Head of Commercial Partnerships – Institute for Chronic Disease Research
Core
Lead commercial partnerships for a new interdisciplinary research institute tackling chronic disease challenges in Aotearoa and globally.
Role type
Head of Commercial Partnerships
Builds
Strategic partnerships with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, digital health, and clinical research organizations
Domain
Health research and life sciences
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
partnership structuring, proposal development, pricing, contract negotiation, IP and licensing, commercial acumen, stakeholder management
Preferred skills
university or research institute experience, clinical trial partnerships, health AI, digital health, medtech, technology commercialisation
Responsibilities
Develop and deliver the ICDR's commercial partnership strategy, identify and secure strategic partnerships, grow commercial revenue, create pathways from research to impact through industry-funded research and licensing, connect the institute with the university's wider innovation ecosystem
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC