Executive Director, Strategic Corporate Research Partnerships

Harvard University FAS Human Resources; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Medical, dental, and vision insurance—

Tuition assistance and reimbursement

Commuter benefits

University retirement plans

Job summary

Harvard SEAS seeks an entrepreneurial, externally oriented leader to become its inaugural Executive Director for Corporate Research Partnerships. You will partner with the Dean, faculty, and industry to build a pipeline of flagship alliances and significantly grow industry-sponsored research funding.

In this role you will translate cutting-edge research into strategic sponsorships, engage senior R&D executives, and lead a program to expand SEAS’s external collaborations and investment in

Qualifications

• Progressively responsible experience in business development, strategic partnerships, and/or research alliances within technical or scientific organizations.
• Experience originating, developing, and closing significant partnerships with industry, universities, foundations and government.
• Executive presence and credibility interacting with senior technical leaders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to translate research into opportunities for external partners.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute SEAS's corporate research partnership strategy and engagement plans.
• Originate, develop, and close multi-year research funding opportunities.
• Build trusted relationships with CTOs and senior R&D executives representing Harvard SEAS.
• Develop compelling alliance concepts and models that align priorities and create long-term value.
• Advise school leadership on trends in corporate R&D, emerging technologies, and investment opportunities.
• Engage with philanthropic foundations when opportunities arise to support SEAS research.
• Lead and manage the Program Manager for Industry Partnerships and collaborate with university offices to advance opportunities.

Skills

Business development

Strategic partnerships

Research alliances

Executive presence

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's or higher in engineering, CS, physical or life sciences

Job description

Harvard SEAS seeks an entrepreneurial, externally oriented leader to become its inaugural Executive Director for Corporate Research Partnerships. You will partner with the Dean, faculty, and industry to build a pipeline of flagship alliances and significantly grow industry-sponsored research funding.

In this role you will translate cutting-edge research into strategic sponsorships, engage senior R&D executives, and lead a program to expand SEAS’s external collaborations and investment in