Salary: £ 100,200Closing date: Tuesday, 10 June 2025Contract type: Fixed Term Contract (c.10 months)Interview dates: 23 and 25 of June The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation. We improve health for everyone by funding science, leading policy and advocacy campaigns, and building partnerships. We plan to spend £16bn over the next ten years, funding new discoveries in life, health, and wellbeing, and taking on three global health challenges: mental health, infectious disease and climate and health. These challenges need the bold science we support, but they won''t be solved by science alone. Join Wellcome in the critical area of infectious disease, where we strive to understand the origins and drivers of disease escalation. Our mission is to deliver accessible, affordable solutions that mitigate the impact of infections globally, with local leadership and active community involvement. We are at the forefront of the 100 Days Mission, an initiative endorsed by G7 and G20 Leaders, which focuses on rapidly developing vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics in the crucial first 100 days of a pandemic threat. To advance this effort, Wellcome hosts the International Pandemic Preparedness Secretariat, ensuring timely and effective responses to future health challenges. We are looking for a Head to join the International Pandemic Preparedness Secretariat, on a fixed term basis to support the development and delivery of the secretariat''s workplan in order to accelerate i