Business Development Manager

Applications are invited for a Business Development Manager to join the Business Development department at Quadram Institute Bioscience (QIB), based in Norwich, UK.

Background:

QI is a strategic partnership between Quadram Institute Bioscience (QIB), Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals, the University of East Anglia and BBSRC. QI seeks to conduct world-class bioscience on the impact of food on health and disease, with an emphasis on diet-and age-associated diseases. All QI partners have a vested interest in enhancing the generation of real-world impacts from research. The role of the Business Development Manager is to drive this impact by leading on the protection of the IP generated by QIB, promoting the Institute's capabilities and prospecting relevant commercial partners. The Business Development Manager will engage with external organisations to seek out, define and deliver collaborative research opportunities and commercial income for QIB Group Leaders.

The role:

The post holder will support Group Leaders and other researchers at the Institute to aid them in their interactions with industry supporting the establishment of partnerships with industry and guiding the protection and commercialisation of the Institute's discoveries which could have a transformative impact on society.

This post requires a wide range of skills and aptitudes including diligence, patience and determination to see projects through. More specifically, the position requires an ability to understand the science involved in a range of new technologies in a variety of Life Sciences disciplines. It also requires an appreciation of how new technology creates customer value, can have wide market scale and how the Institute and its stakeholders could realise that value.

It is essential for the successful candidate to have a post-graduate level qualification in a relevant scientific discipline (molecular biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, food safety science, microbiology, metagenomics, sequencing). Alternatively, an undergraduate level degree in a relevant scientific discipline with a post-graduate degree in business administration.

The candidate will develop significant experience and ability in a wide range of competencies including relationship management, intellectual property protection, project management, engagement with commercial partners, negotiation of deals and contracts. Ideally, the candidate will have worked in a licensing and/or research partnerships role and had some experience of commercialisation of early-stage technologies and a good understanding of HEIs.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sectors of society. The Institute supports equality of opportunity within the workplace and expects all employees to share and display these values. To support our commitment, we have a range of family, faith and diversity friendly working arrangements to help all staff achieve excellence in their area of work.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to offer an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for this vacancy.

About the Quadram Institute:

The Quadram Institute is a new interdisciplinary research institute dedicated to understanding how food and microbes interact to promote health and prevent disease. Its mission is to deliver healthier lives through innovation in gut health, microbiology and food. A partnership between Quadram Institute Bioscience, the University of East Anglia, the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and BBSRC, it brings together scientists and clinicians in a state-of-the-art building on the Norwich Research Park. This is one of Europe's largest centres of life sciences and home of the John Innes Centre and The Earlham Institute. (https://quadram.ac.uk/).

Salary on appointment will be within the range £44,500 to £55,000 per annum depending on qualifications and experience. This is a full-time post offered on an indefinite basis.