About the role

  • Manage commercial partnerships and collaborations to support UK biomedical research. Collaborating with various stakeholders in pharmaceutical, biotech, and medtech industries.

Responsibilities

  • Forming partnerships and collaborations to fund and support biomedical research across the UK.
  • Working with the Director of National Partnerships to ensure that MRC has an effective approach to partnership and collaboration across pharmaceutical, biotech and medtech industries.
  • Developing external partnerships and supporting the portfolios through partnership.
  • Establishing opportunities for co-funding research and commercial partnerships through the MRC’s institutes.

Requirements

  • Significant experience of senior management in public, private or charity sector with business development leadership.
  • Extensive experience of delivering a portfolio of work at national levels.
  • Significant experience of building partnerships and collaboration in the medical and healthcare sector with commercial organisations a senior level.
  • A developed understanding of the role of research and innovation in delivering UK strategic research and innovation objectives, with experience of developing strategy in the medical research and healthcare sector.
  • Management of diverse and complex stakeholders and with the ability to negotiate successfully to meet the needs of individual parties within the experience of agreeing deals in the medical and healthcare sector including government and commercial partners.
  • A developed understanding of the international research funding landscape.

Benefits

  • An outstanding defined benefit pension scheme
  • 30 days' annual leave in addition to 10.5 public and privilege days (full time equivalent)
  • Employee discounts and offers on retail and leisure activities
  • Employee assistance programme, providing confidential help and advice
  • Flexible working options

Job title

Associate Director – Commercial Partnerships

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

£70,752 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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