Strategic Partnership Manager (Fixed Term)

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 Milner Therapeutics Institute (MTI) is a purpose-built research institute at the University of Cambridge, with an overarching vision to convert pioneering science into therapies by driving academic-industry partnerships. The MTI is breaking new ground in academic-industry interactions and demonstrates a world-leading model of start-up companies, academics and pharma working side by side at the bench. 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 opportunities 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. Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 1 year in the first instance. Applications are welcome from internal candidates who would like to apply for the role on the basis of a secondment from their current role in the University. Informal enquiries can be directed to Alison Schuldt, Head of Partnerships & Alliance, ajs52@cam.ac.uk. Please quote reference PR44519 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy. The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society. The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

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