Director of Development

Qualifications:

Education or Equivalency Required:
A bachelor’s degree in biotechnology, life sciences, business administration, or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

Required Qualifications:
•    Typically, 5-7 years extensive experience within the biotechnology industry with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
•    Demonstrated success in strategic planning to grow revenues.
•    Extensive experience utilizing data to support decision making.
•    Demonstrated excellence in verbal and written communication skills as well as in interpersonal and relationship management skills.
•    Demonstrated attention to accuracy, attention to detail, and organizational skills at an extensive level.
•    Demonstrated knowledge of effective strategies for working with faculty, staff, and students from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives.

Highly Desirable Qualifications:
•    An advanced degree in biotechnology, life sciences, business administration, or a related field, e.g. MBA, PhD, JD, etc.
•    Sustained record of high-level management skills.
•    Evidence of success in the life science industry.
•    Experience with market assessment and pricing.
•    Strong model development skills to evaluate business opportunities and to avoid adverse circumstances.
•    Demonstrated experience in cGMP manufacturing.

Desirable Qualifications:
•    Demonstrated understanding of regulatory constraints on biomanufacturing.
•    Experience in upgrading quality standards for biomanufacturing processes.
•    Experience with early-stage companies.
•    Demonstrated experience with established multinational companies.
•    Demonstrated experience with university-driven business endeavors.

Position and Application Details and Instructions:
In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following required documents and mark them as a “Relevant File” to the submission:
•    Cover Letter
•    Resume

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.

For additional questions, please contact:  VPR Talent (vpr-talent@uiowa.edu)

This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.

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