Strategic Partnerships Scientist & Tech Transfer Lead

Crownlands; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Unlimited PTO

Relocation assistance

Snacks

Lunch

MacBook provided

Job summary

Crownlands is seeking a Partnerships Scientist to originate and execute scientific partnerships with academic, commercial, and other organizations to advance research goals. You will evaluate datasets and research programs, negotiate licenses, and move agreements across institutional processes quickly and effectively.

The ideal candidate is scientifically sophisticated, commercially minded, comfortable negotiating, and adept at driving complex agreements forward in a fast-moving environment,

Qualifications

• PhD in genomics or a biological field or medical degree is required or highly preferred.
• MBA is helpful but not required.
• This role suits early-career scientists moving into business or experienced PhD–business professionals.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with principal investigators, technology transfer offices, research administration, business partners, legal teams, and institutional leadership.
• Evaluate scientific assets and collaboration opportunities.
• Translate between scientists, lawyers, commercial teams, and institutional stakeholders.
• Own partnerships from initial outreach through diligence, negotiation, contracting, data transfer, and launch.
• Develop creative deal structures when standard licensing approaches do not fit new uses of biomedical data.

Skills

Partnership development

Relationship building

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Science communication

Education

PhD in genomics or biological field

Medical degree

MBA

Job description

Crownlands is seeking a Partnerships Scientist to originate and execute scientific partnerships with academic, commercial, and other organizations to advance research goals. You will evaluate datasets and research programs, negotiate licenses, and move agreements across institutional processes quickly and effectively.

The ideal candidate is scientifically sophisticated, commercially minded, comfortable negotiating, and adept at driving complex agreements forward in a fast-moving environment,