Technology Transfer Manager (f/m/d) – Projektmanagement

Universitätsmedizin Göttingen; Göttingen; Vor Ort; EUR 52.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health program and wellness

On-site childcare and after-school

Commuter passes

Employee discounts at gyms

State-of-the-art facilities

Supplemental pension (VBL)

Zusammenfassung

University Medical Center Goettingen (UMG) is seeking a PhD holder to bridge basic research and clinical translation, evaluating commercial potential of projects and coordinating with CROs and external consultants. The role involves data management, SOP creation, and maintaining industry relationships.

The successful candidate will bring life sciences product development experience, strong presentation skills, and fluency in English and German, working in a collaborative, structured environment

Qualifikationen

• Doctorate in natural sciences, biotechnology, or medicine.
• MBA or other master’s degree is a plus but not required.
• Expertise in development of a life sciences product or marketing experience with life sciences products at a pharmaceutical company.
• Excellent presentation skills and proficiency with MS Office.

Aufgaben

• Familiarize with UMG research projects by engaging with researchers and students and analyzing papers and grant proposals for commercial potential.
• Evaluate commercial potential of research projects based on translational research and validation data.
• Collaborate with CROs and external consultants on project partnerships.
• Possess market knowledge in life sciences fields relevant to UMG (devices to pharma).
• Manage databases for translational projects and create SOPs.
• Maintain relationships with companies and investors, attend conferences, read professional literature.

Kenntnisse

Presentation skills

MS Office proficiency

Teamwork

Communication skills

English & German

Ausbildung

PhD in natural sciences, biotechnology, or medicine

MBA or master’s degree (plus)

Jobbeschreibung

University Medical Center Goettingen (UMG) is committed to systematically strengthening the transfer of scientific findings into medical applications and accelerating the advancement of research for the benefit of patients. The UMG Technology Transfer & Accelerator Office offers an interesting, challenging, and collaborative work environment dedicated to promoting the “transfer” of research findings into medical applications and improving the diagnosis, treatment, and/or prevention of diseases.

The UMG Accelerator, as a core element, is a highly professional, multidisciplinary unit that brings together scientific projects with translational potential and therefore collaborates with internal management as well as a wide range of external international consultants and CROs.

This position is funded by the “UMG2032 – Excellence through Focus” project, supported by zukunft.niedersachsen, the joint science funding program of the Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture and the Volkswagen Foundation.

Your tasks

• Familiarize yourself with the research projects at UMG by engaging with researchers and students and systematically analyzing scientific papers and grant proposals for their potential for commercial exploitation
• Evaluate the commercial potential of research projects based on basic and clinical translational research, research findings, and the molecular and clinical validation of a target molecule in comparison to other clinical programs and indications
• Collaboration with contract research organizations (CROs) and external consultants as part of project partnerships
• Y- ou possess market knowledge in the life sciences fields relevant to UMG, ranging from medical devices to pharmaceutical products
• Management of databases for translational projects, as well as project and process management and the creation of SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures)
• Maintaining working relationships with companies and investors, attending conferences, and reading professional literature

Your qualifications

• Doctorate in natural sciences, biotechnology, or medicine (PhD)
• A MBA or other master’s degree is a plus but not required
• Expertise in the development of a life sciences product or marketing experience with life sciences products at a pharmaceutical company
• Excellent presentation skills and proficiency with standard MS Office programs
• Ability to work in a team, strong execution skills, and good communication skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and German
• Experience in drug development and knowledge of regulatory affairs

We offer

• A challenging and varied role within a dedicated and motivated team
• A structured and supportive onboarding process
• Opportunities to develop individual strengths and skills through our comprehensive training and development program
• Support for health and fitness through an excellent workplace health management program and a wide range of attractive benefits (including state-of-the-art facilities, employee discounts at gyms, commuter passes, on-site childcare, and after-school care)
• Compensation in accordance with the state’s collective bargaining agreement for public employees (up to TV-L EG13, subject to meeting the personal requirements), including public-sector benefits such as a supplemental pension (VBL)