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Senior Program Officer, Discovery & Drug Development
Location
United Kingdom
Posted
25 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Program Officer, Discovery & Drug Development
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• Lead and manage a portfolio of grants and investments focused on hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and gestational diabetes, from sourcing and diligence through structuring, execution, monitoring, and reporting. • Develop and refine investment strategy in the disease area, identifying gaps, priorities, and high-potential opportunities across discovery, development, and introduction. • Provide scientific and clinical leadership on the biology, risk stratification, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of preeclampsia, other hypertensive disorders, and gestational diabetes. • Partner with grantees and external investigators to design and oversee research, ensuring scientific rigor, ethical standards, and alignment with foundation and country priorities. • Contribute to budgeting, risk management, and sequencing of investments within the portfolio, ensuring effective stewardship of foundation resources. • Track and report on portfolio progress, milestones, and outcomes, translating evidence into strategic recommendations for leadership. • Foster coordination across discovery, clinical, and implementation partners, linking work to related MNCNH programs and the broader maternal morbidity agenda. • Guide the translation of evidence into policy and implementation pathways, working with internal teams and external stakeholders to scale promising interventions. • Represent the Foundation externally, including at scientific meetings, technical advisory groups, and with partner governments, consortia, and industry.
Job Requirements
- Advanced degree (PhD, DrPH, MD, OB/GYN or equivalent) in a relevant clinical or scientific discipline; specialized expertise in obstetrics, maternal-fetal medicine, endocrinology, or a related field strongly preferred.
- Deep subject-matter expertise in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (including preeclampsia) and/or gestational diabetes, spanning underlying biology, clinical management, and product or intervention development.
- Extensive relevant experience in research, drug or product development, clinical practice, or grantmaking, preferably with exposure to low- and middle-income country settings.
- Demonstrated experience leading research programs, portfolios, or investments, with the ability to set strategy and make sound funding and prioritization decisions.
- Strong knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP), research ethics, and the translation of evidence into policy and practice.
- Excellent cross-cultural communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across institutions, ministries, industry, and global partners.
- Proven track record of managing multi-stakeholder partnerships across academia, governments, and implementing organizations.
Benefits
- comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with no premiums
- generous paid time off
- paid family leave
- foundation-paid retirement contribution
- regional holidays
- opportunities to engage in several employee communities
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