Emergency Response Senior Manager

Core responsibilities:

• Drive outbreak preparedness and response activities across the organization and with global partners by nurturing a proactive "response mindset" in colleagues and coaching project teams
• Establish and lead a R&D response team in the event of an outbreak of one of CEPI's core pathogens
• Support a CEPI-wide readiness exercise program to systematically test technical, operational, and policy elements of vaccine research-focused outbreak responses
• Serve as the Preparedness & Response representative on matrixed project teams, providing expertise on preparedness planning and emergency response

This role creates positive change by ensuring CEPI and partners can conduct rapid, effective vaccine research responses to outbreaks, supporting product development and equitable access commitments to prevent future pandemics and epidemics.

Required qualifications:

• Advanced degree (masters or PhD level) in a public health related discipline coupled with extensive experience from this field
• Deep understanding of the role of vaccine research and development in outbreak response and of incident management system principles
• At least 5 years of experience in public health/outbreak response field
• Strong leadership skills and demonstrated ability to work in cross-functional teams

Benefits include:

• The opportunity to work together with leading experts on solutions for global challenges
• Experience in the international effort on developing vaccines against emerging infectious diseases and accelerating vaccine development response to outbreaks
• A diverse and inclusive working environment

CEPI is an international coalition whose mission is to accelerate the development of vaccines and other biologic countermeasures against epidemic and pandemic threats so they can be accessible to all people in need, with the vision of creating a world where epidemics and pandemics are no longer a threat to humanity.