The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) is hiring a Technical Expert on Regulation and Policy for Genetic Biocontrol Research to join our GeneConvene Global Collaborative, a program to advance best practices and informed decision making for development of genetic biocontrol technologies to improve public health.

The Technical Expert is responsible for understanding the regulatory and policy landscape for genetic biocontrol approaches to control malaria and other vector-borne diseases; planning and implementing a portfolio of activities to provide technical information and advice on regulation and policy to stakeholders; and collaborating with partners to build regulatory and policy capacity, particularly through online and in-person trainings. The position reports to the Senior Technical Expert, Regulation and Policy.

The Technical Expert will be expected to contribute to activities to advance informed governance of genetic biocontrol approaches for vector-borne diseases, including:

• Staying updated on national, international, and institutional regulations, policies, and guidance on synthetic biology, genetically modified organisms, and gene drive approaches to control malaria and other vector-borne diseases, with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa
• Providing technical information and advice on relevant regulation and policy to stakeholders including product developers and capacity-strengthening partners, though informal consultation and formal presentations
• Designing and delivering trainings and other informational resources and events, in collaboration with partner organizations, on regulation and policy to scientists, regulators, policymakers, and other stakeholders
• Developing, managing, and reporting on contracts with partners to perform independent risk assessments and contribute to other activities
• Contributing to identifying regulatory and policy priorities to support informed decision making, raising awareness of those priorities externally, and planning associated team initiatives
• Building and maintaining trusting relationships with external and internal colleagues through respectful dialogue and cultural sensitivity