Full-Time Associate Director / Topic Lead, Nutrition, Health & Life Sciences
Job Description
Our mission is to catalyze innovations that solve global problems and improve the lives of the world’s poorest people. We do this by incubating products, advocating for important causes, engaging with global organizations, and managing venture investments.
Gates Ventures is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Position title Associate Director
Role Nutrition Topic Lead
Team Health & Life Sciences
Reports to Managing Director, Health & Life Sciences
Location Greater Seattle Area
Term Full-time employee. Applicants must have authorization to work in the U.S.
Compensation Competitive salary
OVERVIEW
Exemplars in Global Health (“EGH”) aims to support adaption of successful global health solutions to new contexts by conducting research and analysis to improve funding and policy decisions, both internally and externally. After three years of incubation, the program is expanding. Our goals are to produce high quality research about positive outliers to drive improvements in how policymakers and funders deal with the most pressing global health challenges.
THE POSITION
A successful candidate will own the end-to-end success of our existing nutrition portfolio- which currently includes the topics of childhood stunting and anemia among women of reproductive age – while growing it where there are relevant intersections with other topics and programmatic priorities. In partnership with our partners at funding organizations, NGOs, and governments. This topic lead will oversee efforts to understand how Exemplar countries have addressed childhood stunting and anemia among women of reproductive age in the past and adapted these lessons to peer contexts.
This role will involve (1) shaping the primary research we are undertaking with several teams of academic researchers based in the US, Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America, (2) leading the vetting, packaging, and dissemination of this research so it is accessible to a broader audience, with the help of our internal and vendor team of writers, product designers, and web developers, and (3) driving engagement and impact with external stakeholders (e.g., health ministries, multilaterals, funders, technical advisors) .
Ultimately, we seek to create a compelling product that will enrich the global dialogue around childhood stunting and anemia among women of reproductive age to address evidence gaps in the field. Given the more mature state of the nutrition portfolio, there will also be a more deliberate focus on dissemination of the existing set of findings / evidence, and extension of our method and expertise to inform country-specific national and subnational evidence-based decision making. Gates Ventures is seeking an experienced professional to lead this work and maximize our impact on reducing global malnutrition.
This team member will be supported by two dedicated topic analysts who will drive project management and execute analysis for the overall program.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Research and product
- Lead the primary research process: in close collaboration with the academic researchers, analysts, writers, designers, product developers, and project managers who all play a role in shaping our Exemplars in childhood stunting reduction and Exemplars in anemia among women of reproductive age reduction research and product
- Drive methodology and analytical approach to each topic, to ensure rigorous answers to the core research questions
- Play point on external requests for research and analytics on these topics, including designing and leading shorter analytical projects to respond to internal and external requests
- Ensure the highest standards for quality, rigor, and actionability in our research and product, as measured through frequent user input and testing cycles on the Exemplars platform
- Manage 2-3 topic analysts to ensure a high standard in project management and execution
- Build systems to improve quality, efficiency, speed, and scalability of the research process
Partnerships and dissemination
- Develop strong relationships with academic researchers, funders, implementers, policymakers, TA providers, and global health decision-makers
- Identify opportunities for external partnerships and impact across topics
- Lead engagement with new potential partners and users
- Provide messaging and story development counsel to the EGH Communications team, which leverages EGH topic and country narratives and/or research to communicate broadly about our work via digital engagement channels
Technical assistance and services
- Engage key decision-makers directly with research, analytics and technical assistance
- Support design and development of new research products / outputs and services to ensure impact of our research
- Build long-term plan to maximize impact of research on policy and funding decisions, in coordination with dissemination and advocacy partners
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 8-10+ years of experience in global health research, policy, or development-focused consulting at a leading organization, Masters or other advanced degree preferred
- Deep subject-matter expertise in childhood and maternal health and nutrition in low- and middle-income countries or a related field
- Experience leading high-performing teams to hit aggressive goals
- Track record of increasing responsibility in competitive environments
- Experience managing multicultural teams
- Experience managing projects in low-resource settings
- Spanish and/or French language skills would be a plus
How to Apply
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