Director, Multilateral Program Implementation

The Department of Global Pediatric Medicine at St. Jude is seeking a Director, Multilateral Program Implementation.
This role will provide programmatic leadership and vision, and drive impact across its partnerships with major international organizations, including the World Health Organization, the International Atomic Energy Agency, UNICEF, and the Pan-American Health Organization.
This role will oversee a portfolio of flagship initiatives—the Global Initiative on Childhood Cancer, the Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines, and Rays of Hope for Childhood Cancer—ensuring that St. Jude’s investments deliver measurable value, strengthen global health systems, and advance the mission of improving outcomes for children with cancer worldwide.
Driving processes for team management such as goalsetting, performance, development, and engagement are also crucial for this leadership role.

This role is eligible for remote work.
**Please submit a cover letter to be considered**

Overview:
The Department of Global Pediatric Medicine (GPM) is a growing department looking for professionals who are eager to help implement the St. Jude Global (SJG) mission by training the clinical workforce, developing and strengthening health systems and patient-centered initiatives, and advancing knowledge to sustain continuous improvement through research.

A key part of St. Jude Global’s work are three key multilateral initiatives: the Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer, the Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines, and the Rays of Hope for Childhood Cancer. These are implemented through partnerships with international organizations including the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). These initiatives represent major investments of both technical and financial resources on the part of St. Jude, bringing together teams across St. Jude Global. 

A new leadership position, the Director, Multilateral Program Implementation, is being created to oversee the coordination and implementation of these initiatives and their integration into St. Jude Global’s work at regional and country levels. Among the three initiatives, the Global Platform represents the largest investment by St. Jude and so leadership on it will be a particular focus of the position.

The position, Director, Multilateral Program Implementation will report to the Vice President, Regional Programs.

**This position is eligible for remote work within the United States.

***A cover letter is highly preferred when applying for this role. ***

Responsibilities:

The Director, Multilateral Program Implementation will be responsible for:

• Providing overall programmatic leadership and program management for the Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer, the Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines, and Rays of Hope for Childhood Cancer in close collaboration with technical leads at St. Jude and at the multilateral organizations involved;
• Coordinating the involvement of key internal teams to ensure successful implementation of these initiatives;
• Leading the process of integrating these initiatives into the work of the St. Jude Global Regional Programs and the St. Jude Global Alliance;
• Leading the process to ensure the initiatives achieve impact and deliver value for St. Jude by regularly reassessing the modalities and levels of support and the partners chosen;
• Preparing materials to ensure the continued support of the senior leadership and Board of St. Jude for these initiatives;
• Aligning, integrating, and coordinating efforts to ensure that this work contributes to generating and disseminating knowledge, capacity building, research, and innovation that advances St. Jude’s mission, in close collaboration with the technical leads;
• Providing leadership in developing solutions to key challenges related to the Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines, including in areas such as market shaping;
• Leading the St. Jude team dedicated to the coordination of these initiatives and their regional and country-level implementation.

Skills and Abilities:

• Builds and sustains partnerships with multilateral organizations and other partners at national, regional, and global levels;
• Has strong networking skills and an inclusive leadership style;
• Operates effectively in both detail-oriented daily management and longer-term strategic engagement;
• Employs structured and systemic problem-solving approaches to tackle complex challenges;
• Works independently in a fluid, fast-paced environment;
• Possesses strong interpersonal communications skills and the ability to produce both compelling slide decks and written narratives;
• Has strong organizational skills and attention to detail;
• Demonstrates cultural sensitivity;
• Is able and willing to travel internationally;
• Has the ability to adapt work schedules to accommodate meetings occurring in multiple time zones.

Minimum Education:

• Bachelor's degree required;
• Advanced degree in a relevant field (e.g., MD, MPH, MPA/MPP, MBA) preferred.

Minimum Experience:

• 10+ years experience in a business-facing program management role, with substantial leadership and program implementation experience;
• Demonstrated experience managing/overseeing/leading multiple/large/complex program(s) keeping the impact on/needs of customers in mind.
• Extensive experience working for and/or engaging with leading international organizations that address global health, particularly the World Health Organization, strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver results in the context of complex multistakeholder partnerships strongly preferred.
• Experience working on access to medicines at the global and/or national levels preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in strategic planning, prioritizing of programs and defining approaches for implementation.
• Significant experience in risk management, issue resolution, resource management, and financial tracking across multiple programs.
• Significant experience in operational management, and budget planning & management through multiple diverse program teams.
• Experience building systems/tools/processes to leverage program synergies and drive continuous improvement in quality and consistency of programs.
• Experience managing program managers/ teams with direct reporting.
• Proven performance in earlier role/comparable role.
• Experience working and living in multiple countries and regions preferred.
• Experience in sustainability planning and/or resource mobilization preferred.
• Experience with research, monitoring, evaluation, and learning in a global health context preferred.
• Experience providing guidance and mentorship to junior team members preferred.
• Experience with strategy development, business model development, and/or organizational design preferred.

Compensation

In recognition of certain U.S. state and municipal pay transparency laws, St. Jude is including a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This is an estimate offered in good faith and a specific salary offer takes into account factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the salary range and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current salary range is $104,000 - $186,160 per year for the role of Director, Multilateral Program Implementation.

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