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Location: SEATTLE, WA
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Job Type: Part Time

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               <td align="left"><font style="font-size: 100%;">Senior Program Officer - Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC)<BR>Division Global Health Program<BR>Department Integrated Development<BR>Location Seattle<BR>Foundation Overview Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people&rsquo;s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people&mdash;especially those with the fewest resources&mdash;have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.<BR>Group Summary Our Global Health Program (GHP) harnesses advances in science and technology to save lives in poor countries. We focus on the health problems that have a major 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 don&rsquo;t, we invest in research and development of new interventions, such as vaccines, drugs, and diagnostics. Our work in infectious diseases focuses on strategies to fight and prevent HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, neglected and other infectious diseases, enteric and diarrheal diseases and pneumonia. These strategies are supported by functional teams that focus on Discovery and Translational Sciences, Vaccine Development, and Integrated Development.<BR>Responsibilities <BR>The foundation&rsquo;s Integrated Development (IDev) division is comprised of four (4) primary areas, including teams focused on Diagnostics, Regulatory Affairs, Quantitative Pharmacology and Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC). The IDev division plays a lead role in advancing the Global Health Program&rsquo;s goal of addressing diseases that have a major impact on people in the developing world but get too little attention and funding. <BR>The IDev division has a new opportunity for a Senior Program Officer (SPO) - Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC). The SPO - CMC will also serve as Strategic Lead for CMC within the IDev division. This position will also be responsible for assisting the foundation strategy teams and partners in CMC related issues and decisions in drug development programs. The SPO will work closely with the Director of IDev and other team members to guide the foundation&rsquo;s strategy and engagement in efforts against global health needs. The SPO will be a key member of the IDev leadership team and will be responsible for leading and influencing internal and external partners. As part of the IDev leadership team the SPO will contribute to the continued development of the IDev team&rsquo;s strategic vision while supporting Program Officers and managing consultants in achieving goals and engaging at the Global H                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                </font></td>
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