The Academy of Medical Sciences – an independent, expert voice of biomedical and health research in the UK – is looking for an Industry Partnerships Lead to help turn the Academy’s convening power into practical commercial partnerships that accelerate translation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a defined area of industry partnership work within the Enterprise function, translating strategic priorities into well planned programmes, projects and workstreams.
• Manage day-to-day delivery, risks, dependencies and resources, ensuring outputs are delivered to agreed objectives, timescales and budgets.
• Working with a good degree of autonomy within agreed objectives and governance frameworks, you will organise and deliver a portfolio of partnership activity, manage risks and dependencies, and provide clear advice to the Head of Enterprise.
• Work with Fellows, researchers and industry partners to identify opportunities where partnership activity can help promising science progress towards development and patient benefit.
• Use evidence, sector knowledge and stakeholder insight to shape partnership propositions, test feasibility and develop appropriate routes for delivery.
• Build credible relationships with industry, venture and translational partners, understanding their priorities while protecting the Academy’s independence and charitable purpose.
• Develop and support practical mechanisms for collaboration, such as workshops, demonstration opportunities, partnership propositions or enterprise activity, working closely with delivery colleagues.
• Develop and manage partnerships that bring in external capability, insight and funding, including from industry, public funders, research charities and venture partners.
• Engage with judgement, pace and care, securing commitments and shared ownership while ensuring agreements are realistic, deliverable and proportionate.
• Provide clear reporting on progress, performance, resources and risk to the Head of Enterprise, escalating issues and dependencies appropriately.