EIT Health, a consortium of more than 50 core partners (and in addition 90 associate organisations) of leading businesses, research centres and universities from 9 EU countries, has been selected by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) as the Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) for health and health care. With a total volume of EUR 2,100 million it is one of the largest public funded initiatives for health worldwide.
The EIT Health partnership consists of six co-location centres (CLCs) in London (UK/Ireland), Stockholm (SCAN), Barcelona (ES), Paris (FR), Heidelberg (GER) and Rotterdam (BENE) and the InnoStars cluster.
KIC EIT Health is looking for a Coordinator of Business Creation and Innovation for the BENE colocation (BENE CLC).
The Coordinator of Business Creation and Innovation will report to the Director BENE CLC and will be part of a team of 3 coordinators dedicated to Business Creation and Innovation and to Education .
Although the base of the BENE colocation will be located in Rotterdam and regular meetings will take place there, the coordinator locations are virtual. The coordinators are expected to travel on a regular base and pay frequent visits to the various project locations.
Responsibilities
• Key role in budget planning for the EIT Health Accelerator activities in which the BENE colocation is involved
• Management oversight of the ideation, creation, planning and implementation of specific projects and activities, in which the BENE colocation is involved, in close coordination with individual partners
• Devise and implement strategies to ensure a viable business creation community in the BENE as part of the total EIT Health community
• Coordinate the private equity community and provide access to new companies emerging from EIT Health business creation activities (for example through business plan competitions, VC days etc.)
• Organisation and coordination of network of living labs and test beds
• Coordinate with his/her respective colleagues across the other CLC’s/InnoStars and at KIC LE level in order to define, create and grow maximum synergies and opportunities for collaboration and for activity portfolio development, as well as to support the joint reporting and monitoring activities, required to fulfil EIT Health objectives
Qualifications
• Health innovation professional with minimally 5 years of experience working in innovation units, preferably with an industry background;
• Solid experience in co-development and co-implementation of Health innovation strategies in interaction with universities, industry and research institutes;
• Ability to work in a start-up environment and engage a broad array of individuals;
• Experience in coordination of budget management and raising funds;
• A broad and relevant people network in the health sector;
• Team worker with excellent organizational and communication skills that can interact with national partners
• Excellent analytical and project management skills;
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.
The following will be a plus for the application:
• Strong experience in planning and execution
• Strong experience in international collaboration
• Academic background in Health is a plus but not a prerequisite
Languages
• Fluent English and Dutch in speech and writing
Starting date expected at the latest on October 1st 2015.
Deadline for submission: September 1, 2015
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