VP – Academic Partnerships
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VP Academic Partnerships at Evotec focusing on collaborations with academic institutions in the US. Leading projects in cardio-metabolic disease and driving innovation through academic alliances.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the execution and ongoing expansion of the LAB eN2 BRIDGE alliance in the US
- Serve as Evotec’s on-site ‘Evotec Collaboration Lead' across some of the most renowned universities and non-university research institutions in the US
- Identify, evaluate and prioritize therapeutic projects from academic partners, aligned with defined strategic focus areas
- Partner with internal scientific and drug discovery teams to shape development plans to de-risk early concepts and enable the translation from idea into a therapeutic concept to be tested in humans
- Work closely with institutional Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs) and Principal Investigators to facilitate project onboarding, funding decisions, and licensing opportunities
- Drive day-to-day collaboration with our partner, ensuring effective communication, alignment and delivery of partnership objectives
- Provide strategic input for Evotec’s academic alliances across the US
- Provide input into broader Academic Partnerships strategy, sharing insights from the US ecosystem and market trends
- Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams including research, business development, and alliance management to ensure successful program execution
Requirements:
- PhD or MD degree
- 12+ years experience in basic research and/or drug discovery within academia, biotech or pharma
- Competitive and well-documented track record in the discovery of first-in class or best-in-class therapeutics within the metabolic disease area
- Demonstrated track record in evaluating and recommending investment in early-stage therapeutic concepts in the above therapeutic areas across therapeutic modalities
- Experience working within or alongside academic institutions, technology transfer offices, and industry partnerships
- Strong understanding of drug discovery and early development processes, including key decision points and risk mitigation strategies
- Proven ability to manage and grow external partnerships
- General understanding of intellectual property (IP) rights
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage effectively with both scientific and business audiences
- Possess outstanding scientific curiosity and communication skills.
Benefits:
- discretionary annual bonus
- comprehensive benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision
- short-term and long-term disability
- company paid basic life insurance
- 401k company match
- flexible work
- generous paid time off and paid holiday
- wellness and transportation benefits
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