The China Country Office (CCO) is responsible for overseeing foundation programs and partnerships in China, working in close partnership with program strategy teams (PSTs) and other foundation offices. In the global health product innovation domain, we advance global health through scientific discovery, technological innovation, and public/private partnerships in China. We focus on health problems significantly impacting developing countries with limited attention and funding. We work with our partners to accelerate research translation, development, and commercialization of medical products (e.g. pharma, vaccines, diagnostics, vector control products). We support global strategies to prevent, control, and eliminate priority infectious diseases, including vaccine-preventable diseases, malaria, tuberculosis, HIV, and pneumonia, and develop interventions to improve maternal, neonatal, and child health (MNCH). We work closely with and support functional teams in Discovery & Translational Sciences, Vaccine Development, and Integrated Development as well as selected PSTs, including Malaria, Tuberculosis (TB)/HIV, pneumonia, MNCH Discovery & Tools, and the Enteric, diagnostics, genomics & epidemiology team.

Leadership & Culture
Our culture shapes our choices about what we do and how we do it. We believe that energized people, working well together, fueled by great leadership in an inclusive environment can do extraordinary things. We expect foundation employees to intentionally and consistently embody our four agreements; show respect, offer trust, be transparent, and create energy.

We expect foundation leadership to demonstrate our leadership principles & management expectations. As a people leader, you are responsible for:

• Creating a culture for impact by shaping an environment where your team thrives, and their unique perspectives and identities are valued
• Strategy development, refinement and management to ensure your team goals align with overall foundation strategies
• Nurturing people and building great teams by prioritizing collective success, team development, setting expectations and assessing performance

• Source and evaluate global health product innovation opportunities in China and connect international resources to advance these opportunities.
• Partner closely with US-based teams and their leadership to align China-based opportunities with foundation priorities.
• Improve clinical trial capacity to accelerate product development for infectious diseases.
• Support the development of a health technology commercialization mechanism in China, including investments, CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls) qualification, regulatory affairs, medical affairs, and global procurement coordination, to facilitate smooth transition of our R&D pipeline to product introduction into the low and middle-income countries (LMIC) market.
• Facilitate the building of platforms for China’s global health engagement globally, including China African corporation and other multilateral mechanisms.
• Support the establishment and scale-up of global health innovation institutions in China.
• Innovate TB control systems which includes screening programs, new tools, and effective delivery of treatments.
• Work with foundation leadership as requested to address cross-cutting issues and improve functions and program performance.
• Manage partnerships and grantee relationships to achieve impact, for example, by conducting site visits, convening meetings of key partners, monitoring and evaluating components of grants.

• Provide strategic guidance in crafting grants and contracts that require complex research or analytics.
• Handle global measurement, evaluation, and modeling activities to ensure good investment decisions and portfolio trade-offs using tools like Health Technology Assessments (HTA).
• Advise, mentor, and support colleagues within the foundation and their grantees in the design, enhancement, and execution of projects, initiatives, and engagements on grants designed to address key scientific questions.

• MD or Ph D in healthcare or pharmaceutical related subjects.
• Minimum of 12 years of professional experience, with minimum 4 years of senior level experience.
• Experience in strategic planning and strategy implementation, especially in life science and medical fields, often with high level of complexity and sophistication. Experience in healthcare product development strategy is strongly preferred.
• Experience establishing and working within private-public partnerships.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence others. 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.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new disease areas and new technologies.
• Proven ability to engage, network, and generate insights with subject matter experts in healthcare or pharmaceutical fields. Experience in global health is a plus.
• Experience in building startups or establishing new institutions is a plus.
• A track record in a role requiring collaboration (both internally and externally), prioritization and results-orientation in a fast-paced, complex organization.
• Fluency in both English and Chinese (written and verbal) required.

• Comfortable in a wide range of cultural, geographic and operational situations, demonstrating culturally sensitive behavior with a diverse range of people and a deep commitment to development issues and high standards of personal integrity.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% domestically and internationally.