Senior Business Manager

Location: The Francis Crick Institute, London

Salary: Competitive with benefits, subject to skills and experience

About us

The Francis Crick Institute is Europe’s largest biomedical research institute under one roof. Our world-class scientists and staff collaborate on vital research to help prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, infectious diseases and neurodegenerative conditions. 

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About the role 

The Business Development team is responsible for driving the development and execution of the Crick’s translation and commercial activity. This involves identifying partners for different translational and commercial opportunities, negotiating and concluding optimal deals and post-signature management to ensure delivery of such agreements.  

The Senior Business Manager is a new role within the team. You will report into the Head of Business Development, working closely with them and the Business Development team to ensure appropriate identification, negotiation, conclusion and post-signature management of deals that further the Crick strategy, while protecting the charitable objectives.

We are seeking a candidate with demonstrated expertise in innovation, commercialization, intellectual property (IP), and due diligence, along with strong negotiation skills. 

The ideal candidate will possess a background in bioscience or a related discipline and/or equivalent experience. Success in this role will require strong collaboration skills, as you will work closely with internal teams. 

What you will be doing 

As a Senior Business Manager at the Crick, you will:  

• Negotiate and secure deals, including undertaking the development and execution of the Crick’s translation and commercial activity
• Deliver market, competitor and financial analyses to support commercialisation of the translational pipeline and development of the overall commercial portfolio
• Provide commercial and translational portfolio analysis across all Business Office team functions
• Produce insight and analysis outputs, including reports, briefings, presentations, recommendations and analytics/data visualisation, with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail 

About you

You will bring 

• Undergraduate degree in bioscience or related discipline, or equivalent experience
• High organization with comprehensive experience of working in a demanding environment, either academia or industry.
• Extensive experience of technology/opportunity assessment, marketing and licensing, as well as legal and technical aspects of contract, collaboration, licensing and corporate agreements.  This needs to be evidenced through a deal sheet.
• An extensive network in the investment, pharmaceutical and biotech industry, gained through experience of working in or with such sector. 

About Working at the Crick… 

Our values  

• We are bold. We make space for creative, dynamic and imaginative ideas and approaches. We’re not afraid to do things differently. 
• We are open. We’re highly collaborative and interactive, and make sure our activities are visible to the outside world. 
• We are collegial. We show respect for one another, work cooperatively and support the wider community. 

At the Crick, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to driving innovation and scientific discovery. If you need assistance with your application, please contact weronika.kucala@crick.ac.uk

To read more about our EDI approach, click here.   

What will you receive?  

We value our team members and are proud to offer an extensive range of benefits to support their well-being and development. You can find out more about what we offer here.

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