Lead, Health Security
World Economic Forum
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $120,000 - $140,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Support the strategic development and design of the Pandemic Preparedness Engine (PPX) as a global public good for health security.
- Convene and facilitate cross-sector working groups involving governments, industry, academia and civil society.
- Engage senior stakeholders across the global health, technology, and life sciences ecosystem to build consensus on PPX design principles and partnership models.
- Support, establish and manage the Steering Committee and Health Security Executive Board in shaping strategic guidance and institutional alignment.
- Lead preparation and facilitation of high-level workshops and global convenings related to PPX implementation.
- Contribute to defining governance structures, sustainability models, and operational frameworks for the long-term establishment of PPX as an independent effort or linked to a currently established organization.
- Provide subject-matter expertise on areas including AI for biomedical R&D, vaccine innovation, biosecurity, and global health resilience.
- Collaborate with implementing partners and technical institutions to ensure alignment between policy, governance, and technical architecture design.
- Contribute to strategic communications and thought leadership related to the initiative.
Requirements
- Advanced degree in public health, life sciences, biomedical engineering, international affairs, or related field.
- 8+ years of experience in biotechnology, pandemic preparedness, health security, AI-enabled life sciences, or related fields.
- Demonstrated experience engaging senior leaders across sectors and navigating complex global partnerships.
- Strong understanding of global health security, vaccine R&D ecosystems, or biomedical innovation systems.
- Experience facilitating multi-stakeholder collaborations or global initiatives.
- Excellent strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement, and communication skills.
- Proven project management and coordination skills; attention to detail; capacity to apply critical thinking, synthesize various viewpoints, effectively communicate critical messages, and consult broadly across diverse stakeholders.
- A flexible, agile, and politically astute mindset necessary for working with fast-paced teams in dynamic environments.
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Hard Skills & Tools
AI for biomedical R&Dvaccine innovationbiosecurityglobal health resilienceproject managementstrategic communicationsgovernance structuressustainability modelsoperational frameworksbiotechnology
Soft Skills
strategic thinkingstakeholder engagementcommunication skillsattention to detailcritical thinkingcollaborationfacilitationpolitically astute mindsetagilitycapacity to synthesize viewpoints
Certifications
advanced degree in public healthadvanced degree in life sciencesadvanced degree in biomedical engineeringadvanced degree in international affairs