Business Development Manager

As the new Business Development Manager, you will fill an exciting and diverse position and be responsible for the initiation, development, and/or management of:

• New business, including identifying potential stakeholders and developing the valorisation roadmap for emerging technologies

• Network awareness and connections though representation at industry and biotech focused events, networking, conferences or through direct contact.

• The external visibility of the consortium, including via the website

• R&D projects, collaborative and fee-for-service, managing negotiations, timelines, deliverables and reporting

• Industrial and EU Grants

• Contracts and related negotiation and administration

• IPR, including patents and seeking licensing partners

Profile

• You have experience in technology transfer or business development

• You hold a PhD in biomedical, pharmaceutical or life science field, ideally with experience in liver toxicology and/or cell biology

• You are a problem solver with a can-do mentality, able to work independently or in a team

• You are well organised and very detail oriented

• You have excellent presentation and communication skills, both written and oral

• You are proficient in English, both written and spoken. A good knowledge of Dutch is a plus

Offer

A full-time contract for 3 years with the possibility for

prolongation. VUB guarantee an open, inclusive and diverse workplace and

we offer you the opportunity to (further) grow your career. On top of

that, you will enjoy the following benefits:

• Maximal reimbursement of your home-to-work travel with public transport or by bike

• Hospitalisation insurance

• The opportunity to develop your skills through internal and external training opportunities

• Ecocheques

• An open and familial work environment with attention to your work-life balance and a unique holiday arrangement of 35 days (with full-time employment).

Apply

Interested in this job offer? Send your curriculum vitae, motivation

letter, a copy of your highest obtained degree (not necessary in case

you are a VUB alumnus) and at least two professional reference contact

details to:

Prof Tamara Vanhaecke – tamara.vanhaecke@vub.be

Dr Ruani Fernando – ruani.fernando@vub.be

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