Senior Vaccine Research Director for External Development

14 hours ago

Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Ku - Sund - Panum Kbh N Full time

Company Overview

Ku - Sund - Panum Kbh N is a translational research center for vaccines and immunity, established through a collaboration between the Novo Nordisk Foundation and the University of Copenhagen. Our vision is to establish a new flagship – a translational research NNF Center for Vaccines and Immunity (NCVI). We aim to conduct basic as well as translational research with focus on developing new vaccines against respiratory route pathogens that have epidemic potential or promote the spread of anti-microbial resistance.

We are committed to bridging basic discovery research and new vaccines' development and clinical testing against diverse respiratory pathogens. Importantly, our center will establish expertise and infrastructure that can 'pivot' to target new respiratory pathogen threats, should a new pandemic threat arise.

Job Description

As Senior Vaccine Research Director for External Development, you will be responsible for identifying and evaluating external partnerships, technologies, platforms, and enabling science opportunities for collaboration or licensing that complement NCVI's internal R&D efforts. You will actively scout for research & development opportunities outside NCVI, including new technologies and platforms, by monitoring the scientific literature, attending conferences, and building relationships with key opinion leaders, academic institutions, startups, companies, and other organizations.

You will also proactively identify potential partners for collaboration or joint R&D projects, which could include academic researchers, other pharmaceutical companies, biotech startups, contract research organizations (CROs), and Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control (CMC) partners. Working closely with Business Development and NCVI's Management Team, you will support in-licensing or out-licensing opportunities of preclinical and clinical stage assets that align with NCVIs strategies.

Key Responsibilities

  • Proactively identify and evaluate external partnerships, technologies, platforms, and enabling science opportunities for collaboration, licensing, or acquisition that complement or enhance NCVI's internal R&D efforts and strategic goals.
  • Scout for new technologies, platforms, CMC innovations, and research & development opportunities outside NCVI, including:
    • Building and maintaining a Key Opinion Leader network.
    • Maintaining a thorough understanding of the scientific literature, company reports, and other areas of intelligence.
    • Attending relevant conferences and visiting academic institutions, startups, companies, and other organizations to identify promising innovations.
  • Support the identification of collaborative opportunities in terms of existing preclinical and clinical stage projects, co-development, regional development, joint-venture deals.
  • Support Business Development in-licensing or out-licensing deals, including a central role in Due Diligence exercises.

Requirements

To succeed in this role, you must be a researcher at an international level within vaccinology and immunity, with 3+ years or more experience in vaccine research and development and a strong acumen for the latest technologies in these fields.

You will possess strong leadership skills, able to champion R&D values and motivate diverse teams, as well as strong communication skills and experience in complex matrix organizations.

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