Role purpose

As Deputy Director, GHIDE Domain (Global Health Integrated Development Expertise), you will be a key member of the Integrated Development leadership team and within Global Health, reporting to the Director of Integrated Development. In this senior, highly visible role, you will provide strategic and operational direction for the GHIDE domain and guide cross-functional product development strategy across our Global Health portfolio.

Your leadership will be pivotal in ensuring that the Foundation’s product development efforts are cohesive, clinically rigorous, technically sound, and positioned for maximum impact.

You will help accelerate the development and delivery of life-saving health solutions by embedding robust clinical development strategies into product plans and ensuring readiness for regulatory approval and introduction.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

In this role, your primary objective is to lead the GHIDE domain’s contribution to product development, ensuring integrated support and strategic guidance across all stages of the product lifecycle. You will be responsible for both high-level strategy and day-to-day coordination to connect teams with the expertise they need. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Strategic Domain Leadership: Provide comprehensive strategic and operational direction for the GHIDE domain. Set priorities and develop plans that ensure the IDev domains work in concert to support product development programs and drive operational excellence across the domain’s portfolio of projects.

• Thought Partnership: Serve as a key thought partner within IDev’s leadership team. Work closely with the IDev Director and other domain leaders to shape overall Integrated Development strategies, share best practices, and foster a cohesive, high-performing team that continuously improves our support model.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with Program Strategy Teams (PSTs) to embed integrated development strategies into product development plans. Facilitate support from IDev domains for PST-led initiatives while respecting the PSTs’ ownership of grantee relationships and the principle that grantees retain ownership of their product assets.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with a broad range of stakeholders to advance our product development goals. Internally, liaise between IDev and PSTs to align support with program needs. Externally, represent the Foundation’s development efforts to industry partners, regulatory agencies, and global health organizations – building strong partnerships and establishing credibility as a senior Foundation leader.

• Portfolio & Decision Guidance: Advise on critical product development decisions and portfolio management processes. This includes providing expert input on go/no-go decisions, participating in stage-gate reviews, and helping to formulate integrated development strategies across the product lifecycle. Ensure that data-driven, strategic decision-making frameworks are applied to advance the most promising innovations.

• Management and Internal Partners: Manage a team of three Senior Program Officers responsible for various activities within GHIDE along with one Senior Program Manager who is responsible for the project management activities for the GHIDE domain.

Profile

We are looking for a seasoned and visionary leader who thrives on tackling complex global health challenges to drive transformative change. The ideal candidate will have:

• Education & Experience: An advanced degree (e.g., MD, PhD, PharmD, MBA, or equivalent) in a scientific, medical, or technical discipline is strongly preferred. Candidates should have at least 15 years of experience (20–30 years preferred) in end-to-end product development of pharmaceutical products—particularly with successful advancement from early development to launch in complex global settings. Experience across vaccines, diagnostics, and therapeutics is a plus.

• Clinical and Product Development Expertise: Demonstrated track record of leading cross-disciplinary development programs from concept to commercialization. Strong expertise in integrating scientific, clinical, and regulatory inputs to drive decision-making, optimize development timelines, and accelerate progress through key inflection points. Demonstrated expertise in navigating regulatory pathways or managing clinical development programs, with a proven track record of guiding products through key development milestones.

• Industry/Regulatory Experience: Experience working in product development or R&D roles at a leading pharmaceutical or biotechnology organization. Familiarity with portfolio management, including go/no-go decisions, prioritization frameworks, and investment strategies. Ideally, this experience includes participating in high-level portfolio decisions, providing you with insight into portfolio management and the go/no-go decision-making process.

• Cross-Functional Leadership: Demonstrated success in leading and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Experience in global health product development or managing product portfolios focused on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is preferred, showcasing your ability to adapt development strategies to resource-limited settings, but not essential for the right candidate.
• Leadership & Communication: Excellent leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills. You can inspire and influence diverse teams and effectively collaborate with stakeholders at all levels. Your exceptional oral and written communication skills enable you to convey complex information clearly and persuasively.
• External Representation: Proven ability to represent an organization in high-profile external engagements. You can build credibility and strong partnerships with industry leaders, regulatory authorities, global health partners, and other external stakeholders, effectively serving as an ambassador for the Foundation’s mission and values.
• Travel: Ability and willingness to travel up to 20% of the time, both domestically and internationally, to engage with partners, attend key meetings, and support on-site program needs as required.
• Mission Alignment: A deep commitment to the Foundation’s core values and mission. You are passionate about improving global health equity and are motivated by the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of underserved populations.

• AI-informed Decision-making: Proven enthusiasm for and experience with modern AI technologies, with the ability to apply them thoughtfully to accelerate and strengthen product development. Ensures safe, responsible, and effective use of AI in complex global health contexts.

Terms of Appointment

The salary range for this role is $328,400 to $509,000 USD. We recognize high-wage market differences in Seattle and Washington D.C., where our offices are located. The range for this role in these locations is $358,000 to $554,800 USD. As a mission-driven organization, we strive to balance competitive pay with our mission. New hires salaries are typically between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint. Actual placement in the range will depend on a candidate’s job-related skills, experience, and expertise, as evaluated during the interview process.

Role Location

This role is based in our Seattle, WA office with relocation support provided.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, please ensure you complete the Application Form provided below by 15 October 2025 (23:59 hrs, GMT -7). It is essential that you submit your CV in English, specifically in Microsoft Word format (.doc/.docx), not exceeding 10MB.

Applications in other languages or formats will not be considered.

All information will be handled with the utmost confidentiality.

SRI Executive is exclusively retained by Gates Foundation to undertake this assignment.