AI is already changing how people work, learn, and access care. It has the potential to unlock extraordinary benefits—faster medical breakthroughs, accelerated scientific discovery, more personalized services in healthcare and education, new tools for creativity and invention, higher productivity and economic growth, improved public services like transportation systems, and so much more. But building powerful systems to benefit humanity is only a part of the work of our mission. Advanced AI models will also present new challenges that are already surfacing, and we need to be prepared to identify these challenges and develop solutions to address them. These are the two dimensions of what we’re building the Foundation to do. We aim to enable the use of AI to find solutions to humanity’s hardest problems, transform what people are capable of, and deliver real benefits in people’s lives—while working hard with partners to be ready for new challenges, and to help make society resilient, as AI advances. This work is just beginning. Over the next year, as we quickly ramp up, the Foundation expects to invest at least $1 billion across life sciences and curing diseases, jobs and economic impact, AI resilience, and community programs. This includes early investments toward our previously announced $25 billion commitment to curing diseases and AI resilience.
We are looking for a Senior Grants Officer, Systems & Data to manage grants and serve as the Foundation’s primary grants management system (GMS) administrator and internal expert. Reporting to the Head of Grant Operations, this senior individual contributor will bring independent judgment to grant review and own the systems, data quality, and reporting that support our grantmaking. You will partner with the Head of Grant Operations and implementation consultant to support GMS implementation and manage ongoing administration after handover. You will partner with Finance on grant and payment data, with Operations/IT on security, integrations, and technical support, and with program colleagues on practical grantmaking workflows. We anticipate approximately 40% of your time will focus on hands-on grants management, including due diligence and compliance, and 60% on GMS administration, data quality, reporting, and systems projects. The balance may shift during implementation and as the Foundation’s needs evolve. This role requires sound grantmaking judgment, comfort with data and technology, and a willingness to work directly in the details. This role will carry a deliberately bounded grant portfolio so there is protected capacity for the ongoing systems responsibilities.
The annual base salary range for this role is $185,000 to $205,000 USD. This range reflects our good-faith estimate of the base salary we reasonably expect to pay for this position upon hire. Actual base salary will be determined based on job-related factors, including the candidate’s relevant experience, skills, expertise, the scope of the role, and work location, as applicable. This salary range does not include benefits or any other compensation for which the role may be eligible.
We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
