InnoStars seeks Ecosystem Lead for Italy

InnoStars; Italia; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Home office opportunity

Flat processes and fast decisions

Friendly atmosphere

Extensive European network exposure

Job summary

InnoStars is a non-profit association enhancing health and life sciences innovation across Europe with a local presence in Italy. We are seeking a proactive professional to act as the Italian contact, nurture member and partner relationships, and drive opportunity identification within a growing ecosystem.

You will manage accounts, deliver advisory support on strategy and growth, and help partners with project development and funding applications, combining entrepreneurship with collaboration

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent in health/life sciences, biotech, business, or innovation management.
• Experience in entrepreneurship; private and public sector experience is an advantage.
• Experience in public/private partnerships and business modelling is an advantage.
• Experience working with companies and academic institutions as a key account manager.
• Knowledge of local healthcare ecosystem and regional life sciences dynamics.
• Extensive contact network in regional health and life sciences ecosystem.
• Strong communication and presentation skills in English and Italian.
• Proactive, self-driven, dynamic, and well organized.
• Able to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines; team player.
• Key-account management attitude and client-focused mindset.
• Highly entrepreneurial attitude.

Responsibilities

• Act as the main contact for Italian members and partners, building the innovation ecosystem.
• Interact with local and international stakeholders, attract and recruit new members and identify opportunities.
• Provide dedicated account management, aligning member needs with opportunities and services.
• Deliver innovation advisory support, guiding members on strategy, growth, and positioning.
• Support partners in project development and application processes (EU & other funding).
• Drive matchmaking and connections across local and international ecosystems.
• Organise and support community and networking activities (events, forums, meetings).
• Contribute to visibility of partners, projects, and success stories.
• Support and Participate in various Grant Implementation & Project Delivery tasks.
• Together with the team of international ecosystem leads, maintain an up-to-date knowledge base and local marketing assets about entrepreneurs, start-ups, and other relevant stakeholders to attract future interest in programs and projects of InnoStars and its partners.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Public/private partnerships

Account management

English proficiency

Italian language

Entrepreneurial mindset

Project management

Education

Master’s degree in health sciences or related

Business / Innovation management background

Job description

About InnoStars

InnoStars is a non-profit association dedicated to strengthening health and life sciences innovation capacity in emerging and moderate innovation regions. As a Life Sciences Cluster, it supports regional ecosystems through international collaboration, connecting start-ups, researchers, institutions and public stakeholders with knowledge, partnerships and opportunities that help innovation grow. InnoStars activities spans throughout Europe with local presence in Italy, Italy, Poland and Portugal. Our partners represent industry, academia, hospitals and research centres.

Place of work: Italy

Responsibilities

• Act as the main contact for Italian members and partners, building and maintaining the innovation ecosystem
• Interact with local and international stakeholders, attract and recruit new members and drive identification of new potential business opportunities
• Provide dedicated account management, aligning member needs with opportunities and services
• Deliver innovation advisory support, guiding members on strategy, growth, and positioning
• Support partners in project development and application processes (EU & other funding)
• Drive matchmaking and connections across local and international ecosystems
• Organise and support community and networking activities (events, forums, meetings)
• Contribute to visibility of partners, projects, and success stories
• Support and Participate in various Grant Implementation & Project Delivery tasks
• Together with the team of international ecosystem leads, maintain an up-to-date a knowledge base and local marketing assets about entrepreneurs, start-ups, and other relevant stakeholders to attract future interest in programs and projects of Innostars and its partners

Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent professional experience in health sciences, life sciences, biotechnology, business, innovation management, or a related field
• Experience in entrepreneurship is required, and experience in both the private and public sectors is considered an advantage
• Experience in public/private partnerships and business modelling is an advantage
• Experience in working with companies and academic institutions as a key account manager is considered an advantage
• Knowledge of local healthcare ecosystem, dynamics, and trends
• An extensive contact network in the regional health and life sciences ecosystem
• Strong communication and presentation skills both orally and in writing both in English and in Italian
• Proactive, self-driven, dynamic, and well organised
• Manage a variety of tasks and projects and ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Key-account management attitude and Client-focused way of thinking
• Highly entrepreneurial attitude

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• Home office opportunity
• Start-up mentality, fast and flat processes, straight internal communication, low hierarchies, and freedom to operate on own initiative
• Friendly atmosphere
• An extensive network in the European innovation ecosystem, with exposure to high-level representatives from across our network

Note: The official working language of InnoStars is English.