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Seattle, Washington, United States
Onsite
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
Our Global Health division harnesses advances in science and technology to save lives in low-resource settings. We focus on health challenges that have a major impact in developing countries but often receive too little attention and funding. When effective tools exist, we support sustainable ways to improve their delivery; when they don’t, we invest in the research and development of new interventions such as vaccines, drugs, biologics, and diagnostics. Our work targets infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, neglected tropical diseases, enteric and diarrheal diseases, and pneumonia. These efforts are supported by cross-cutting teams specializing in Discovery & Translational Sciences, Vaccine Development & Surveillance, Integrated Development (IDev), and Innovation Introduction.Application Deadline: Friday, November 13, 2026
Your Role
The Director, Integrated Development, serves as a foundation leader and owner of key strategic relationships, providing guidance and oversight on how the foundation engages with critical external partners across the product development ecosystem. This role leads a team that provides deep technical expertise in product development, manufacturing, clinical trial design and regulatory affairs, and partners closely with the foundation's product strategy teams (PSTs) to guide product pipelines from late discovery through registration. The Director provides state-of-the-art input across quantitative sciences and pharmacology, chemistry, manufacturing and controls (CMC), and regulatory strategy, and oversees a portfolio of investments (~over 400 total) that strengthen regulatory systems, advance model-based drug development, enable AI tools for product development, support novel formulation science and reduce the cost of manufacturing in support of foundation strategies.
In this role, you will play a fundamental part in accelerating the development and delivery of life-saving health solutions. You will work closely with other IDev domain leaders and Program Strategy Teams to integrate IDev’s expertise into product development plans, streamlining efforts from early development through regulatory approval and introduction. By fostering strong partnerships both internally and externally, you will ensure that our investments move through critical decision points efficiently and align with the Foundation’s mission to improve health equity.
What You'll Do
Strategic Leadership
Technical & Portfolio Oversight
Partnership, Communication & External Representation
People Leadership & Culture
Your Experience
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The salary range for this role is $423,200 to $677,000 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 $465,500 to $744,700 USD. As a mission-driven organization, we strive to balance competitive pay with our mission. New hire salaries are typically between the salary range minimum and midpoint. Actual placement in the range will depend on a candidate’s job-related skills, experience, and expertise, as evaluated during the interview process.
Hiring Requirements
As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
Candidate Accommodations
We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible hiring experience for all candidates. If you have a disability or medical condition and need an accommodation at any stage of the application or interview process—such as an ASL interpreter, alternative interview format, or physical accessibility support—we’re happy to help. Please contact HR@gatesfoundation.org with the position number and a brief description of your accommodation needs. Requests will be handled confidentially.
Inclusion Statement
We are dedicated to the belief that all lives have equal value. We strive for a global and cultural workplace that supports ever greater diversity, equity, and inclusion — of voices, ideas, and approaches — and we support this diversity through all our employment practices.
All applicants and employees who are drawn to serve our mission will enjoy equality of opportunity and fair treatment without regard to race, color, age, religion, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and prior protected activity.
