Head of Commercial Portfolio

The Francis Crick Institute is an internationally renowned biomedical research institute whose mission is world-class discovery research to understand how living things work and to drive benefits for human health. The Crick plays a crucial national role and has global reach, working with organisations in the academic, clinical and industrial spheres, creating a space to deliver its distinctive vision of discovery without boundaries, and supporting the translation of discoveries into health benefits.

We are a partnership of six leading biomedical research organisations – the Medical Research Council, Cancer Research UK, the Wellcome Trust, University College London, Imperial College London and King’s College London. Located in a state-of-the-art building in London, the Crick houses over 2,000 staff and more than 100 research groups.

The Chief Business Office has been created to establish an expanded translational and commercial offering from the Crick.

The Commercial Strategy and Portfolio team is a new function within the Chief Business Office, responsible for capturing business opportunities based on the expertise and infrastructure of the Crick and generating sustainable financial income for reinvestments into discovery research. As part of the Senior Leadership Team, the inaugural Head of Commercial Strategy and Portfolio will drive a step-change in the breadth of commercial activities at the Crick, identifying opportunities, leveraging their experience of establishing mutually beneficial working relationships in complex operating contexts, and engaging across the organisation to support and motivate colleagues at all levels to interface effectively with the commercial portfolio. With excellent leadership skills, the Head of Commercial Strategy and Portfolio will have the ambition and drive to build and develop a high-performing, results focussed team with the ability to identify opportunities and develop new business projects that will secure commercial investment streams.

In addition to embodying and demonstrating our core Crick Values (Bold; Open; Collegial), candidates will bring experience leading commercial teams, ideally in a scientific or research focussed environment. Candidates will also have proven experience of identifying and delivering new business projects from insightful analysis with the ability to balance risks and projections and the ability to drive commercial strategy. An adept communicator and negotiator, with mental agility complemented by diplomacy and resilience, the successful candidate will evidence commitment to the Crick’s core mission, and the flexibility of approach to enable them to deliver.

Job title: Head of Commercial Portfolio 

Reports to: Chief Business Officer 

Contract term: This is a full-time permanent position on Crick terms and conditions of employment

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How to Apply

For further details, including the job description, person specification, and information on how to apply, please visit our website via the ‘Apply’ button above quoting the number 7220.

Applications will close at 9:00am (BST) on Monday 22^nd April 2024.

The Crick will be advised and supported in this appointment process by their executive search partner Perrett Laver.

For an informal and confidential discussion about this position, please contact Lucy Roper at Perrett Laver via lucy.roper@perrettlaver.com or +44 (0)20 3928 7358. 

If you require any reasonable adjustments to assist you in the selection process, please advise us of these so that we can make appropriate arrangements.

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