Innovation Partnerships Program Director at CU Innovations advancing healthcare discoveries through strategic partnerships. Leading projects and collaborations with faculty and industry stakeholders in a hybrid setting.
Responsibilities
Strategically lead a portfolio of CU Innovation projects and partnerships, ensuring program milestones, timelines, and deliverables are met; establish project tasks/dependencies/deadlines, allocate resources, identify and mitigate risks, gather requirements, hold review meetings and provide status updates.
Manage day-to-day execution of CU Innovations’ partnerships, ensuring program milestones, timelines, and deliverables are met.
Support leadership in aligning cross-campus stakeholders around shared goals and program priorities.
Participate in strategic planning for CU Innovations including long-term visioning, infrastructure development, and operational leadership; lead the development and subsequent execution of strategic plans related partnership and project management.
Act as an execution partner for high-value data industry partnerships and other strategic collaborators.
Collaborate with business development and licensing teams to ensure alignment between contractual terms, deliverables, and scientific objectives.
Help support research efforts to provide perspectives on industry trends, partner priorities, and competitive landscapes across engagements.
Support strategy development for partnerships by synthesizing insights from scientific, business, and regulatory perspectives.
Engage key potential partners with potential new partnerships to expand and deepen relationships with industry partners
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in business, business administration, science, healthcare administration, project management, communications or similar.
4-6 years of experience in project management, alliance management, business operations, partnership management or similar.
Advanced degree
5 or more years of experience in project management, alliance management, business operations, partnership management or similar.
Project Management certification
Experience implementing strategic operational plans and managing partnerships while working with leadership.
Must have ability and confidence to effectively function independently, be a self-starter, and be a team player within a collaborative organization.
Other required skills include creativity, excellent communication (written and oral) skills, strong financial analysis, and strategic and innovative thinking capabilities.
Must have ability to effectively present to the senior leadership level of internal and external organizations.
Must have the ability to create high-quality presentations and reports to inform leadership.
Relevant business skills and knowledge, including strategic, financial, marketing and operations expertise are preferred.
Benefits
Medical: Multiple plan options
Dental: Multiple plan options
Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision
Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10% of your gross pay
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