Job reference
U60350
Date posted
20/11/2024
Application closing date
12/01/2025
Location
Exeter (Hybrid)
Salary
The starting salary will be from £42,632 on Grade F, depending on qualifications and experience.
Package
Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable).
Contractual hours
36.5
Basis
Full-time
Job category/type
Admin, Professional, Managerial
Attachments
U60350~1.PDF
Job description
Exeter Innovation
This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.
We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements.
This new full-time post is available immediately on a permanent basis.
Summary of the role
The Business Development Manager role leads on the development of collaborations with industry, organisations and government partners within the BioPharma sector. The post holder will support the Sector Head to deliver opportunities for partnership development and impact in line with Exeter Innovation's Business Engagement Strategy and the University's Strategy 2030.
The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities to deliver in the role:
Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.
The University of Exeter
We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.
Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world's most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).
We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research – Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.
Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.
With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.
We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.
Benefits
We offer some fantastic benefits including:
Exeter Innovation (EI)
Exeter Innovation (EI) is the professional team that supports and drives the University to engage with external stakeholders to deliver impactful and meaningful research that makes a difference in the real-world. Its key aim is to secure significantly greater value and impact from relationships with partners drawing on the University's education, research and physical assets. This includes research collaboration, commercial services, new venture development, skills, placements, and education partnerships.
Further information
For further information, please contact Hannah Williams, Head of Health and Lifesciences, email [email protected] until 20th December or Richard Cassidy [email protected]
Interviews are expected to be held on Wednesday 29 th January 2025.
Applications should be made via our website. For more information and to apply online please go to www. exeter.ac.uk/jobs Please quote reference number U60350 in any correspondence.