[Hiring] Director of Scientific Partnerships @Adoc Talent Management

Role Description

As Director of Scientific Partnerships, you will occupy a high-visibility leadership position responsible for driving the strategy, application, and operational execution of major European and international research consortia, as well as multi-stakeholder public-private partnerships.

While the primary focus remains centered around European and National Grants, you will also explore and unlock international collaborative funding channels to support the company's global expansion.

Your mission will be leveraging the company's Virtual Tissue technology for Drug Discovery to anchor major collaborative projects, while also exploring broader opportunities in bioproduction and foodtech.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Grants Pipeline (EU & International): Identify, assess, and prioritize high-value funding opportunities across European schemes (Horizon Europe) and national programs (Bpifrance, ANR), while actively monitoring key non-EU research programs to expand the company's non-dilutive funding roadmap.
• Consortium Building & Proposal Defense: Design, set up, and negotiate multi-stakeholder consortia involving academic institutions, Big Pharma, biotechs, and industrial partners. Lead the end-to-end writing, structuring, and defense of competitive grant proposals.
• Partnership Leadership: Oversee the operational, financial, and administrative management of funded collaborative projects, ensuring high-quality scientific deliverables, budget compliance, and seamless reporting to funding agencies.
• Bridge between Science & Ecosystem: Act as the strategic link between internal AI/biology teams and external collaborators, funding bodies, and project officers globally.
• Global Ecosystem Representation: Represent the company at international innovation hubs, matchmaking events, and scientific symposia to position its Virtual Tissue platform as a benchmark in the industry.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master's degree in Biological Sciences, Computational Biology, Biotechnology, or a related DeepTech discipline.
• 4+ years of experience successfully securing, leading, and managing complex European Grants (Horizon Europe, EIC Pathfinder/Transition, IHI, Eurostars), public-private partnerships, and alliance management.
• Prior experience or exposure to major non-European biomedical grants will be a strong advantage, including North America (US NIH grants like R01/U01/SBIR, DARPA, ARPA-H, CIHR in Canada) and Asia (AMED/JST in Japan, NSFC/MOST in China, or KHIDI in South Korea).
• Deep understanding of Drug Discovery, AI for Health, or Omics technologies, with an ability to grasp and promote the value of in silico Virtual Tissue and cellular modeling. Experience or interest in bioproduction and foodtech is a plus.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to bring together diverse stakeholders (academic, industrial, C-level) around a shared scientific vision, supported by strong experience in corporate representation at major international events.
• Fluency in English is mandatory (spoken and written). Working knowledge of French is an asset.

Benefits

• Unique opportunity to shape the non-dilutive funding strategy of a Tech-Bio leader.
• Work alongside world-class AI researchers and biologists.
• Position a game-changing Virtual Tissue technology at the heart of the world's most ambitious scientific consortia.