What you will do:- Develop scientific programmes. Translate commercial and scientific objectives into practical plans, milestones and operating requirements.
- Build and manage partnerships. Develop relationships with scientific organisations, coordinate agreements and onboarding, and manage ongoing performance.
- Launch new initiatives. Establish workflows, coordinate equipment and resources, train teams and resolve readiness gaps.
- Own operating performance. Manage quality, throughput, schedules and cost. Identify bottlenecks and improve how programmes run.
- Coordinate people and resources. Manage partner teams, vendors and logistics across locations. Keep commitments clear and resolve issues directly.
- Make informed operating decisions. Evaluate opportunities, test assumptions and use delivery evidence to decide what to improve, expand or stop.
What you bring:- Scientific fluency from laboratory experience or sustained work with experimental scientists.
- A track record of launching and running programmes or operations, with responsibility for delivery, quality and cost.
- Experience managing external partnerships and coordinating people, vendors and operational resources.
- Evidence of prioritizing work, evaluating tradeoffs and making sound decisions under uncertainty.
- Willingness and ability to execute directly, including resolving practical problems alongside coordinating others.
Even better if you have:- Scientific or laboratory operations, research partnerships or technical special projects.
- Founder or early startup experience involving substantial operating responsibility.
- Building and improving operations across multiple sites or international partner teams.
A Note on ApplyingStudies show women and candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they meet 100% of the listed qualifications, while others apply after meeting 60%. If you don't check every box above but believe you can do the job, we encourage you to apply - we're looking for capability and trajectory, not a perfect checklist match.
