Senior Alliances Manager (Clinical Industry)

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research is seeking a Senior Alliances Manager to cultivate partnerships and develop programs that increase engagement with new and existing partners. This role involves cross-functional collaboration with internal colleagues, the scientific community, government, non-profit, and industry sectors. The position offers opportunities to develop and manage partnership programs focused on aligning novel projects with the Foundation’s mission, providing strategic business input and oversight. This role will have frequent, direct interactions with senior leadership across the organization and leading healthcare companies globally. The focus will be on partnerships and programs in clinical therapeutics. This position may be hybrid-flex, allowing work from the Foundation’s NYC office or remotely from anywhere within the U.S.

Requirements

Relevant experience managing a portfolio comprised of complex multi-party projects and/or relationships.
Possess the ability to balance multiple initiatives and prioritize activities
Ability to think big picture and strategically, while maintaining excellent attention to detail
Sophisticated project and relationship management skills
External relationship management focused with strong networking capabilities and integration with individuals from all levels of an organization; ability to understand individual stakeholder goals and objectives
Exceptional communication skills and can align his/her interpersonal style with the individual needs of internal and external partners; can understand, translate, and distill complex, technical findings into clear and simple information that enables decision making
Experience leading and achieving results through matrixed organizations
Commitment to teamwork; ability to collaborate and manage projects with and through others; ability to influence action without direct authority
Willingness to adapt when necessary; comfortable with ambiguity and flexible to changing business dynamics and priorities

Nice To Haves

Relevant experience in life sciences, healthcare, or biotech is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage a portfolio of relationships with corporate partners (e.g., pharmaceutical, biotech, health-tech) and other research and healthcare funders (government funders, Parkinson’s disease (PD) non-profit organizations, and other donor and venture capital funders) invested in Parkinson’s with a focus on relationship stewardship – deepening alliances with existing partners and cultivating new collaborations and contacts (individuals and organizations)
Function as external partner’s liaison and consistent point of contact; facilitate handoffs with technical experts and sub-teams across departments to accelerate collaborative research and educational programs
Evaluate industry, non-profit, government and venture capital sectors’ R&D portfolios using primary and secondary research to provide objective, in-depth understanding of the PD drug development landscape, players, and challenges to prioritize the Foundation’s internal intellectual and financial partner engagement tactics
Provide insights, analyses, and strategic recommendations to C-Suite management to support dynamic partnership cultivation based on key sector challenges for PD therapeutic development
Identify synergies between individual organization needs and the Foundation’s scientific and educational priorities to develop and pitch proposals for partnership and/or sponsorship; provide recommendations to align engagement strategies and initiatives with key sector practices
Function as a strategic internal spokesperson to frame and address key programmatic research questions with the goal of identifying partnership opportunities that advance the mission
Communicate research, policy, and educational activities across relevant internal and external forums (e.g., industry-relevant conferences, workshops, partnering meetings); share information and broadly inform key decision makers; embed a holistic point-of-view into investments in partnership opportunities

Benefits

15+ options for medical insurance (with the Foundation paying 90 percent of the premiums)
Competitive dental and vision plans
401(k) plan with 6 percent employer contribution
Flexible spending accounts
Employer paid life and disability insurance
18 Vacation Days
12 Well-Being (Sick) Days
2 Personal Days
summer Fridays (office closure at 2pm)
a summer holiday week over July 4
Flexible work environment
Employees are also eligible for a discretionary bonus on an annual basis.
The Foundation provides staff and leadership cultivation through regular training courses and events.