Research Partnership Manager

Odyssey • London, California

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About The Position

Odyssey is seeking a Research Partnership Manager to serve as the operational engine for our R&D and commercial partnerships. Working closely with Business Development and Product, you are the operational backbone, translating the requirements of our research teams and external partners into concrete delivery plans, ensuring that complex, high-stakes engagements remain on track and aligned with our strategic goals. The right candidate will be able to manage a high-level of activity across a portfolio of high-priority strategic relationships, drive operational rigor, and serve as a connective layer across business, technical, legal, product, policy, and delivery stakeholders.

Requirements

• Background in technical program management, research operations, or technical account management within long-cycle R&D environments.
• Ability to manage a high level of activity across a portfolio of high-priority strategic relationships.
• Ability to drive operational rigor.
• Ability to serve as a connective layer across business, technical, legal, product, policy, and delivery stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal judgment and ability to mediate between technical teams and external business stakeholders.
• Systems-thinker who builds processes to prevent tasks from falling through the cracks.
• Ability to synthesize complex research blockers into actionable status updates for Commercialization leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own partnership delivery timelines, milestones, and cross-team accountabilities.
• Ensure that external deliverables are complementary to internal roadmaps.
• Serve as the primary operational point of contact for external partners.
• Shield Research and Business Development leads from administrative friction, enabling focus on high-level strategy.
• Liaising with Product and internal stakeholders, proactively identify and resolve bottlenecks between internal technical teams and external partners.
• Manage a portfolio of active partnerships, maintaining rigor from onboarding through execution.
• Serve as the institutional source of truth for each engagement, ensuring documentation, meeting hygiene, and alignment across diverse teams.
• Own upfront diligence to define and ensure security requirements are upheld over the course of engagements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed