The Foundation

We are the largest nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. Founded on a simple premise: people everywhere, regardless of identity or circumstances, should have the chance to live healthy, productive lives. We believe our employees should reflect the rich diversity of the global populations we aim to serve. We provide an exceptional benefits package to employees and their families which include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with no premiums, generous paid time off, paid family leave, foundation-paid retirement contribution, regional holidays, and opportunities to engage in several employee communities. As a workplace, we’re committed to creating an environment for you to thrive both personally and professionally.

The Team

Since opened our China Office in Beijing in 2007, we have been committed to supporting our Chinese partners as they play an ever-increasing role in improving the health and well-being of people both in China and around the world. Today, China is a key strategic partner on our global health and development goals. We provide financial and technical support to our Chinese partners and build bridges for international collaboration to help them accelerate innovations in health, agricultural development and poverty reduction. We create broad new partnerships to ensure these innovations reach vulnerable populations at scale as quickly as possible. Together we have seen the tremendous impact that life-saving innovations can have when they become available to those most in need.

The China Office is part of the Global Policy and Advocacy (GPA) Division. The mission of the Division is to understand and shape the public policies affecting the foundation's work, build support for its major program and policy objectives, and develop partnerships and alliances that can advance the foundation's objectives nationally and globally. Because the foundation's resources alone are not enough to solve the challenges ahead, GPA also supports advocacy efforts to engage diverse stakeholders and promote innovative solutions that advance our program goals. We work in close partnership with grantees, our colleagues in the Global Health, Global Development, Global Growth & Opportunity, and Gender Equality programs and Foundation Communications to build the environment in which all people have the opportunity to lead healthy and productive lives.

Application Deadline: 13/3/2026

Your Role

The Health Innovation & Partnership (HIP) team is recruiting a 24-month Limited-Term Program Officer (PO) to support innovation scouting and industrial engagement across its health innovation portfolios.

China’s industrial ecosystem presents unique opportunities to advance the Foundation’s priorities beyond disease-specific product development, including:

• Self-care solutions

• Long-acting drug formulations

• Low-cost manufacturing approaches relevant to low- and middle-income country (LMIC) markets

This role will provide cross-portfolio support by:

• Conducting industry analysis

• Identifying and exploring strategic partnership opportunities

• Supporting the design and implementation of new initiatives

• Collaborating closely with internal teams, external partners, and vendors

This position reports to the Deputy Director, Health, Innovation & Partnership, China Country Office.

What You'll Do

Your Experience

• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent demonstrated experience.

• Programmatic experience working in the fields of sexual and reproductive health, including family planning.

• Experience working in international public health or related field through lived experience or support to country or regional offices.

• Strong background in data analysis or statistical analysis, and spatial/GIS analysis skills.

• Experience with research methodologies.

• Experience managing complex projects across a number of different teams.

• Strong quantitative analysis skills.

• Strong analytical, writing and verbal skills for communicating with a broad and diverse audience.

• Strong knowledge of project management.

Other Attributes

Hiring Requirements

As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

Candidate Accommodations

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Inclusion Statement

We are dedicated to the belief that all lives have equal value. We strive for a global and cultural workplace that supports ever greater diversity, equity, and inclusion — of voices, ideas, and approaches — and we support this diversity through all 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.