Senior Program Officer, Data Analytics and Modeling, Gender Equality, Seattle, United States 38 views

Organization: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Country: United States
City: Seattle
Office: Gates Foundation HQ Seattle
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Background
In 2020, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced the creation of a new division, Gender Equality, driven by our determined leadership and partnership to accelerate progress for women and girls globally. The past two years have seen an outstanding confluence of energy on this issue, and we have a greater understanding than ever before on the centrality of gender to all development outcomes embodied in the Sustainable Development Goals. Built to capitalize on the belief that we are at a pivotal point in history for gender equality, the division signals our intent to fully improve our voice and our co-chair’s dedication to accelerate impact.
Leadership & Culture
Our culture shapes our choices about what we do and how we do it. We believe that energized people, working well together, fueled by great leadership in an inclusive environment can do extraordinary things.
Team Summary
Data & Insights is a newly formed team in Gender Equality Division. It focuses on improving the health and wellbeing of women and girls living in low, and low-middle income environments. It is a cross-cutting decision support and analytics function through primary data collection, analysis, and modeling of sex-disaggregated data. For women’s health, the team focuses on data and modeling of burden and epidemiology to help guide portfolio prioritization, for diseases and health conditions that disproportionately affect women and girls. The team also collaborates across the Foundation to fill gaps in gender data and analytics beyond health. It aims to be the enabler and core data engine for women and girls, by having in-house expertise and funding capabilities in modeling, analytics, and innovations in data science to draw new insights.
Position Summary
We seek a Senior Program Officer (SPO) to lead our evolving work on data analytics and modeling at the Data & Insights team in our Gender Equality Division. You will be the in-house statistics and modeling authority to identify new opportunities, frame questions, lead key analytic and modeling projects, and inform policy decision-making in various areas of gender equality to make a lasting impact. You will provide solid, quantitative evidence to answer key strategic questions and present to different audiences including senior leadership. You will work closely with multiple teams at the Foundation, get involved in cross-cutting analytics and modeling deal teams, and will lead our collaborative efforts with internal and external modeling groups.
The position reports to the Deputy Director, Gender Data & Insights and is based in Seattle.
What you will do:
Review existing evidence, identify gaps and new opportunities related to analytics and modeling for continuous improvement of team, division and broader Foundation strategy. Frame and prioritize research questions.
Lead quantitative analysis and modeling projects to advise strategy. Specific analyses include but are not limited to epidemiology and risk factors of diseases and health conditions affecting women and girls, product impact and cost-effectiveness analysis, statistical analysis, causal inference using longitudinal and cross-sectional data.
Design and lead collaborations and investments (grants and contracts) with internal and external partners.
Lead cross-cutting analytics and modeling initiatives.
Review study designs and statistical analysis plans for randomized trials and observational study investments.
Interpret and present data, model assumptions, analytical methods, and results for audience with varying levels of data skills including senior leadership. Ability to communicate key takeaways and caveats clearly and effectively.
Contribute to strategy refresh and portfolio development.
Be an active contributor to the Gender Data & Insights Team and Gender Equality Division’s culture and annual rhythm of business activities.
Who you are:
A professional with demonstrated commitment to, and expertise in the following areas:
Passion for the mission and vision of the Gender Equality Division to ensure the world’s most vulnerable women and girls are able to live healthy and productive lives.
Curiosity and enthusiasm for learning and understanding complex challenges, especially in new domains
Expertise in data analytics, statistics, and/or mathematical modeling, including planning and carrying out data collection, literature review, data analysis, modeling and visualizations.
Expertise working with deidentified individual-level data.
Excellent organizational skills, able to lead and work through complex and ambiguous tasks
Ability to link quantitative findings with broader strategic goals and policy recommendations, and to do so in a way that many different partner groups can consume this information
Energy for working across a matrixed environment with a “one team” mentality
Current working knowledge in the core areas of expertise for this role and stay update to date with the latest trends, findings, and approaches
Able to work with agility, efficiency, and tact in a dynamic environment. Comfortable working in a small team in start-up mode with ambiguity
Education & Experience
Ph.D. or masters with 6-10+ years of experience or equivalent experience in biostatistics, statistics, mathematics, computational science, or related fields.
Proficient in one or more statistical packages and data visualization tools, for example R, python, STATA, SAS, SPSS.
Inquisitive, organized and detail oriented. Enjoy investigating details and figuring out the solutions to problems.
Proven strategic problem-solving skills to structure the analysis needed to address a sophisticated and ambiguous question, within the resources and time constraints provided.
Ability to inspire change across a sophisticated organization. Experience in developing and leading strong partnerships and relationships with internal and external impacted groups.
Past professional experience of global health, maternal health, global development and/or gender equality is a strong plus.
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Hiring Requirements
As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
Depending upon your work location, we may require proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 and any recommended booster doses. All employees based in the United States are to provide proof of full vaccination upon hire and any recommended boosters, subject to applicable laws.
Accommodations
If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request to hr@gatesfoundation.org.
Inclusion Statement
We are dedicated to the belief that all lives have equal value. We’re committed to creating a workplace where employees thrive both personally and professionally. We also believe our employees should reflect the rich diversity of the global populations we aim to serve—in race, gender, age, cultures and beliefs—and we support this diversity through all of 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.