Director, New World Screwworm Program

About the role

As Director, you will lead the NWS Program, a large-scale scientific and operational undertaking with clear national and international impact potential, spanning the US and the wider Americas region.

Responsibilities

• Manage a dedicated team focused on accelerated program delivery
• Shaping the program's path from scientific early work to regional deployment and scale
• Keep delivery, supply chain, and stakeholder engagement tightly aligned with strategic vision
• Work with the Executive team, government stakeholders, and industry partners to represent the program
• Directly manage senior scientific and operational leaders and set program-level priorities across a multidisciplinary team
• Manage supply chain, procurement, or logistics for a technical or regulated program, ideally spanning multiple countries
• Manage facilities or corporate real estate for a technical, laboratory, or manufacturing site

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience directing large-scale scientific, biosecurity, agricultural, or biological manufacturing efforts, including taking novel technologies or products from scientific development through to field-scale or commercial deployment
• Prior senior leadership experience at a federal or state agricultural agency or comparable industry experience leading the strategy and go-to-market execution of a novel technology (e.g., in an agtech, life sciences, or public health organization)
• Strong track record of stakeholder management with federal and state government agencies, and comfort operating at the interface of science, policy, strategy, and commercialization

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in entomology, life sciences, agriculture, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience at a comparable level of seniority