Fractional VP, Pharma Partnerships & R&D Strategy (Remote)

Infera Biosystems; San Francisco, Boston (CA, MA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 400,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Go Fractional is seeking a senior R&D leader to own relationships with large pharma research organizations. You will connect Infera with pharma R&D, process and data teams, building pilots and turning them into lasting partnerships.

You will also serve as a senior scientific voice for Infera with customers, partners and investors. This role starts as a part-time contract with the option to grow into full-time, requiring a strategic thinker who can navigate complex collaborations and regulatory

Qualifications

• Senior Director/VP or equivalent in pharma or large biotech.
• Budget ownership for lab software, automation, or instruments.
• Network of R&D, process and data leaders to call on.
• Ability to distinguish real AI/automation from hype for executives.

Responsibilities

• Own pharma partnerships end-to-end, from introduction to contract.
• Open doors with R&D, process engineering, lab digitization and analytics teams; lead senior conversations.
• Frame Infera around pharma concerns: reproducibility, data integrity, batch quality, compliance and risk.
• Design pilots with clear success metrics and navigate security, procurement and IP terms.
• Build co-selling relationships with instrument makers and lab-buildout partners.
• Bring field signals to founders about workflows, instruments and data problems in pharma labs.

Skills

Biotechnology

Medicinal chemistry

Education

PhD or equivalent

Job description

Go Fractional is seeking a senior R&D leader to own relationships with large pharma research organizations. You will connect Infera with pharma R&D, process and data teams, building pilots and turning them into lasting partnerships.

You will also serve as a senior scientific voice for Infera with customers, partners and investors. This role starts as a part-time contract with the option to grow into full-time, requiring a strategic thinker who can navigate complex collaborations and regulatory