• The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) is a global, not-for-profit, public-private partnership organization working to speed the search for a vaccine to prevent HIV infection and AIDS.
  
• Lead the process for review, evaluation, and investment recommendations for new technologies and innovations for AIDS vaccine discovery in collaboration with the VP for Vaccine Design, other senior members of the R&D staff, the EO, and staff at IAVI responsible for business development.
  
• Leadership and Management. Ensure that the highest quality of scientific skill, diligence and rigor is applied to all projects within the design laboratory.
  
• Manage short-term and long-term Design Lab resource needs and facility budgets to achieve organizational objectives in partnership with the Senior Director, R&D Operations.
  
• Manage Design lab staff and consultants, at approved levels by IAVI leadership: within these allocations staff the Lab effectively to achieve objectives; recruit and evaluate the performance of all personnel, providing coaching and mentoring to staff and developing and maintaining an organizational structure with appropriate functional responsibilities to accomplish business goals. Additionally, ensure that scientific staff remains at the cutting edge of the scientific disciplines required for peak performance in their jobs.
  
• Establish effective working relationships with other departments at IAVI, e.g., Executive Office, Policy/Advocacy, Country and Regional Programs, Finance and Administration, Communications, and Human Resources, and external biotechnology and pharmaceutical partners to advance IAVI’s mission.

Qualifications:

• Experience directing a vaccine project from research to clinical development in industry, government and/or academia.
  
• Insight to recognize promising lead candidates early while balancing between speed of advancement and probability of success.
  
• Expertise in generation and interpretation of key data demonstrating preclinical vaccine performance.
  
• An understanding of priority-setting, resource management and the bridge-building required to foster scientific cooperation.
  
• Experience working on global vaccine design and development in partnership with diverse collaborations of international stakeholders.
  
• Ability to formulate scientific based go/no decision points, based on immunological, protection and safety endpoints.
  
• A M.D. or Ph.D. degree in a biological science, including immunology, microbiology, virology, biochemistry or bioengineering.
  
• Additional specific skill sets and experience in the following areas would be desirable.
  
• Animal model testing of vaccines, immunology, antigen design, adjuvants, HIV biology, generation of an IND, and application for peer review funding.

Skills:

• Respected for intellect and sound scientific judgment.
  
• Creative and flexible in approaching problem-solving and management in a globally diverse and highly matrixed environment.
  
• Dynamic, energetic.
  
• Strategic, Embraces change.
  
• Strong organizational skills.
  
• Values-driven with a high degree of integrity and moral authority.
  
• Disciplined and methodical.

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