Senior Manager, Vaccine Demand & Implementation

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Promote sustainable, community-informed strategies that enhance vaccine demand, confidence, and delivery through strategic alliances and applied research.

• Assist in the strategic growth and execution of the Vaccine Demand & Implementation portfolio across four Strategic Priority Areas, particularly focusing on resilient immunization programs and vaccine confidence/community resilience.

• Enhance readiness for the introduction and utilization of licensed and investigational vaccines.

• Integrate vaccination efforts into outbreak response initiatives.

• Establish resilient immunization systems that maintain essential services during crises.

• Foster collaboration between Global Immunization and Research & Development teams.

• Identify, nurture, and manage strategic partnerships and learning agendas.

• Convert organizational priorities into actionable programs, partnerships, and learning agendas.

• Collaborate in the development and operationalization of Strategic Priority Area strategies.

• Oversee project planning, execution, monitoring, risk management, and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

• Coordinate with Grants & Contracts, Finance, Communications, and external partners.

• Create reports, presentations, briefs, manuscripts, case studies, and various knowledge products.

• Lead knowledge translation and dissemination through publications, conferences, webinars, and strategic communications.

• Generate technical content and represent Sabin at external forums.

• Conduct literature reviews, evidence synthesis, stakeholder mapping, interviews, and qualitative/quantitative data analysis.

• Manage communication with project partners, funders, and internal teams.

• Oversee partner relationships, deliverables, timelines, and budgets.

• Facilitate updates in internal, consortium, and funder meetings.

• Support research partner engagement, meeting organization, and external communications.

• Maintain partner databases, contact lists, and stakeholder maps.

• Aid in implementing the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning framework.

• Cultivate cross-functional relationships within Sabin.

• Serve as an internal authority on Strategic Priority Areas 1 and 3.

• Build relationships with researchers, ministries of health, multilaterals, and global health partners.

• Manage relationships with donors, grant recipients, and sub-award partners.

• Represent Sabin at external meetings, conferences, and events.

• Supervise and mentor staff as needed.

• Identify and promote strategic funding and partnership opportunities.

• Monitor the global health landscape for funding opportunities, initiatives, and partnerships.

• Foster relationships with funders, technical partners, and collaborators.

• Contribute to concept notes, proposals, and technical strategies.

• Clearly articulate Sabin’s value proposition and comparative advantage.

• Support strategic positioning to enhance Sabin’s leadership and visibility in global immunization, health security, and vaccine confidence.

⛳️ Requirements

• Advanced degree in public health or a related field.

• Over 9 years of progressively responsible experience in global health security, public health, or international development, including leadership of complex, multi-partner programs.

• Highly desirable experience in immunization systems strengthening, outbreak preparedness and response, vaccine introduction, or vaccine confidence.

• Strong commitment to advancing Sabin’s mission.

• Experience in global immunization.

• Technical expertise in implementation science, health systems research, behavioral and social science, monitoring and evaluation, or related applied research methodologies.

• Proven experience in designing and implementing qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-methods research.

• Experience with literature reviews, evidence synthesis, stakeholder mapping, data collection, analysis, and interpretation.

• Ability to forge and manage partnerships with ministries of health, multilateral organizations, donors, academic institutions, and global health partners.

• Capacity to influence diverse stakeholders and translate evidence into programmatic or policy action.

• Experience coordinating multi-country collaborations and managing complex global health partnerships.

• Background in business development and program development.

• Proven ability in identifying funding opportunities and developing concept notes, proposals, and technical approaches.

• Skill in translating organizational strategy into programs, partnerships, and implementation plans.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication abilities.

• Experience creating technical reports, peer-reviewed manuscripts, policy briefs, presentations, and other knowledge products.

• Excellent facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Proven experience convening and presenting to technical experts, funders, and international partners.

• Ability to work independently, handle multiple priorities, and excel in a fast-paced, changing environment.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Teams) and virtual collaboration tools like Zoom.

• Familiarity with Salesforce and Airtable is preferred.

• Knowledge of citation management tools such as EndNote, Mendeley, or Zotero is a plus.

• Bilingual proficiency in French and English is preferred.

• Subject to a criminal background investigation.

• Request for three professional references.

• Verification of education/degrees is required.

• Must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

• Not eligible for visa sponsorship.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.

• Flexible spending accounts.

• Flexible vacation leave policy.

• Sick leave benefits.

• Options for short-term disability.

• Long-term disability options available.

• 10 federal holidays observed.

• End-of-year winter break.

• Employer-matching 401(k) plan.