Head of BII's newly established Program Management Team
Do you have an interest in working with early-stage company-creation and grant-giving activities? Do you have a talent for effective processes, coordination, strategy and management? Can combine customer understanding, project management and leadership? Do you want to be part of a fast-paced international life science environment and help create the best support and development program activities for our early-stage life science start-ups?
If so, we might have the perfect job opportunity for you. BioInnovation Institute Foundation (BII) is looking for a Head of our newly established Program Management team.
In the Program Management team, the focus is on grant management, management of BII’s programs, hereunder activities for start-ups, as well as portfolio reviews and reporting and educational activities across BII. As Head of the Program Management team, you will be responsible for developing, innovating, and implementing activities regarding grant processes, program activities, portfolio reviews internally, to the board and educational material that BII offers our start-ups.
Your opportunity to join BII
You will have an important role in providing high-quality programs and education that can nurture world class start-ups and their CEOs. You will play a vital role in developing a strong process structure in the Program Management team, in close collaboration with all relevant teams across BII.
You will be responsible for and part of the Program Management team within the Operations Department which also consists of our Finance Team, Legal Team, and Communication Team. You will be a part of setting the course for consolidation of the Program Management team, and implementation of activities regarding grant management, program, portfolio review and education.
We value a dynamic and highly skilled working environment with ambition and dedication to support and advise our start-ups as best as possible. The BII work environment is dynamic and diverse. Partnering with stakeholders across the organization is key to managing the tasks professionally and proactively.
The tasks will include the following:
- Management of the Program Management team consisting of a Grant Funding Manager, an Entrepreneurship & Educations Specialist and a Program Manager.
- Ensure the framework and managing daily operation and support, as well as sparring with the team members.
- Responsible for and contribute proactively to the development of new initiatives regarding BII programs.
- Ensure the programs deliver significant value for start-ups enrolled.
- Heading activities and projects to prioritize and optimize grant management, programs activities and educational material and processes.
- Create and maintain strong relations across all teams in BII. Make sure that all activities in the Program Management team are performed in close dialogue with all relevant stakeholders and teams in BII and the start-ups.
- Be hands-on and not afraid to apply yourself to all aspects of the programs and processes.
- Be a central sparring partner and with reference to the COO.
Professional and Personal Qualifications
We are looking for a Head of our Program Management team who is ready to join a dynamic environment and have solid experience regarding process and project management. Maybe you come from a former position as director/head of in venture capital, startup, program director in a foundation, or as a director/head of department in a government office.
Furthermore, we expect that you have:
- A master’s degree in a relevant field.
- Managerial experience of 5+ years within the domain project and secretariat management. Further experience with startup in the field of grant management, program management, and reporting is preferable.
- Experience with creating frameworks and processes, which include and engage cooperation across an organization and in between start-ups.
- Solid abilities to interact with various stakeholders at all levels, customers and strong communicative skills.
- Solid experience in maneuvering a complex organization and doing so with a positive and solution-oriented mindset.
- Fluent in Danish and English.
- Understanding of the life science industry, business and ecosystem is a plus.
Working at BII
We offer a committed and professional workplace in which we emphasize ensuring that our colleagues thrive, are challenged, and have opportunities to develop their potential. A career at BII gives you the opportunity to work on building the largest innovation and incubation initiative within the Life Sciences in Denmark with key actors within research and development and as part of a dedicated team that is passionate about creating value for society.
BII provides you with an opportunity to become part of a vibrant and professional workplace with a chance to bring ideas to life and science to market for the benefit of society and human welfare.
Curious to know more?
For more information, please contact Pui Ling Lau, Chief Operation Officer, via e-mail: pll@bii.dk or on phone: +45 24695602. We encourage you to send your application as soon as possible and no later than January 2nd, 2025.
To apply, please send your CV, cover letter, and university transcripts by clicking on the “Apply now” button.
About the BioInnovation Institute Foundation
The BioInnovation Institute foundation (BII) is an independent foundation with a nonprofit objective supported by the Novo Nordisk Foundation. BII has established a collaborative workspace in Copenhagen (Nørrebro) to bring together entrepreneurial researchers and company creators from different disciplines. BII operates as an incubator to accelerate world-class life science innovation that drives the development of new solutions by early life science start-ups for the benefit of people and society.
Our community at BII is something we value highly, and it currently consist of more than 90 employees, and we have also supported a total of 114 start-ups since 2018.
