Your Role
The Principal Officer – Maternal, Newborn, Child & Health (MNCH),
will primarily focus on:
Creating global partnerships/ecosystems that deliver
on our goal to make innovative medicines and devices sustainably accessible to
pregnant women and newborns in Low- and Middle-Income countries (LMICs).
Partnering with foundation country offices and key
partners in-country to identify areas of strategic alignment and overlap with
policies and priorities to accelerate impact in the MNCH space.
Representing the foundation externally within the
global ecosystem and engaging deeply with key multilateral and development
partners and donors (e.g. USAID, World Bank, Beginnings Fund).
Representing the MNCH space and driving leadership engagement at the new Women’s Health Industry Leaders (WHIL) Roundtable initiative within the Gender Equality Division to develop collaborative efforts in priority areas aimed at improving health outcomes for women and newborns.
Being a key external voice as an MNCH-recognized
global leader in advancing guidelines, policies, and funding across relevant
MNCH scale levers.
This is a limited-term position (LTE) for three
years, based in Nairobi, Kenya. The postholder will report to the Director,
Health, Africa, with a dotted line to the Director, Maternal, Newborn, Child
Nutrition and Health.
Responsibilities
The selected candidate will be responsible for the following tasks:
Lead strategy development and execution efforts on
areas for new collaborations, focusing on strengthening maternal and newborn
care in our target communities, and closing some of the key access gaps.
Strategy will encompass Research & Development (R&D) through
registration and commercialization and delivery, as well as all manner of
external scientific affairs and medical affairs.
Develop specific projects that are
cross-organizational and cross-stakeholder to maximize the potential
on-the-ground impact. Examples of external partners include senior government
officials WHO leadership, leaders in African Ministries of Health, leaders of
key civil society organizations and implementing partners, as well as
philanthropic co-funders.
Lead the strategy and execution of all programs
conceived, including budget assessment, implementation partner management,
tracking of metrics and evaluation, reporting back to key BMGF leadership.
Collaborate with other members of the MNCH team to
formally manage investments co-funded with key partners, and work with business
partners to implement investments.
Co-chair a council of women’s health industry leaders
and foundation leaders who will govern the work of the new WHIL Roundtable
initiative.
Identify and help to implement areas of collaboration
by engaging with counterparts in other program strategy teams within Gender
Equality and other foundation divisions.
Develop content and present as needed for Co-Chair
learning sessions, updates, and other leadership engagements.
Other special projects as assigned.
Qualifications
Strong clinical background and MD training (e.g.
Obstetrics and Gynecology, or Pediatrics, Neonatology) required.
15+ years of relevant experience at multi-national
pharmaceutical, biotech, or life sciences firm, with proven roles of increasing
leadership and impact.
Biopharmaceutical and/or consumer health experience
in commercial development and/or marketing of vaccine, drugs, or devices,
including strategy development, end-to-end product, or market development,
and/or global access.
Deep understanding of the maternal and newborn child
health landscape and understanding of latest evidence-based practices and
technical issues.
Implementation experience for large scale global
health programs on the ground in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia is highly
desirable.
Experience working in resource-constrained hospital,
clinic, or community settings in LMICs and/or developing/emerging markets in
healthcare or consumer settings (e.g., regional or country office operations
experience).
Strong experience in working effectively with senior
decision makers and/or executives as it pertains to strategy development and
implementation.
Balanced strategic thinking and execution with high
quality; tolerance for ambiguity and ability to apply structure to simplify
complex problems.
Strong listening, verbal, and written communications
skills; ability to calibrate input and synthesize information to connect with
diverse audiences.
Ability to provide strategic advice and a proven
ability to lead and influence others to ensure successful execution.
Demonstrated ability to work with efficiency, diplomacy, and flexibility,
particularly as part of a team. Experience working in teams with diverse
cultural and professional backgrounds.
Experience in a role requiring collaboration in a
complex organization and working with multiple and very varied external
organizations.
Motivated to “roll up sleeves” to implement and
deliver on commitments as an adaptive and proactive self-starter, in the most
practical and efficient way.
Ability to work on complex problems and
collaboratively crafting and rapidly iterating solutions that have the
potential for transformational change.
Ability to communicate data and results to inform
sound strategic and tactical decisions on complex and technical issues.
Other Attributes
Comfortable in a wide range of cultural, geographic
and operational situations, demonstrating culturally sensitive behaviour with a
diverse range of people and a deep commitment to development issues and high
standards of personal integrity.
Ability to travel up to 50% domestically and
internationally.
How To Apply