Deputy Director, Ending Infectious Diseases

About the 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.

Responsibilities

• Hold accountability for EGH's contributions toward immunization and infectious disease control and eradication (Goal 2) priorities across the foundation, 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 across immunization, polio, malaria, and surveillance subdomains, fostering analytical rigor while ensuring alignment with broader EGH and foundation wide goals.

Requirements

• Domain expertise (15+ years) in infectious diseases (malaria and/or polio preferred), immunization, surveillance, uptake and scale of diagnostics and vaccines, and/or other disease control intervention areas with experience in deep technical collaboration to drive evidence and impact.
• 5+ years in leadership roles with significant management responsibility, including building and managing senior-level teams.
• Track record of driving strategy and holding accountability for team performance, including budget oversight.
• Deep experience leading research, learning, and knowledge-generation efforts, including familiarity with mixed-methods research, evidence synthesis, and analytical approaches.
• Strong track record in translating evidence and technical insights into actionable recommendations for policymakers and other decision-makers.
• Significant experience building and maintaining partnerships with key stakeholders including governments, multilateral and regional development banks, philanthropic organizations, academic institutions, and global health organizations.
• Demonstrated experience working in low- and middle-income countries, with substantial experience in Sub-Saharan Africa strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• Unrestricted work authorization in the country where this position is located.

Skills

• Strategic Leadership and Innovation: Identifies emerging opportunities and risks related to infectious disease control and eradication, shaping strategy and translating evidence and know-how into meaningful health impact.
• Technical Credibility and Judgment: Combines strong technical understanding with evidence-based decision-making to guide investments, research priorities, and opportunities for scale.
• Analytic Proficiency: Strong proficiency in mixed-methods research, including design, analysis, and synthesis for research efforts, with particular focus on implementation research.
• Collaboration and Matrix Leadership: Excels in complex matrixed environments, aligning diverse stakeholders and driving clarity, accountability, and results.
• Stakeholder Influence and Partnership Building: Builds trusted relationships across foundation teams, governments, implementing partners, academia, and technology organizations to advance shared goals.
• Executive Communication and Thought Leadership: Communicates complex technical concepts clearly and persuasively to technical and non-technical audiences, from implementers to senior leaders.
• People Leadership: Builds and develops high-performing, inclusive teams while fostering collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Heavy focus on leading and managing senior-level experts.
• Strategic Prioritization and Adaptability: Makes sound trade-offs, allocates resources effectively, and thrives in a rapidly evolving and highly visible field.
• Interpersonal Effectiveness. Ability to build trust, influence without direct authority, and balance strategic rigor with practical execution.
• Positive Mindset. Demonstrates intellectual curiosity, humility, integrity, and a commitment to collaboration, equity, and inclusion.

Benefits

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.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $238,400 to $303,900 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 $262,200 to $406,400 USD. As a mission-driven organization, we strive to balance competitive pay with our mission. New hires salaries are typically between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint. Actual placement in the range will depend on a candidate’s job-related skills, experience, and expertise, as evaluated during the interview process.