Platform & Portfolio Lead, Enterics, Diagnostics, Genomics & Epidemiology (12-Month LTE)

Platform And Portfolio Lead

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

The Team

Our Global Health Program harnesses advances in science and technology to save lives and prevent disease. We focus on the health problems that have a major impact in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) but get too little attention and funding. Where proven tools and interventions exist, we support sustainable ways to improve their delivery and implementation in populations. Where they do not, 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 (TB), neglected tropical diseases, enteric and diarrheal diseases, pneumonia, and polio. The objective of the Enterics, Diagnostics, Genomics, & Epidemiology (EDGE) Team is to improve health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) through advancing products, tools, and platforms designed for in-country implementation, and improving quality of and access to data and information for public health decision making. The team is a trifecta of strategic initiatives that include the Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases (EDD), Genomic Epidemiology & Modeling (GEM), and Diagnostics & Devices programs. Guided by the burden of disease and the threat of outbreaks, we develop vaccines, diagnostics, and tools for detection and surveillance of pathogens for delivery to our target populations.

Your Role

This Platform & Portfolio Lead role works with Enterics and Diagnostics domains within the EDGE team and facilitates planning of our pipeline and portfolio. These include our broad spectrum of diagnostics and devices in development in support of various program strategies across the foundation and our portfolio of vaccines targeted at reducing burden from enteric and diarrheal diseases. In this role, you will collaborate with and help the technical team to keep our product strategies current and aligned to overall program strategy use cases and evolving scientific data. You will be responsible for ensuring a healthy portfolio / pipeline of product candidates in place to balance timeline, probability of technical & regulatory success (PTRS), launch readiness & deliverability, and internal and external funding considerations. Throughout, you will synthesize information around and facilitate end-to-end roadmap discussions on product candidates and portfolio mix needed over the next 10-12 years. To facilitate these functions, you will work with the internal enterics and diagnostics & devices domains, cross-functional teams, and external partners to maintain target product profiles (TPPs) and integrated product development plans (IPDPs) across the R&D portfolio, build data packages and leadership communication materials to drive stage-gate decisions, and ensure R&D portfolio management data systems stay current.

What You'll Do

Collaborate with the technical team to :

• Develop and vet long-term and end-to-end R&D portfolio optimization, product development and launch readiness plans aligned with product strategies.
• Map out and maintain a view on long horizon decision points and resourcing needs across a product portfolio / pipeline and the resultant scenarios and dependencies for discovery, development, and launch.
• Work collaboratively across the foundation to develop and implement target product profiles (TPPs), integrated product development plans (IPDPs), and lead Cost of Goods (COGS) analysis with foundation partners and grantees.
• Lead stage gate reviews of partner programs.
• Liaise closely with internal subject matter experts to co-develop and test R&D strategy implementation plans and facilitate change management through effective communication and relationship management.
• Maintain awareness of and recommend coordination with other related efforts within the organization and partner ecosystem.
• Provide an independent perspective on potential R&D timeline acceleration opportunities.
• Identify and assess key risks at both the portfolio and product level.
• Work closely with key external partners to keep plans current, well vetted, and shared with key stakeholders.
• Propose to the team and partners internal / external analysis from subject matter experts.
• Conduct ad hoc Excel-based ('back of the envelope') quantitative analysis and literature reviews.
• Maintain a portfolio of investments that are in line with the strategic direction.

Your Experience

We are looking for team members who enjoy working on complex problems and collaboratively crafting R&D strategy and implementation plans that have the potential to transform the lives of people around the world. Candidates must be excellent team players who are excited to work across a diverse set of disciplines and issue areas.

Other Attributes

Core professional services skillset is critical to be successful in this role : Excellent organizational, facilitation, verbal, and written communication skills. Ability to work effectively and with sensitivity across barriers such as language, culture, and distance. Excellent software skills with Microsoft Office applications, including a demonstrated ability to convey complex information using supporting tables, graphs, and other visual representations. Excellent listening skills and empathy. Commitment to our core values, mission, and programs with an approach that is consistent with the foundation's guiding principles and holding self to the highest ethical standards.

The salary range for this role is $186,400 to $288,800 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 $203,100 to $314,900 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.

Hiring Requirements

As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

Candidate Accommodations

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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 of voices, ideas, and approaches 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.