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A leading European university is seeking an Innovation (Program) Manager for Startup Creation. The role involves designing and running programs that support entrepreneurship, focusing on life sciences and health innovation. Candidates should have relevant experience and a passion for fostering start-ups in a dynamic environment.
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University of Basel ranks among the world’s one hundred best universities and boast a top-ten place among German-speaking universities.
The Innovation Office leads the University of Basel's efforts in the areas of entrepreneurship and innovation, operating with directly under the guidance of the University President.
To fulfil our vision, “propelling innovators to achieve impact", as Innovation Office, our activities involve: 1) equipping founders with skills, the right mindset & a network to build successful start-up ventures; 2) building collaborations with industry and VCs to support start-ups tackling complex, real-world challenges; 3) build international partnerships that amplify our reach across Europe and beyond.
We're strengthening our team to deliver on our core mission: helping entrepreneurs turn ideas and discoveries into successful startups. We're looking for someone with both experience and enthusiasm for designing and running high-quality programs and for creating opportunities that enable collaboration and growth.
You will be responsible for the implementation and execution of existing Startup & Entrepreneurship Programs, as well as developing new ones. Ensuring timely and excellent delivery, you will build a stronger innovation community locally, and globally. Passionate about supporting startups and innovators, you will take a hands-on approach yourself, i.e. organizing and running workshops, programs and events, handling communications, overseeing your own budget and expanding resources through partnerships / business development. We work in a fast-moving, start-up-like environment where responsibilities often go beyond job titles. We value high standards, professionalism, and a shared commitment to enabling entrepreneurship with real-world impact.
You will have the task to design and run new acceleration, incubation, mentoring and networking activities, consolidating our existing programs into excellence, with the freedom to expand into novel ones while securing funding or sponsorships to support their growth. While working across all disciplines, many of our programs focus on life sciences and health innovation. You will also play an active role in startup fundraising, building relationships with VCs, helping founders connect with investors, and organizing venture capital-focused showcase events.
For this particular role, you should thrive on the challenges of a multi-stakeholder setting (i.e. academia, start-ups, industry, international collaboration) and be able to demonstrate prior achievement.
University of Basel ranks among the world’s one hundred best universities and boast a top-ten place among German-speaking universities.