Harwell Health Tech Cluster Development Manager

Together, our scientists, technologists, engineers and business team explore the unknown and turn what they find into work that changes the world around us. Whether it's sending probes into space or finding new ways to treat cancer, everyone here plays a vital role in making a positive difference to society., We have an excellent opportunity for a talented Business Development Manager within the STFC BID to ensure the continued growth and success of the Harwell HealthTec Cluster, working closely with the HealthTec Development team.
Harwell HealthTec Cluster is a world-leading healthcare innovation hub founded on inter-disciplinary collaboration between physical and life sciences. Areas of focus include ageing, drug discovery and environmental impact on human health.

The objective of the cluster is to boost healthcare growth and innovation and validate novel technologies for the benefit of patients through growth and better exploitation of Harwell's unique combination of facilities and talent. We are creating an ever more vibrant ecosystem in which companies can flourish and interact more freely and collaborate more easily with brilliant academics and researchers, accessing state of the art equipment and advanced research capabilities. Harwell can help companies realise new and better ways for developing and commercialising advances in research and technology at the leading edge of science.

The Business Development Manager will lead the development of the HealthTec Cluster at the Harwell Campus: working with cluster development partners to support new and potential investors into Oxfordshire primarily through the focus of the health and life sciences sector.,

• Driving the definition and implementation of the HealthTec Cluster development strategy and identifying critical success factors to attract key-players and accelerate the growth of the cluster by engaging in new opportunities.


• Developing and maintaining metrics of HealthTec Cluster performance and growth and supporting a robust evidence base for economic metrics around company numbers, investment, and other agreed metrics.


• Targeting a number of high growth opportunities that fit with the strategic vision, and building partnerships that will lead to the growth and effectiveness of the cluster.


• Working closely with the Head of Innovation and Inward Investment at OxLEP to support the delivery of the Oxfordshire Life Sciences Inward Investment strategy.


• Building on the synergies between Life and Physical sciences to create a vibrant and growing Cluster population that encompasses the entirety of commercial value chain.


• Leading cluster initiatives to exploit the cross-disciplinary activities inherent in the Harwell Campus and across Oxfordshire


• Promoting the offer of the HealthTec Cluster and sector locally, nationally, and internationally


• Building links with the broad range of multidisciplinary stakeholders locally to support the role of Oxfordshire in increasing the competitiveness of the UK in Health Tech business.


• Working with the Harwell Campus Business Development Director to manage the overall implementation of Campus strategic partnerships, programmes and events linked to HealthTec life sciences activities on the Campus.


• Articulating the HealthTec Cluster, and the wider Oxfordshire Health and Life Sciences sector offer to businesses that are contemplating growing or investing via event attendance and managing the generation of leads from this, from inception through to delivery of an agreed development, partnering and funding plan., UKRI seeks to ensure it creates and maintains a system of openness, fairness and inclusion - a collaborative, trusted environment, which is attractive to and accessible to everyone who is interested in developing their career with us.
  
  Essential:


• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.


• Demonstrated understanding of the health and life sciences sector, services and applications.


• Experience in the implementation of development strategies and in the implementation of collaborative programmes and working across public and private sectors.


• Excellent knowledge of the SME community.


• Excellent knowledge of the investment landscape and mechanisms in the UK and internationally. Able to support development of new strategies, concepts, solutions and ideas in response to emerging issues of importance to the organization.


• Evidence of effective communication skills (oral and written) delivering complex messages to a wide range of audiences.


• Clear and effective negotiation, influencing & networking skills with a demonstrative ability to influence the thinking and actions of others at all levels.


• Excellent project management skills with experience of the whole project lifecycle including appraisals and finance.


• Ability to quickly learn and understand new and cross-cutting technologies. Self-motivated, pro-active and innovative with excellent planning and organisational skills. Trustworthiness and discretion when handling confidential information a professional manner.


Desirable:


• Understanding of structure of government and key partner organisations.


• Experience gained in at least one key HealthTech sector stakeholder, (Pharma, medical devices and wearables, digital health, NHS).
  
  The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is one of Europe's largest research organisations. Through combining world-class facilities with major international collaborations, and some of the world's most talented staff, we are driving ground-breaking advances in science and technology.

STFC's Business and Innovation Directorate (BID) connects STFC's facilities, research and technology programmes to business and the wider economy, delivering UK economic growth through spin-out companies, growing the research and innovation campuses, attracting inward investment and collaborative industrial R&D.

STFC is one of nine partner organisations that have been brought together to create UK Research and Innovation (UKRI); a new organisation with a vision to ensure the UK maintains its world-leading position in research and innovation., As one of Europe's largest research organisations, we ask the biggest questions in the universe to find answers that change the world around us. We seek understanding. We're proud of the impact we make. And we're committed to helping build a globally competitive, knowledge-based UK economy. Being part of all this means contributing to work that pushes boundaries and creates possibilities. You'll work with, and learn from, true experts. Whatever your role, you'll be free to question, and encouraged to share ideas. And, in a positive and supportive culture, you'll discover just what a difference you can make when you're equipped and inspired to excel.

We're a place where curious minds thrive. Not bound by profit, we explore ideas that others don't, ask questions that others won't, and discover answers that others are not equipped to find. And, alongside Mars landings and black holes, we also explore diverse, international projects in everything from science and engineering to computing and technology. Whether it's at the cutting edge or behind the scenes, our work is intellectually challenging. It's very often ground-breaking. And it's endlessly, irresistibly fascinating., UKRI is an organisation that brings together the seven disciplinary research councils, Research England and Innovate UK. Together, we build an independent organisation with a strong voice and vision ensuring the UK maintains its world-leading position in research and innovation.

Supporting some of the world's most exciting and challenging research projects, we develop and operate some of the most remarkable scientific facilities in the world. We are pushing the frontiers of human knowledge through fundamental research and delivering benefits for UK society and the economy through world-class research, skills and business-led innovation.

UK Research and Innovation recognises and values employees as individuals and aims to provide a pay and rewards package that motivates staff to perform to the best of their ability. The reward package includes a flexible working scheme, a defined benefit pension scheme, 30 days annual leave allowance plus 10.5 bank holiday/privilege days and a number of other benefits., Choosing to come to work at UKRI means that you will have access to a whole host of benefits from a defined benefit pension scheme, excellent holiday entitlement, access to employee shopping/travel discounts and salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme. For more details, visit Benefits of working for UKRI.

The role holder will be required to have the appropriate level of security screening/vetting required for the role. UKRI reserves the right to run or re-run security clearance as required during the course of employment.