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, weโre committed to creating an environment for you to thrive both personally and professionally.
The TeamOur Global Health Program (GHP) harnesses advances in science and technology to save lives in countries. We focus on the health problems that have an impact in developing countries but get too little attention and funding. Where proven tools exist, we support sustainable ways to improve their delivery. Where they do not, we invest in research and development of interventions, such as vaccines, drugs, and diagnostics. Our work focuses on strategies to fight and prevent HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, neglected tropical diseases, enteric and diarrheal diseases, and pneumonia. These programs strategy teams are supported by functional teams that focus on Discovery and Translational Sciences, Vaccine Development, and Integrated Development.
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 Diarrheal Diseases (EDD), Genomic Epidemiology & Modeling (GEM), and Diagnostics 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. This position within Diagnostics is in support of our broader strategy focused on end-to-end diagnostic product and platform development with a clear throughline to patient impact in LMICs.
Your Role
As a Senior Program Officer, Diagnostic Devices , you will play a leadership role in shaping and managing a portfolio of investments focused on advancing medical device technologies that support disease surveillance and diagnosis across the portfolio of diseases conditions of interest to foundation teams, including TB and anemia. This will include existing medical devices such as (AI-enabled) chest x-ray and ultrasound, as well novel technologies and screening tools with potential to support public health response to high-burden diseases in LMICs. You will collaborate with internal and external partners to drive innovative solutions, ensuring that medical devices are designed, tested, and deployed effectively in LMIC settingsโโ.
You will bring expertise in medical device development, including clinical use case prioritization and validation, regulatory pathways, and market access strategies, and work closely with product development partners, global health organizations, and policymakers to ensure successful implementation of medical technologies.
This role will be based in our Seattle, WA campus. Relocation will be offered.
What Youโll Do
Lead Medical Device Development Strategy:
Identify, develop, and implement a portfolio of investments supporting innovative medical device technologies for disease conditions of interest to the foundation.
Collaborate with internal foundation teams and external experts to integrate medical devices into broader global health programsโ.
Consult, provide thought partnership, and support to grantees and other partners to increase the impact of projects, including the development of clear target product profiles, value propositions and use cases for devices products, the creation of well-integrated device development plans.
Portfolio and Partnership Management:
Design, structure, and lead grants and contracts across a funded portfolio related to medical device R&D, incl. AI-enabled devices, ensuring projects meet technical, regulatory, and commercial achievements.
Establish and manage partnerships with technology developers, manufacturers, research institutions, and regulatory bodiesโ.
Provide technical and strategic mentorship to grantees, ensuring alignment with the foundationโs goals.
Apply your devices diagnostic product development expertise to handle product development grants and apply methodologies for risk-based decision-making in your portfolio.
Regulatory and Market Access Strategy:
Support regulatory engagement for medical devices, ensuring compliance with requirements in LMICs and other relevant markets.
Develop strategies for accelerating device adoption, including supply chain and distribution considerationsโ.
Data-Driven Decision Making and Advocacy:
Collaborate with epidemiologists and data scientists to advise device development and deployment strategies.
Identify areas for advancing device development and achieve overall program goals. Engage internal and external expertise to drive these objectives. Responsible for high-quality interactions and clear and consistent communications with grantees and partners
Develop outreach plans for listening to partners and beneficiaries, sharing the foundation's strategies. Represent the foundation to program-related constituencies, including making presentations, attending conferences, serving on committees, and attending other meetings.
This role requires up to 30% travel to partner sites and LMIC settings.
The position is based in Seattle, WA.
Your Experience
Advanced degree (PhD, MD, or MSc) in biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering,