Partnerships Manager

Solvemed is currently recruiting a scientific partnerships officer, with substantial experience leading research and development partnering initiatives in life sciences.

• Extensive experience in strategic collaboration building for life science R&D projects mandatory
• Strong practical understanding of research-oriented deals for product (co-)development purposes in the context of biomarkers
• Strong practical understanding of research-oriented commercial collaborations strongly preferred
• Multi-sectorial partnership building experience across healthcare providers, life sciences industry, academia, and goverment preferred
• Ability to negotiate collaboration terms, including regarding IP, data ownership, access and sharing, and commercial terms mandatory
• Past professional experience in neuroscience and/or biomarkers and/or digital tools welcome
• Entrepreneurial, proactive, can-do attitude mandatory
• Experience in building and growing relevant external networks across diverse stakeholders welcome

The overall objective of the role is to: 

• Take the overall responsibility for company’s partnering strategy across all relevant sectors, in close collaboration with company management and relevant Heads
• Actively lead company’s partnering strategy execution, from relationship initiation to hands-on deal making to partnership development and maintenance
• Through partnering, actively support generation of scientific validation evidence required for R&D projects, commercial agreements, product implementation, and regulatory submissions 
• Through partnering, actively support product development and validation efforts through strategic research work 
• Actively lead value proposition generation for industrial and healthcare provider clients partners and clients.

• Set strategic R&D partnering Objectives and Key Results sand strategy towards biomarker validation, product development and commercial deals, in close collaboration with the company management
• Engage and coordinate external research and/or commercial partners, as necessary and in line with company R&D, business and partnering strategies
• Lead negotiations of partnerships/collaborations terms, especially in regard to project ethics, commercial terms, intellectual property rights, data ownership and access
• Support formulation of research aims and study design relevant to prospective collaborations, in close collaboration with Head of Research
• Engage industrial, academic, and clinical KOLs to help establish and grow company’s advisory board
• Support project management and administration of research and commercial activities across all stakeholders including partners, trial site(s) and in-house team 
• Help establish relationships with the national international academic and industrial research community, including external research networks and funding councils, building relationships to increase collaborative working opportunities in research settings
• Develop SOPs and work instructions to ensure effective and efficient partnering work across the organisation
• Develop effective relationships and rapport with colleagues and clinical research partners as well as the relevant regulatory authorities such as the FDA, EMA and MHRA 
• Monitor and report collaboration progress in co-ordination with CROs, where relevant 
• Coordinate internal work necessary for successful delivery of research and development work objectives – this includes managing and growing own team and working closely with the Heads of other company divisions 
• Support strategic product implementation across healthcare providers for research and commercial purposes 
• Work closely and communicate openly with colleagues in product development, data science, regulatory, and commercial teams for maximum organisational alignment and work effectiveness
• Where needed, manage own budget, in accordance with company’s cash flows and capital needs 
• Actively grow their team and pro-actively help with recruitment
• Actively represent the organisation and especially its research and development efforts at conferences, and other, depending on the strategic needs of the company

• At least 4 years of partnership management experience in a life science start-up and/or industrial context (PhD research not included) 
• Demonstrable track record of relevant world-class of research-oriented non-commercial and commercial deal-making, preferably at the clinical stage and in neuroscience and/or biomarkers and/or medical devices 
• Strong network of relevant potential service providers, KOLs/advisors, potential collaborators, research partners 
• Working knowledge of clinical study design, including in clinical protocol design, study planning experience
• Preferably, experience in working in small-medium sized medical technology companies, especially on point-of-care technologies in proof-of-concept development stages 
• Preferably, demonstrable entrepreneurship experience, especially in building own venture in life sciences and/or collaborative project design 
• Preferably, experience managing budgets in research and development collaborations context 
• PhD from a strong university welcome
• Welcome past experience in neurosciences, neuro-ophthalmology, ophthalmology, biomarkers

• Shows can-do attitude, resourceful, proactive and energetic 
• Dedicated to the cause and company mission and values
• Organised and diligent 
• Systematic and analytical 
• Highly organised and able to prioritise workload. 
• Leader and team player 
• Adaptable and flexible within a team environment 
• Great communicator, in speech and in writing (English language) 

• Shows can-do attitude, resourceful, proactive and energetic 
• Dedicated to the cause and company mission and values
• Organised and diligent 
• Systematic and analytical 
• Highly organised and able to prioritise workload. 
• Leader and team player 
• Adaptable and flexible within a team environment 
• Great communicator, in speech and in writing (English language) 

• High level of autonomy and leadership opportunities 
• Working (hard) on world-changing technology with leaders in the field 
• Opportunity to solve some of the biggest problems in neurology and drug development 
• Dynamic, innovative, passionate, entrepreneurial, international team 
• Inclusive company culture 
• Flexible hours (work possible outside of typical hours)

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• High level of autonomy and leadership opportunities 
• Working (hard) on world-changing technology with leaders in the field 
• Opportunity to solve some of the biggest problems in neurology and drug development 
• Dynamic, innovative, passionate, entrepreneurial, international team 
• Inclusive company culture 
• Flexible hours (work possible outside of typical hours)

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