Program Manager, CEO Roundtable and Industry Engagement

Position description

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 (GH) program harnesses advances in science and technology to save lives in lives in low- and middle-income countries. We focus on the health problems that have a major impact in developing countries but get too little attention and funding. Where tools exist, we support sustainable ways to improve their delivery. Where they don’t, 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, neglected tropical diseases, enteric and diarrheal diseases, pneumonia, and maternal, newborn and child health. These strategies are supported by functional & cross cutting teams that focus on Discovery and Translational Sciences, Vaccine Development, Innovation Introduction, and Integrated Development.

For this work to succeed our relationships with life sciences industries, including pharmaceutical, diagnostic, and medical devices, are critical. Towards that end, each Program Strategy Team (PST) in the Global Health Program typically has extensive industry experience within it, and also benefits from the support of a 4-5 person Industry Engagement team responsible for stewarding both bilateral and multi-company partnerships with the foundation and other funders. The Industry Engagement team nurtures leadership and working level relationships with priority companies. One keystone approach for this industry leadership engagement is the Gates CEO Global Health Roundtable, which engages ~20 of the largest innovative pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies in multi-company partnerships to advance access to their products in low-income countries. The foundation has relied upon the CEO Roundtable for over a decade to build strong, trust-based relationships with leaders across the healthcare/pharma industry to foster long-term collaborations and partnerships with the highest potential for global health impact.

 

 

Your Role 

The Gates Foundation is seeking a dynamic and strategic Program Manager to support the CEO Roundtable for a one-year limited term employment. This role involves close collaboration with the Senior Strategy Officer of Industry engagement to design and support the objectives of the CEO RT. This candidate will work with the Director, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Senior Advisor for Industry Engagement, and other key collaborators to facilitate high-impact discussions, drive critical initiatives, and support the execution of the CEO Roundtable’s agenda. The Program Manager will play a pivotal role in improving the effectiveness of the CEO Roundtable as a forum for shaping global health and development policies. 

This role will report to the Deputy Director, Strategy Planning and Management for the Neglected Tropical Diseases team with dotted line reporting to the Senior Strategy Officer of Industry Engagement.  

 

*This is a 12-month limited-term position based in Seattle, WA. Relocation will not be provided. 

 

What You’ll Do  

• Strategic Planning and Execution: Lead the planning, organization, and execution of CEO Roundtable meetings and related activities. Work closely with the Senior Strategy Officer, Industry Engagement to develop agendas that align with strategic priorities. 

• Stakeholder Engagement: Support communications to foundation leadership, external partners, and other stakeholders involved in the CEO Roundtable.  

• Content Development: Coordinate with subject matter experts within and outside the foundation to develop briefing materials, presentations, and background information to inform discussions at the CEO Roundtable. 

• Logistical Coordination: Be responsible for logistical aspects of CEO Roundtable meetings, including participant invitations/status, e-mail lists, calendar holds, venue selection, participant travel, technology needs, and on-site event management, ensuring high-quality and impactful gatherings. 

• Monitoring and Reporting: Supervise progress against the CEO Roundtable’s objectives, providing regular updates to the foundation’s leadership. Develop and implement mechanisms for capturing key outcomes and action items from meetings. 

• Portfolio Management: Lead up to 10 grants, ensure coordination of inter-dependent grants/grantees, external co-funders, and internal partners, synthesize and communicate key results internally and externally, engage with partners to share information and continually feed into BMGF strategy, monitor budgets, and evaluate grant effectiveness and failures to guide future decisions.  

• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work across the foundation to mobilize resources and expertise in support of the CEO Roundtable’s market access programs. Facilitate cross-divisional collaboration to design and implement key projects in partnership with pharma companies and in-country partners to increase access to life-saving medicines. 

• This role will require the ability to travel up to 30% domestically and internationally. 

 

Your Experience  

We are looking for people who enjoy the opportunity of working on sophisticated projects and collaboratively creating solutions that have the potential for transformational change. We seek a self-starter who can integrate a diverse set of perspectives to build consensus, structure and drive forward progress on complex topics, and provide both strategic and operational capacity to the Vaccine Development team.  

•  Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in business administration, public health, international relations, or a related field preferred. 

• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in program management, executive support, or a related field. 

• Experience working in or with large philanthropic organizations, NGOs, or multilateral agencies is an asset. 

• Demonstrated experience in strategic planning, project management, and event planning, preferably in a global health or development context. 

• Experience with grantmaking systems and processes 

• Strong ability to engage and collaborate with senior executives and other high-level partners. 

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and persuasively. 

• Proven track record of managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment. 

• Creative problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to changing priorities and challenges. 

• Demonstrated ability to work with diplomacy, flexibility, efficiency, and passion in a fast-paced and sophisticated internal and external environment 

• A record of getting things done, of driving clarity amidst ambiguity, and finding a mutually agreeable path forward out of opposing priorities 

• Knowledge of global health and development issues is highly desirable. 

 

**Must be able to legally work in the country where this position is located without visa sponsorship. 

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The salary range for this role is $140,200 to $210,200 USD. We recognize high-wage market differences where our offices are located, in Seattle and Washington D.C. The range for this role in these locations is $152,800 to $229,200 USD. As a mission-driven organization, we strive to balance competitive pay with our mission. New hire salaries are typically between the salary range’s minimum and 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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