Academic Partnerships Director
Core
Drive adoption of Beacon's at-home EEG and cardiopulmonary diagnostic platform within academic and research institutions for neurology, psychiatry, and sleep disorder studies.
Role type
Senior independent contributor, Academic Partnerships Director
Builds
Academic partnerships and grant-funded research studies
Domain
Life Sciences / Neuroscience / Clinical Research
Required skills
MD in psychiatry/neurology or PhD in neuroscience, U.S. academic grant funding expertise (R01, R21, U01, SBIR/STTR), relationship management with PIs, proposal development support, pipeline generation, negotiation, CRM management, contract negotiation with Tech Transfer Offices
Preferred skills
Experience in core facilities or academic medical centers, background in sleep science, ability to translate commercial context into operational briefs, entrepreneurial mindset
Technologies
Beacon Waveband EEG platform, analytics capabilities, CRM tools
Responsibilities
Build and manage portfolio of relationships with PIs, academic medical centers, and research consortia; Partner with PIs during proposal development to position Beacon as preferred solution; Apply knowledge of U.S. and EU regulatory frameworks to time outreach; Grow relationships with core facilities; Own account-level pipeline generation and closing; Represent Beacon at scientific conferences; Serve as scientific thought partner to PIs; Collaborate with Program Management, Clinical Operations, and Marketing; Provide leadership visibility into pipeline health; Manage and extend Academic strategy including pricing
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC