Director of Implementation, Action Plan

EQL Tech (sales & engineering talent)

Director of Implementation for Bio Action Plan focusing on reducing biological risks at the intersection of AI and biotechnology. Leading engagement with experts and institutions for critical execution efforts.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Engage leading experts, practitioners, funders, and institutions across biosecurity, biodefense, AI safety, global health security, and biotechnology
Identify gaps, weaknesses, or missing priorities
Produce a final, yet living, endorsed version of the plan that reflects broad community input
Translate the plan into an operational roadmap with milestones, metrics, owners, and funding requirements
Define and refine those milestones, metrics, and funding needs
Identify critical gaps where no credible executor currently exists
Establish a quarterly system to track progress across the plan
Mobilize funding for the Action Plan, including helping organizations secure resources to hit plan milestones
Maintain a current view of where funding is flowing and where it's most needed
Support organizations and initiatives seeking funding for plan-relevant work
Help funders evaluate opportunities with rigor, urgency, and technical judgment
Establish a quarterly review process for tracking progress against plan milestones
Prepare concise progress reports for funders, partners, and relevant stakeholders
Identify where execution is stalled and recommend interventions
Convene the right people around specific bottlenecks, not just broad discussions

Requirements

What you’ll need

Deep commitment to preventing catastrophic and AI-enabled biological risks
Strong knowledge of the biosecurity, biodefense, and global health security landscape
Proven ability to drive complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives from strategy to execution
Exceptional project management and coordination skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
We're particularly excited about candidates who bring some combination of:
Experience in biosecurity, pandemic preparedness, AI safety, national security, public health, or biotechnology, with familiarity at the intersection of AI and biological risk
Experience building new organizations or initiatives
Ability to work effectively with senior government, foundation, and private-sector leaders
Strong relationships across philanthropy, government, academia, and/or industry
Experience in fundraising, funder relations, or large-scale resource mobilization
Comfort operating in a startup-like environment with limited structure and high ambiguity

Benefits

Comp & perks

Compensation: Competitive, commensurate with experience, seniority, and time commitment
Time commitment: Full-time role with room to start part-time for the right candidate
Location: Based in the US; initially remote, with periodic travel for key meetings, convenings, and site visits
The work: A principal-owner seat on one of the most consequential coordination efforts in biosecurity today, working across funders, nonprofits, startups, government, and academia

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementfundraisingresource mobilizationstrategic planningmetrics developmentoperational roadmap creationstakeholder engagementprogress trackingevaluation of funding opportunitiesinitiative execution

Soft Skills

communicationcoordinationrelationship buildingleadershipproblem-solvingadaptabilitycollaborationcritical thinkinginterpersonal skillscommitment