Call for recruitment

Senior Programme Officer - New Vaccines Introduction, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Brief job description:
The Global Health Delivery group at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is looking for a Senior Programme Officer (SPO) for its New Vaccines Introduction team. The SPO will be primarily responsible for the development and management of product development and launch strategies to ensure fast, broad, and appropriate access to the technologies being developed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s grantees. Initial focus will be on vaccines for pneumonia and diarrheal diseases.

Requirements:
The ideal candidate will bring depth and breadth of experience and knowledge in business strategy, project management skills, and product introduction planning for new health technologies, particularly in developing countries. The candidate will have at least 12 years of experience in international public health, global development and/or pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. S/he must either have experience working with global partners such as WHO or GAVI Alliance on global product/vaccine introduction or have strategic planning expertise in marketing and/or product launches. The position is based in Seattle, USA. To view the full job description, please visit www.gatesfoundation.org/jobs.