About the Role

Applications are invited for an experienced Business Development Manager to join the team at [Employer hidden] (QIB), based in Norwich, UK. The Quadram Institute is a new interdisciplinary research institute dedicated to understanding how food and microbes interact to promote health and prevent disease. Its mission is to deliver healthier lives through innovation in gut health, microbiology and food. A partnership between [Employer hidden], the University of East Anglia, the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and BBSRC, it brings together scientists and clinicians in a state-of-the-art building on the Norwich Research Park. This is one of Europe’s largest centres of life sciences and home of the John Innes Centre and The Earlham Institute.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage with external organisations to seek out opportunities for funding and exploitation for QIB Group Leaders.
• Reinforce existing and establish new relationships outside the Higher Education sector to increase knowledge exchange, generate impact, identify opportunities for collaborative research and increase funded research from relevant external bodies.
• Attend business conferences and networking events, facilitate visits from investors and government agencies, and support funding applications.
• Maximise research commercialisation and intellectual property portfolio, scout for new market opportunities, and help drive innovation and research translation in the Institute.

Candidate Requirements

• Educated to Postgraduate level or equivalent within a relevant scientific field (molecular biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, food safety science, microbiology, metagenomics, sequencing).
• Project management skills and experience in developing collaborations and/or consortia.
• Experience of managing intellectual property, research commercialisation and impact within a research environment.
• Demonstrable ability to co-ordinate a range of different stakeholders and complex relationships.

Additional Information

Salary on appointment will be within the range £32,255 to £39,345 per annum depending on qualifications and experience. This is a full-time, permanent post. This position is offered as a developmental opportunity. The Institute will put in place an appropriate training package following the successful completion of the probationary period. This could include a formal qualification (Chartered Management Institute qualification or equivalent) and mentoring support.

Further information and details of how to apply can be found here or contact the Human Resources team on [contact hidden] or [contact hidden] quoting reference 1003845.