Deputy Director, Ending Infectious Diseases

The Foundation We are the largest nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. Founded on a simple premise: people everywhere, regardless of identity or circumstances, should have the chance to live healthy, productive lives. We believe our employees should reflect the rich diversity of the global populations we aim to serve.   We provide an exceptional benefits package to employees and their families which include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with no premiums, generous paid time off, paid family leave, foundation-paid retirement contribution, regional holidays, and opportunities to engage in several employee communities.   As a workplace, we’re committed to creating an environment for you to thrive both personally and professionally. The Team The Exemplars in Global Health (EGH) program equips decision-makers with the evidence, insights, and practical “know-how” needed to accelerate and scale interventions that improve the health of the world’s most vulnerable populations. Working with a global network of partners, EGH identifies and studies exemplars and best practices across health outcomes, primary health care systems, and service delivery strategies. Through rigorous research, evidence synthesis, and timely analysis, EGH translates lessons from what works into actionable insights that help policymakers, practitioners, and funders strengthen systems, improve service delivery, and address pressing global health challenges. We pursue this through: 1) The study of “positive outliers”—identifying countries or regions that have achieved exceptional progress in health outcomes and analyzing the drivers behind their success; 2) The study of emerging practices with global learning value, using prospective research and real-time analytics alongside implementation to meet the ambition of ‘learning by doing’; 3) The provision of internal advisory services to support teams in pursuit of the Foundation’s three goals toward 2045; and 4) External partnerships to scale exemplary practices with governments, policymakers, global health initiatives, and multilateral development banks. Your Role     The   Deputy Director , Ending Infectious Diseases   in the EGH team will drive an ambitious research and learning agenda to accompany the foundation and its partners to eradicate polio and malaria by 2045, while ensuring that the next generation grows up in a world that never has to face many infectious diseases in the profoundly unequal way it does today .     The role reports to the EGH Director and manages the   EGH   Ending Infectious Diseases   sub-team.   The technical scope of this role   comprises   efforts related to the control and elimination of infectious diseases such as   malaria   and polio;   uptake and scale of tools such as vaccines   and diagnostics ;   disease surveillance;   as well as other   disease control and related priorities as agreed with the   EGH   Director . The DD   is responsible for   shaping and overseeing a learning portfolio that generates high-quality research, analysis, and actionable insights to accelerate   the   Gates Foundation’s   Goal 2   (ending infectious diseases)   progress towards 2045.   This role will work closely with other EGH sub-teams to adopt the lens of health systems integration and requirements for Goal 2 to be ultimately achieved .    This role will   closely coordinate across EGH, including   work matrixed to   Health Systems and PHC,   and AI and   D igital   Health Evidence & Learning   sub-teams ensuring these approaches drive and sustain Goal 2 outcomes. It will also be matrixed to Policy, Partnerships and Communications sub-team, ensuring an end-to-end approach to scale learning adoption with critical government and other external patterns.   It will work closely with the   Women’s Health & Maternal and Child Survival   sub-team, given linkages.    The Deputy Director leads a   sub- team of technical experts across   immunization, polio ,   malaria,   and surveillance subdomains , fostering analytical rigor while ensuring alignment with broader EGH and foundation wide goals.    What   You’ll   Do     Hold accountability for EGH's contributions toward   immunization and   infectious disease control and eradication   ( Goal 2 )   priorities across the   f oundation, serving as a trusted advisor to the Director and other foundation leaders on   Goal   2   strategy, evidence, and impact.   Work in partnership with other sub-teams to advance EGH’s contributions to   additional   foundation goals and priorities.    Provide strategic leadership in synthesizing complex evidence, shaping investment and research priorities, and ensuring that research outputs meaningfully inform policy, program design, and decision-making.   Lead a sub-team of technical experts spanning   immunization, polio ,   malaria,   surveillance   and other   disease control   interventions . Foster analytical rigor and technical excellence while ensuring alignment with broader EGH and   f oundation   objectives . Build a high-performing, inclusive, and collaborative   team   culture.   Serve as a recognized thought leader in the sector,   identifying   and cultivating new opportunities for EGH partnerships and influence in collaboration with the Deputy Director   of   Policy, Partnerships and Communications, and other colleagues across the   f oundation.   Develop strong relationships with academic researchers, partner organizations, and global health decision-makers , particularly in LMIC settings .    Manage strategic relationships with key Program Strategy Teams (PSTs),   Immunization,   Polio ,   Malaria, EDGE   ( Enterics , Diagnostics, Genomics & Epidemiology ) ,   while   maintaining   strong connections with other teams contributing to Goal   2   outcomes. Develop a deep understanding of partner strategies and serve as a thought partner in shaping future directions and   identi