Senior Partnerships Manager (Pharmaceutical and Healthcare) London, England
Job description
About us
UCL Innovation & Enterprise is a group of specialist teams working with students and staff to encourage a spirit of enterprise, create links with the outside world and accelerate UCL’s innovation and impact.
UCL Innovation & Enterprise's work is at the heart of UCL’s ambition to change the world for the better and plays a vital part in our shared mission to tackle the great global challenges of our time.
About the role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Principle Partnership Manager (Pharma & Healthcare). Based in UCL Innovation and Enterprise, the post holder will support the delivery of the UCL strategy for business engagement in the life sciences and biomedical sector.
The role will involve working closely with a group of senior colleagues within UCL, including the Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation & Global Engagement) (RIGE), and the Director of Business and Innovation Partnerships, Innovation and Enterprise (I&E) to develop partnerships with companies and organisations active in the life sciences and healthcare sectors. A key aspect of the role will be to liaise with Vice Deans Enterprise and other staff from across UCL that operate in business-facing roles to deliver on the UCL strategy for partnerships with companies active in those as well as in adjacent sectors.
The UCL Ways of Working supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work – please visit www.ucl.ac.uk/ways-of-working to find out more.
This role is eligible for hybrid working with a minimum of 20% on site.
This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Professional Services Staff. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/conditions-service-research-teaching-and-professional-services-staff for more information.
If you have any queries about the role, please contact Brian Carter on [email protected]
About you
Applicants should have previous experience of working in the biomedical sector, and knowledge of the role that universities play in providing support to companies active in this area to drive forward innovation.
A broad understanding of major disease areas and therapeutic modalities/approaches (including Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning applications in life sciences) is highly desirable. The ability to analyse information and data to extract, develop and present meaningful intelligence is also key.
The successful candidate will possess excellent organisational skills, along with the ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities. Candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability and confidence in working effectively on their own initiative and also as part of a team. The role holder will possess well developed interpersonal and written communication skills, with the ability to liaise with people at all levels of seniority.
Please use the cover-letter upload option to tell us how you meet the criteria set out in the person specification.
A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
- 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
- Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
- Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
- Immigration loan
- Relocation scheme for certain posts
- On-Site nursery
- On-site gym
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
- Discounted medical insurance
Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.
We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.
These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
