Life Sciences Growth Manager - Global Scale-Up (FTC)

London & Partners Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

London & Partners Limited is seeking a Growth Manager – Life Sciences in London to support ambitious life sciences companies in expanding into new markets and growing internationally. You will recruit, assess and support companies across Grow London Global and UK-wide scale-up programmes, engaging with founders, CEOs and senior leaders to turn insights into practical growth plans.

You will coordinate sector activity, deliver trade missions and build relationships with investors, industry

Responsibilities

• Sector planning and recruitment: deliver sector priorities and achieve recruitment, engagement and company outcome targets.
• Build a strong pipeline of eligible Life Science companies, recruiting businesses from across the UK.
• Develop referral relationships with regional partners, investors, universities, research institutions, innovation networks, incubators and accelerators.
• Understand each prospective company’s ambitions and coordinate applications, eligibility checks and onboarding with the Operations team.
• Bring company feedback and sector intelligence into planning to identify markets, themes and activities.
• Account management and company growth: manage a portfolio of Life Sciences businesses across programmes, building trusted relationships with founders, CEOs and senior leaders.
• Conduct diagnostics to understand each company’s technology, development stage, commercial readiness, investment needs and international ambitions.
• Develop tailored growth plans with clear actions and milestones; review progress and adapt support.
• Help companies identify and assess international opportunities, considering business model, development stage and route to market.
• Connect businesses with potential customers, pharmaceutical and industry partners, healthcare providers, distributors and investors.
• Provide specialist expertise on regulatory pathways, market access, reimbursement and IP where relevant.
• Help companies prepare for introductions and programme activities with clear objectives and follow-through.
• Identify companies at risk of disengaging and address barriers to participation.
• Trade missions and sector activity: plan and deliver Life Sciences trade missions and international visits with market teams to identify destinations and objectives.
• Curate meetings with industry partners, investors, healthcare stakeholders and other organisations to support growth.
• Prepare participating companies for missions and coordinate follow-up to turn connections into opportunities.
• Work with content and events colleagues to develop workshops, roundtables investor sessions and peer learning.
• Connect companies with activity across programmes and partnerships.
• Represent London & Partners at sector events, presenting and building relationships when required.
• Relationships and collaboration: build and maintain relationships across London, UK regional and international Life Sciences ecosystems.
• Work with regional delivery partners to identify promising businesses.
• Develop relationships with investors, corporates, research organisations and clinical networks.
• Collaborate with Growth Managers across sectors where needs overlap, including health tech.
• Coordinate with Operations to provide executive support for recruitment and timely feedback.
• Performance and programme administration: take responsibility for portfolio targets, engagement, satisfaction and evidenced growth outcomes.
• Maintain Salesforce records of company needs, growth plans, key programme dates, support delivered and follow-up actions.

Job description

London & Partners Limited is seeking a Growth Manager – Life Sciences in London to support ambitious life sciences companies in expanding into new markets and growing internationally. You will recruit, assess and support companies across Grow London Global and UK-wide scale-up programmes, engaging with founders, CEOs and senior leaders to turn insights into practical growth plans.

You will coordinate sector activity, deliver trade missions and build relationships with investors, industry