Strategy & Ops, Intercept

About the role

Join the Intercept team to advance our $500M philanthropic initiative focused on eliminating the burden of respiratory infections. You will operate within our air cleaning technologies division, managing the deployment and scaling of products designed to improve indoor air quality.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Evaluate the current landscape of air cleaning technologies by reviewing product quality, installation requirements, and maintenance needs.
• Develop and manage a product roadmap and target product profile for air cleaning solutions.
• Design and execute indoor air quality pilots, including managing vendor selection and request for proposal processes.
• Create operational playbooks to assist organizations with independent air quality improvements and address systemic barriers to adoption.
• Lead focus groups with facility managers and finance leaders to understand the decision-making process behind air quality investments.
• Establish and maintain partnerships with manufacturers, installers, and service providers to identify new opportunities.

Requirements

• 7-10+ years of professional experience in strategy and operations, special projects, or commercial roles.
• Proven ability to own projects from start to finish as an individual contributor without relying on delegation.
• Strong communication skills capable of shifting between executive-level strategy and technical project details.
• Experience assessing physical products based on operational feasibility, quality, and performance criteria.
• Demonstrated success in managing pilot programs or proof-of-concept initiatives, including vendor procurement.
• Ability to conduct stakeholder research and convert qualitative insights into concrete operational improvements.

Nice to have

• Background in HVAC, mechanical, electrical, or plumbing systems.
• Professional experience within organizations that manage or sell physical product installations.
• Knowledge of public health or biosecurity sectors.

Skills & tools

• Project management
• Vendor and RFP management
• Stakeholder research and focus group facilitation
• Product roadmap development
• Operational strategy

Practical notes

This is an individual contributor position. We value candidates who are self-directed and comfortable driving outcomes independently.