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About the Role
Join the BioInnovation Institute (BII) as a Senior Associate in our UK hub to help translate promising cardiometabolic disease (CMD) research into therapeutics and shape the next generation of life science start-ups.
Responsibilities
- Scout and identify promising pre-commercial CMD research through engagement with universities, research institutions, and hospitals across Europe, with a specific focus on the UK.
- Promote and support BII open calls and outreach activities, strengthening awareness of CardioMetabolic Bridge among academics and innovation stakeholders.
- Perform initial project evaluation and due diligence, assessing scientific quality, technical feasibility, commercial potential, IP position, and team capabilities.
- Prepare material about project opportunities for BII’s CMD Strategic Advisory Group and BII’s Board of Directors.
- Support the establishment and implementation of project reporting and portfolio governance structures.
- Support CMD projects toward venture creation by providing feedback, facilitating activities relating to BII’s Acceleration Platform, and connecting them with relevant expertise and resources.
- Build and maintain a strong network across academia, CROs, venture capital, industry partners, and innovation ecosystems to support BII’s CMD portfolio.
Requirements
- PhD (or equivalent) level in Medicine, Biomedicine, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bioengineering, or a similar field with a CMD focus.
- Minimum of 6 years (post-PhD) experience in facilitating life science innovation within the funding or innovation ecosystem.
- Experience in venture capital, university tech transfer office, accelerator/incubator, drug discovery, and development within the pharmaceutical industry or biotech environments is relevant.
- Solid understanding of drug discovery and development processes and/or direct experience with the commercialization of life science research.
- Knowledge about research intelligence databases and a strong ability to scout for new scientific trends.
- Experience with conducting detailed due diligence reviews of scientific research or innovation proposals.
- Demonstrated project management experience, preferably by leading drug discovery projects towards IND-enabling stage.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with researchers and/or start-up founders to facilitate developing their research ideas towards commercialization.
- Experience in establishing professional networks within the public and private sectors.
- Proficiency in both spoken and written English.
Skills
- Cardiometabolic disease research
- Life science innovation
- Drug discovery and development
- Commercialization of life science research
- Research intelligence databases
- Due diligence
- Project management
- Collaboration
- Network building
Location
- London, UK
Work Type
- Full-time
- On-site
Experience Level
- Senior Associate
- Minimum of 6 years (post-PhD) experience
Education Level
- PhD (or equivalent)
About the Company
- The BioInnovation Institute (BII) is a non-profit foundation established by the Novo Nordisk Foundation in 2018.
- BII's mission is to accelerate research and startups to bring forward bold solutions that improve human and planetary health.
- BII supports collaborative, interdisciplinary innovation across Life Sciences, Quantum Science, and Deep Tech, helping transform cutting-edge research into viable companies.
- BII recently launched CardioMetabolic Bridge, a pan-European initiative dedicated to translating early-stage academic discoveries in cardiometabolic disease (CMD) into validated pre-clinical candidates.
- The first hub, based at Victoria House in London's Knowledge Quarter, serves as the operational anchor for the European network.
- BII is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, at Ole Maaløes Vej 3, 2200 Copenhagen N.
- BII offers a purpose-driven community where science and innovation create meaningful change and impact in society.
- BII’s entrepreneurial environment is shaped and nurtured every day by its employees, start-ups, and everyone who joins in bringing science to life.
Equal Opportunity
- BII is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace built on equal opportunities, where everyone can thrive and where pay is fair, equitable, and based on the principle of equal pay for equal work.
- We welcome all applications regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or socio-economic background.