Program Officer, Global Health Integrated Development Expertise (LTE)

Program Officer

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, we're committed to creating an environment for you to thrive both personally and professionally.

The 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 IDev's 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 Foundation's priorities and investments.

Your Role

• 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

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 candidate's job-related skills, experience, and expertise, as evaluated during the interview process.

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