Senior Business Manager

The Francis Crick Institute has an exciting opportunity available for a Senior Business Manager to join one of the world’s leading research institutes at a crucial time in its evolution, and play a definitive role in shaping it for the future. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary with benefits, subject to skills and experience.

Working pattern: Monday – Friday. This is a full-time permanent position on Crick terms and conditions of employment.

The Francis Crick Institute is Europe’s largest biomedical research institute under one roof. Our world-class scientists and staff collaborate on vital research to help prevent, diagnose, and treat illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, infectious diseases, and neurodegenerative conditions.

The Senior Business Manager role:

The Crick’s Business Office has been created to establish an expanded translational and commercial offering from the Crick. There are four core functions: Translation & Entrepreneurship, Commercial Portfolio, Business Development, and Business Operations. The Business Development team is responsible for driving the development and execution of the Crick’s translation and commercial activity. This involves identifying partners for different translational and commercial opportunities, negotiating and concluding optimal deals, and post-signature management to ensure delivery of such agreements.

The Senior Business Manager is a new role within the team. You will report into the Head of Business Development, working closely with them and the Business Development team to ensure appropriate identification, negotiation, conclusion, and post-signature management of deals that further the Crick strategy while protecting the charitable objectives.

We are seeking a candidate with demonstrated expertise in innovation, commercialization, intellectual property (IP), and due diligence, along with strong negotiation skills. The ideal candidate will possess a background in bioscience or a related discipline and/or equivalent experience. Success in this role will require strong collaboration skills, as you will work closely with internal teams across the organization and engage with external stakeholders and third-party partners.

As a Senior Business Manager at the Crick, you will:

• Negotiate and secure deals, including undertaking the development and execution of the Crick’s translation and commercial activity.
• Deliver market, competitor, and financial analyses to support commercialization of the translational pipeline and development of the overall commercial portfolio.
• Provide commercial and translational portfolio analysis (including resourcing and forecasting) across all Business Office team functions.
• Produce insight and analysis outputs, including reports, briefings, presentations, recommendations, and analytics/data visualisation, with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail in partnership with the Business Development team and Crick scientists.
• Develop effective, data-driven business cases and ‘pitch-decks’ to support commercialization opportunities.
• Secure next stage investment for translational projects and spin-outs emerging from Crick research.
• Work with the Business Office Operations team to ensure the collection and maintenance of appropriate and accurate commercial data and information for monitoring performance against KPIs.

As our Senior Business Manager, you will bring:

• Undergraduate degree in bioscience or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Highly organised with comprehensive experience of working in a demanding environment, either academia or industry, demonstrating the ability to command the confidence of all those reliant on the effective delivery.
• Extensive experience of technology/opportunity assessment, marketing and licensing, as well as legal and technical aspects of contract, collaboration, licensing, and corporate agreements. This needs to be evidenced through a deal sheet.
• An extensive network in the investment, pharmaceutical, and biotech industry, gained through experience of working in or with such sector.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and explain concepts clearly.
• Strong liaison and negotiation skills with the ability to respond appropriately, confidently, and sensitively in relation to academic and commercial partners/clients.

What will you receive?

At the Francis Crick Institute, we value our team members and are proud to offer an extensive range of benefits to support their well-being and development:

• Candidates for this role will require the right to work in the UK as, unfortunately, the Crick cannot sponsor a visa for this role.
• Generous Leave: 28 days of annual leave, plus three additional days over Christmas and bank holidays.
• Pension Scheme: Defined contribution pension with employer contributions of up to 16%.
• Health & Well-being: 24/7 GP consultation services, occupational health services, and mental health support programs, eye care vouchers, and discounted healthcare plans.
• Work-Life Balance: Back-up care for dependents, childcare support allowance, and annual leave purchase options.
• Perks: Discounted gym memberships, bike-to-work scheme, and shopping discounts, subsidised on-site restaurant and social spaces for team interaction.
• Development & Recognition: Comprehensive training, mentoring, and a pay structure with performance-linked progression.

Closing date: 6th July 2025. If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our Senior Business Manager, please click ‘apply’ today, we’d love to hear from you! Please note, this role may be taken down before the closing date if a suitable candidate is found, therefore we advise that you apply for the role as soon as you can. All offers of employment are subject to successful security screening and continuous eligibility to work in the United Kingdom.