Your Role
As the Senior Program Officer, TB Vaccines, you will report to the Deputy Director, TB vaccines and able to work in a hybrid remote work arrangement from either our Seattle, WA or Washington DC office. You should be a creative, thoughtful, and curious leader that identifies as a problem solver, trusted business partner, mentor, and subject matter expert for respective technical expertise in infectious disease product development, with primary emphasis on mid- to late-stage clinical development of products being developed primarily for use in lower- and middle-income countries. You will manage, coordinate and serve as an alliance manager of complex programs that are highly visible to and involve important partners across diverse subject areas and bridge a wide range of expertise with agility, efficiency, and diplomacy in a dynamic environment.

What You’ll Do
• Work with funding partners to develop new initiatives and calls for proposals to accelerate and support TB vaccine development and implementation
• Serve as an Alliance Manager with key external partners
• Serve as a thought partner to the TB Vaccine team on vaccine development challenges, relationship management and product development planning
• Use product development experience, tools and project management skills to enable and encourage effective initiative project planning and tracking
• Effectively manage relationships with key internal partners within the matrixed organization
• Provide project management/alliance management support to product development partnerships and programs with other funders
• Where relevant, manage investments with a predominant product development focus
• Proactively identify areas of misalignment and lead the process of developing plans to ‘get back on track’

Your Experience
• 8+ years of professional experience in the not-for-profit or for-profit biotech or pharmaceutical industries
• 5+ years of senior level alliance or complex partnership management
• 5+ years of infectious disease (tuberculosis and/or vaccine, preferred) clinical development project management or clinical development team leadership experience preferred. Likely candidate profiles include Vaccine Development Leader, Clinical Team Leader, Director of Project Management, etc.
• PhD and/or MD (preferred) or Masters in one of the Life Sciences, or proven experience/advanced degree.
• Alliance management, project management, implementation planning and associated tools
• Solid understanding and / or specific knowledge of several elements of product development and launch (e.g., clinical development, commercial launch)

Other Attributes:
• Risk assessment and management (mitigation and contingency plans)
• Strong oral and written communications
• Effective meeting and relationship facilitation
• Ability and comfort working within a highly matrixed organization
• Strong negotiating skills
• Ability to travel up to 20% domestically and internationally

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