Senior Commercialisation Manager (Biopharma)

About the Role

The Senior Commercialisation Manager is an important position in the Biopharma team of QMI, playing a significant role in initiating and maintaining an effective commercialisation strategy for opportunities principally from the Barts and London School of Medicine and Dentistry.

The post-holder will contribute to the delivery of a range of outputs including technology disclosures, protection of university IP, licence and investment transactions, and new venture formation. 

Reporting to the Associate Commercialisation Director at QMI, you will contribute to fulfilling our goals.

The post is mainly based in Whitechapel, London (with the opportunity to work remotely for some of the time) and is a full time appointment. 

About You

You will have a strong background in medical or life sciences with a PhD or business qualification.  You will have knowledge of translational pathways and an understanding of technology transfer in higher education, or equivalent experience in the private sector together with a proven record of deal making and spinout formation. You will also have excellent communication and project management skills.

About the Department

Queen Mary Innovation (QMI) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Queen Mary and we are entering a new phase of growth, recruiting a larger team to make a bigger difference in taking innovations from Queen Mary to the marketplace.

Our plans are exciting and bold, with local and global impact. And we are looking for talented people to help us deliver them. This is an exciting opportunity for you to help grow a company that is shaping the future, then we would be delighted to hear from you.

In turn, we offer an inclusive, nurturing and busy environment, where you will be supported and challenged to develop, flourish and achieve your potential.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly. 

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