American Society for Nutrition
Senior Program Officer, Nutrition Research and Development
American Society for Nutrition, Seattle, Washington, us, 98127
Senior Program Officer, Nutrition Research & Development
Location: Seattle, WA
Time Type: Full time
End Date: October 12, 2025
About the Foundation
The Foundation is the largest nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. 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. The Team
The Global Growth & Opportunity division works to catalyze sustainable transformative change in the face of inequities and market failures. The Nutrition program strategy team is focused on addressing micronutrient deficiencies at the population level through the development, implementation, and scaling of large-scale food fortification. Your Role
As a Senior Program Officer on our agile and impact-first Nutrition team, you'll manage and grow a portfolio of investments focused on advancing technology and product innovations for food fortification programs in low and middle-income countries. Makes and manages investments that are focused on improving large scale food fortification programs through technology and product focused innovation. Develops frameworks to help prioritize investment in various technology domains. Builds relationships with the scientific community within universities, the private sector, and NGO communities. Contributes perspective on the external LSFF product innovation ecosystem. Stay abreast of the latest nutritional science and provide scientific input and review of documents. Consults with grantees to achieve desired impact of grants. Manages complex projects and consortiums of partners. Provides critical input into the overall strategic direction of the R&D portfolio. Prospects and develops complex investment opportunities. Reviews letters of inquiry and grant proposals. Manages internal processes and monitors portfolio progress. Prepares briefs and synthesizes existing literature. Partners closely with multiple foundation teams. Plans, manages, and carries out a wide range of activities in support of internal strategic planning. Serves as a touchpoint, catalyst, and support in questions of technology innovations for LSFF. Your Experience
A Master's degree or equivalent demonstrated experience, preferably in food science & nutrition, biochemistry, chemical engineering, or related field. Minimum of 10+ years of R&D and product development experience in the life sciences arena, preferably in nutrition. Experience working with organizations in LMICs preferred. Demonstrated experience in managing a complex portfolio of research and development products for human health. Demonstrated experience in managing multiple partner interests. Recognized internally and externally through publications and/or presentations as a strong technical contributor to the professional community. Demonstrated understanding of the latest nutritional science and its application to LMIC and LSFF contexts. Experience in managing across other product development domains, such as clinical, regulatory, manufacturing scale-up, a strong plus. Strong analytic skills for interpreting research progress and outputs. Effective collaborator with experience working in a highly matrix environment. Ability to effectively synthesize dense technical information to reach diverse audiences and build consensus. 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.
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The Foundation is the largest nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. 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. The Team
The Global Growth & Opportunity division works to catalyze sustainable transformative change in the face of inequities and market failures. The Nutrition program strategy team is focused on addressing micronutrient deficiencies at the population level through the development, implementation, and scaling of large-scale food fortification. Your Role
As a Senior Program Officer on our agile and impact-first Nutrition team, you'll manage and grow a portfolio of investments focused on advancing technology and product innovations for food fortification programs in low and middle-income countries. Makes and manages investments that are focused on improving large scale food fortification programs through technology and product focused innovation. Develops frameworks to help prioritize investment in various technology domains. Builds relationships with the scientific community within universities, the private sector, and NGO communities. Contributes perspective on the external LSFF product innovation ecosystem. Stay abreast of the latest nutritional science and provide scientific input and review of documents. Consults with grantees to achieve desired impact of grants. Manages complex projects and consortiums of partners. Provides critical input into the overall strategic direction of the R&D portfolio. Prospects and develops complex investment opportunities. Reviews letters of inquiry and grant proposals. Manages internal processes and monitors portfolio progress. Prepares briefs and synthesizes existing literature. Partners closely with multiple foundation teams. Plans, manages, and carries out a wide range of activities in support of internal strategic planning. Serves as a touchpoint, catalyst, and support in questions of technology innovations for LSFF. Your Experience
A Master's degree or equivalent demonstrated experience, preferably in food science & nutrition, biochemistry, chemical engineering, or related field. Minimum of 10+ years of R&D and product development experience in the life sciences arena, preferably in nutrition. Experience working with organizations in LMICs preferred. Demonstrated experience in managing a complex portfolio of research and development products for human health. Demonstrated experience in managing multiple partner interests. Recognized internally and externally through publications and/or presentations as a strong technical contributor to the professional community. Demonstrated understanding of the latest nutritional science and its application to LMIC and LSFF contexts. Experience in managing across other product development domains, such as clinical, regulatory, manufacturing scale-up, a strong plus. Strong analytic skills for interpreting research progress and outputs. Effective collaborator with experience working in a highly matrix environment. Ability to effectively synthesize dense technical information to reach diverse audiences and build consensus. 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.
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