The Partnership Manager is a brand-new role at the Milner Therapeutics Institute and an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to lead the overall strategy and delivery of a new partnership between the Milner Therapeutics Institute, Cambridge University Health Partners (CUHP) and Flagship Pioneering
The Partnership Manager will act as a conduit between researchers across Cambridge and Flagship Pioneering companies, working closely with the Flagship Global Engagement team to align company challenges and priorities for external collaboration with academic and clinical expertise in Cambridge. They will devise and deliver a programme of events to facilitate introductions and create opportunity for new partnerships. They will support the initiation of these partnerships (e.g. through coordination with the Research Operations Office, Cambridge Enterprise and CUH), including research collaborations, consulting agreements, clinical trial facilitation as well as new projects with Flagship Pioneering, leveraging expertise and capabilities from the University, Research Institutes or NHS Trusts.
The role holder will need a PhD in biomedical science or equivalent. They will have experience in scientific project and business partnership management, including interdisciplinary research projects, and an ability to identify projects that are innovative and more likely to be of strong interest to external partners.
Salary: £41,421-£55,295
Informal enquiries can be directed to Alison Schuldt, Head of Partnerships and Alliance, ajs52@cam.ac.uk.
For more information and to apply, visit: jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49689/