309 Biotechnology / Life Sciences jobs in Bexley, Bexley

You will be an experienced individual leading a team of Business Development Managers to ensure the successful day-to-day delivery of all aspects of the BD team's work. This will include the delivery of key NIHR Industry services and engagement with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that the team deliver to the key outputs and impact metrics expected. You will work closely with the Head of Business Development, Assistant Directors of Innovations and other colleagues to develop and deliver the strategic aims of NIHR Industry. You will have an excellent understanding of the UK health innovation ecosystem and an appreciation of current and evolving technology developments and commercial exploitation routes. You will act as an ambassador for the NIHR and its support for industry, in particular for companies from the Life Sciences Sector, representing and promoting the organisation externally to a wide variety of stakeholders, but with a particular focus on engaging and supporting industry.,

• Line management a team of BD managers
• Engage with companies developing new therapeutic and healthcare innovations to navigate the NIHR and the UK's wider research system to support their access to the NIHR expertise, facilities and other elements needed to help them generate evidence to translate their innovations into products suitable for adoption by the UK's health care system
• Overseeing team compliance with work instructions, tools and systems, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and consistent reporting
• Support the annual strategic and operational business planning process as well as timely reporting to the customer
• Develop new company accounts aligned to the NIHRCC BD Team's key account strategy. Use initiative and efficiently engage with key personnel to build and maintain strategic relationships to support the company's product development pipeline
• Lead the development and delivery of focused business development activities with a variety of internal and external stakeholders. Use information sources and market intelligence data to identify companies developing new treatments and healthcare innovations within a specific therapeutic area (e.g. cardiovascular), or sector (diagnostics) from across the globe
• Work with stakeholders across the NIHR including the research infrastructure, and when required with those externally across the UK, to identify health priorities or areas of unmet clinical need, to develop industry-focused offers
• Independently, and as part of the BD team, engage with stakeholders from across the UK's research and healthcare system to increase the team's understanding of the overall system, the key initiatives and priorities currently ongoing to ensure accurate and informed support to industry
• When required, lead on the development of marketing materials, working with various stakeholders to develop content and messaging, as well as working with the communications team around design and publishing
• Support the Head of Business Development in delivering the team's event strategy through attending national and international conferences, as well as supporting the setup and management of NIHR events
• When required support cross NIHR initiatives working with colleagues from other teams within the two NIHR Coordinating Centres
  
  Interest in life sciences and the development of new technologies to improve healthcare and improve patient's lives
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of tailoring your communication style to a range of expert and non-expert audiences
• Able to work on multiple projects and initiatives in parallel, working with senior colleagues across the organisation to prioritise workload, define deliverables and manage timelines
• Be proactive and use initiative to explore new avenues for industry engagement
• Be inquisitive and want to learn about the health and care research system and relevant markets
• Strategic thinker able to interpret complex information while having a clear view of the "big picture"
• Be able to distil large amounts of information and learn at pace new scientific or technological concepts
• Able to work independently and lead junior members of the team to support their success and development
• Be analytical and motivated to seek answers to questions
• Well-organised and objective-driven
  
  We are looking for a Business Development Lead to join the NIHRCC's Business Development Team hosted in LGC's Grant Management Group (GMG).
The NIHRCC Business Development Team engages with a wide range of companies from SMEs to large multinationals; across a range of sectors including pharmaceuticals, biotech, medical devices, IVDs and digital technology. Through our work, we support industry to navigate the UK's research ecosystem, gain access to relevant expertise, facilities, data, patients and samples, and catalyse collaboration. We work closely with government departments and a wide variety of organisations from the UK and beyond including HINs, the Department for Business and Trade, BioAlberta, NHSA and the Office for Life Sciences. We aim to support the company's journey along the innovation pathway and promote UK plc to encourage investment from companies worldwide looking to undertake health and care research in the UK.