Alliance Manager

Role Overview

Do you want to help us improve human health and understand life on Earth? Make your mark by shaping the future to enable or deliver life-changing science to solve some of humanity’s greatest challenges.

Responsibilities

• Support the translational partnerships portfolio to ensure smooth collaboration, communication, mutual value creation and risk management.
• Coordinate and operationally manage Sanger partnerships with industry collaborators and our spinout companies.
• Act as the interface with internal operational functions, supporting the smooth running of joint work and appropriate reporting.
• Work closely with faculty engaged in collaborative work and participate in joint steering groups when established.
• Build relationships and serve as the first point of contact for collaborating partners.
• Identify and seek opportunities to grow partner engagement and secure mutual benefits for all stakeholders.

Qualifications and Skills

• Proven experience in supporting the operation and coordination of research partnerships with industry or business development activities.
• Good understanding of academic culture, intellectual property and open science.
• Familiarity with sponsored research processes and frameworks.
• Experience in higher education, research institutions or industry R&D environments.
• Strong project‑management, operational and organisational skills.
• Excellent stakeholder‑management and relationship‑building ability.
• Problem‑solving mindset and strong teamwork orientation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Working Arrangements

Hybrid role: minimum of 3 days per week on campus.

Salary and Contract

Salary per annum: £42,198 – £48,500

Contract type: Permanent

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We aim to attract, recruit, retain and develop talent from the widest possible talent pool. We consider all individuals without discrimination and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, where everyone can thrive.

Benefits

We are proud to deliver a campus‑wide employee wellbeing strategy and programme, supporting a healthier workplace and recognising the importance of reducing work‑related stress.

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