Professorial Fellow (Enterprise) / Director of Industry Partnerships at University of Southampton

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Director of Industry Partnerships within the School of Healthcare Enterprise and Innovation, within the Faculty of Medicine. This will be an important strategic role to engage with our key external stakeholders to develop and progress meaningful partnerships within the school activities.

Our school aims to make a positive impact on health and wellbeing by providing creative, effective solutions that benefit society. We are underpinned by knowledge exchange and enterprise generated through healthcare innovation, enterprise activity and key partnerships.  We respond to stakeholder need and the local, national and international healthcare ecosystem to drive and support meaningful change. Our work extends across opportunities within the Faculty of Medicine and with other University schools and faculties.  The school hosts the largest enterprise contract for the University, as an NIHR Coordinating Centre, managing national and international research funding programmes.

The school is at an exciting stage of development and this leadership role will to be integral to the successful delivery of School of Healthcare, Enterprise & Innovation partnerships and reporting to the Head of School.  You will have for developing and delivering the vision and strategy of the Healthcare Incubator and Accelerator (HIA) Working within the internal and external, regional, national and international stakeholder environment to maximise the reputational, social and economic potential of the HIA, and the education programme within it.

Further details on the role are provided in the attached job description and person specification. We are embracing hybrid and flexible working to enable delivery of this role.    Please contact Bryn Lee, for any other information on this role: b.k.lee@soton.ac.uk

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Application Procedure

Please send your CV and short cover letter (one side of A4) outlining your motivation and relevant experience for the role.

The application deadline is midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need assistance, call Recruitment on  +44 (0) 23 8059 2750, or email recruitment@soton.ac.uk. Quote the advert reference  2456023VB on all correspondence. 

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