Innovation Lead
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JobgetherLife sciences
Based in GermanyFull-TimeLead
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Job Details
- Languages
- Professional fluency in English
- Required Skills
- Project ManagementBusiness DevelopmentStakeholder management
Requirements
- Have an academic background in Life Sciences, preferably Biology or a related scientific discipline.
- A PhD is an advantage but is not mandatory.
- Demonstrate experience translating scientific research, technologies, or complex technical concepts into applied services, development projects, or commercial opportunities.
- Bring professional experience in innovation management, life sciences business development, technology transfer, research commercialisation, licensing, or a comparable field.
- Have strong project management capabilities and a proven ability to lead complex initiatives from concept through execution.
- Bring commercial awareness, strategic judgement, and a proactive, results-oriented mindset.
- Have communication and stakeholder management skills for collaboration across scientific, technical, commercial, and legal teams.
- Be able to work independently, take ownership, make informed decisions, and drive initiatives forward.
- Have professional fluency in English.
- Be willing to travel regularly within Europe.
- Experience in animal nutrition, veterinary science, diagnostics, biomonitoring, university partnerships, technology licensing, or intellectual property management is an advantage.
Responsibilities
- Own and manage a defined segment of the Innovation and IP pipeline from initial assessment and scoping through execution.
- Identify, evaluate, and prioritize innovation opportunities in line with strategic and commercial priorities.
- Translate scientific research, emerging technologies, and external opportunities into value propositions, business cases, and development roadmaps.
- Lead technology development and applied-service projects against milestones, budgets, and readiness criteria.
- Turn early-stage concepts into action plans with objectives, deliverables, responsibilities, and decision-making milestones.
- Coordinate scientific, technical, product, marketing, and commercial stakeholders to advance projects toward market readiness.
- Develop and maintain relationships with universities, research institutions, technology partners, consultants, and potential licensees.
- Support technology transfer, co-development, licensing agreements, and intellectual property commercialisation.
- Monitor and communicate project progress, risks, dependencies, resource requirements, and next steps.
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