Executive Director RINN Advanced Therapies

Trinity College Dublin; Dublin; On-site; EUR 112,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity College Dublin is seeking an Executive Director for the newly funded Rinn Advanced Therapies centre to lead strategic direction and operations.

The successful candidate will combine senior management expertise with a track record in immune cell therapy, product development, regulatory strategy, and industry partnerships to secure sustainable funding and collaborations.

This fixed-term appointment reflects the centre's mission to position Ireland as a global leader in advanced therapies.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of exceptional leadership and senior management.
• Experience in immune cell therapy sector preferred.
• Expertise in product development, regulatory strategy, clinical translation and biomanufacturing.
• Strong commercial acumen to drive partnerships and funding.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership to advance the Centre's mission.
• Strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration across teams and disciplines.
• Position Ireland as a global leader in advanced therapies.
• Develop and deliver the Centre's strategic vision for operations, research, innovation, and industry engagement.
• Identify and manage risks to attract industry funding across multiple sectors long term.

Skills

Leadership

Senior management

Strategic planning

Regulatory strategy

Industry partnerships

Job description

Trinity is Ireland’s leading university and is ranked 75th in the world (QS World University Rankings 2026). Founded in 1592, the University is steeped in history with a reputation for excellence in education, research, and innovation, which has been inspiring generations of thinkers for over 400 years. Thrive: Trinity College Dublin's Strategic Plan 2025 - 2030

Post ID: 039429

Post Summary: The successful candidate for the Executive Director role of the newly funded Rinn Advanced Therapies, will have a proven track record of exceptional leadership, senior management and operational experience, preferably in the immune cell therapy sector (academic and/or industrial). They will bring desirable expertise in product development, regulatory strategy, clinical translation and biomanufacturing, alongside outstanding commercial acumen to drive partnerships and sustainable funding models.

The Executive Director will be responsible for strategic and operational leadership to advance the Centre’s mission, strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration, and position Ireland as a global leader in advanced therapies. The Executive Director will be accountable for developing and delivering the strategic vision of the Centre’s operations, research, innovation, commercialization, industry engagement and stakeholder management while ensuring the smooth execution of all non-research activities.

This position has key responsibilities for ensuring Research and Innovation in Personalized Immune Cell Therapeutics through the creation and development of a diverse and sustainable ecosystem of Academic/Industrial/Clinical research collaboration, industry funding and commercialisation activities and identifying/managing risks regarding the attraction of industry funding across multiple industries in the long term.

Post status: Specific Purpose Contract

Employment is offered for the duration of the Rinn Advanced Therapies centre/project as all activities are directly linked to the scope and duration of the centre. Termination of this contract will occur in the event of on completion of the work, or in an event that that centre activities have concluded, or the funding stream being terminated or withdrawn by the funding agency.

Hours of Post: 35 hours per week

Salary: This appointment will be made on the Senior Administrative 2 Salary Scale (€112,225 - €150,032 per annum) at a point in line with current Government pay policy. monthly/weekly payscales. (tcd.ie)

Closing Date: 7th September at 12 noon (Irish Standard Time).

Applicants who do not address these requirements in their cover letter will not be considered at the shortlisting stage.

Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system.

Informal enquiries about this post should be made to Prof Sakis Mantalaris, Don Panoz Professor of Pharmaceutical Biology, at [e-mail]

Application queries about this post, please email the Recruitment Partner, Katie Doran at [e-mail] and include the Competition ID number in the subject heading.

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At Trinity, we are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applications from all individuals, including those with disabilities, those who have followed non-traditional career paths, and those who have taken time out for reasons such as family or caring responsibilities. We also welcome international applicants, including those who have been displaced due to conflict or war.

Trinity College Dublin is Ireland’s premier university. We are an EU Sustainable Gender Equality Champion and hold an Athena Swan Silver Award, recognising our ongoing work to advance gender equality both within Trinity and across the higher education sector. Trinity is committed to supporting work–life balance and creating a family-friendly working environment.