initiatives/portfolios.
• Assist in the preparation and presentation of reviews and information to Foundation…