TC Manager - Biotech Booster Thematic Cluster 4

21 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU)

Research Field

Agricultural sciences

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Netherlands

Application Deadline

5 Mar 2024 - 22:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Not Applicable

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

For the TC4 team, we are looking for a Manager TC4 - Diagnostics & Services. As the Manager of Thematic Cluster 4 you will become part of a dynamic national network of Business and Impact Developers within the Biotech Booster project. You will be member of the VU IXA-GO team and will operate within the TC4 Office and central Biotech Booster Office in Utrecht. Within the TC4 office there will be interaction with the four other TCs and their Business/Impact Developers and the Biotech Booster team.

The TC Manager operates as Primus inter Pares and coordinates the activities in the TC Office and the interaction with the 4 other TCs/TC Managers and the Biotech Booster team.

Biotech Booster
Biotech Booster is a national program to support commercialization of biotechnology findings in The Netherlands. The Biotech Booster programme offers mentorship, financial support and networking opportunities, to guide founders from the idea stage to developing an investable/commercial proposition.

Biotech Booster poses an excellent opportunity for scientists and entrepreneurs in the biotech sector to valorize their ideas and grow a successful business. The ultimate goal is to make sure that the benefits of biotechnology will have more and faster impact on society. To establish expert guidance, five Thematic Clusters (TC’s) have been created following the biotechnological focus areas: White: Industrial Biotechnology & Production (TC1); Green: Agrifood biotechnology (TC2); Red: Human health, diagnostics, therapeutics (TC3, 4 & 5). Each level 1 project will work with the best fitting TC. Check the link for more information about Biotech Booster .

Thematic Clusters
Thematic Clusters (TCs) facilitate collaboration and connect people to bring needs, opportunities and ideas together and further develop propositions. More specifically, TC4 supports commercially driven projects that focus on collecting and interpreting biological information by measuring and detecting and monitoring of physiological, biochemical and genetic characteristics and services related to measurement, detection and monitoring. The Coordinator of TC4 is VU Amsterdam (IXA-GO). TC4 is managed by a TC office, consisting of the TC manager, Project Support and initially 7 Business/Impact Developers.

Tasks & Responsibilities
The TC Manager's responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Managing the TC Office and chairing its meetings
• Supervising the implementation of national collaboration in the TC Office
• Managing the training and development of the TC Office team (in consultation with the
  employers of the Impact and Business Developers) and the Biotech Booster team
• Managing, in collaboration with the Biotech Booster team, the annual plan and budget
• Coordinating the Level 1 Project Teams (Leaders) and Project Partner(s)
• Communicating with the Biotech Booster team on project and process related issues
• Ensuring correct recording, composition, administration and/or reporting on (Project)
  deliverables, activities and Biotech Booster KPIs related to the Thematic Clusters. (Nb: main project administration is executed by the Central Biotech Booster office)
• Supporting the Biotech Booster team (or organize it from the TC Office itself) in the organization and implementation of (national) activities such as conferences, network meetings, knowledge exchange, student challenges, hackathons, slush festivals, summer schools, etc
• Ensuring close collaboration with (TC) partners.

Requirements
Specific Requirements

You have…

• A Master's/PhD degree in a topic relevant tot TC4 and/or an MBA
• > 3 years of work experience in a relevant field
• An entrepreneurial attitude and commitment
• Proven experience in project management and grant related reporting, and in managing teams consisting of professionals
• Experience in working in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment including public and private partners
• Experience in the biotechnology field, both in terms of content and having a network in Dutch Biotech (preferably in the field of Diagnostics/Services)
• Professional experience in working with Dutch academic researchers
• An analytical mindset, capable of quickly grasping the essence of research and project ideas
• Excellent communication skills, able to interact easily with impact and business developers,
  entrepreneurs, top scientists and senior management
• Excellent language skills in both Dutch and English in speech and writing.

Additional Information
Benefits

IXA-GO offers you a challenging position within a professional and motivated team and in a socially engaged organisation. At VU Amsterdam, you contribute to education, research and creating impact for a better world. We offer you:

• a salary of minimum € 4.332,00 (Scale 11) and maximum € 6.737,00 (Scale 12) gross per month, on a full-time basis. This is based on UFO profile Knowledge Valorisation Officer 3/2. The exact salary depends on your education and experience.
• a position for at least 0.8 FTE. Your employment contract will initially last 18 months. Afterwards, the possibility of extension with a fixed term contract exists.

We also offer you attractive fringe benefits and regulations. Some examples:

• A full-time 38-hour working week comes with a holiday leave entitlement of 232 hours per year. If you choose to work 40 hours, you have 96 extra holiday leave hours on an annual basis. For part-timers, this is calculated pro rata.
• 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus
• hybrid working enables a good work-life balance
• space for personal development
• a wide range of sports facilities which staff may use at a modest charge

Additional comments

Enthusiastic?

Then we kindly invite you to apply for this position via the application button and upload your curriculum vitae and cover letter by 5 March 2024. The job interviews are planned for the second and third week of March 2024, when possible please take that into account when applying for the position.

Starting date: ASAP

Applications received by e-mail will not be considered.

Website for additional job details

https://www.academictransfer.com/337989/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Country

Netherlands

City

Amsterdam

Postal Code

1081HV

Street

De Boelelaan 1105

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://www.academictransfer.com/en/337989/tc-manager-biotech-booster-thematic-…

Contact

City

Amsterdam

Website

http://www.vu.nl/

Street

De Boelelaan 1105

Postal Code

1081 HV

STATUS: EXPIRED