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Job Title: Research Business Development Manager
Location: Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Type: Direct Hire
Compensation: $0.00 – $90,000.00
Contractor Work Model: Onsite – onsite
Hours: 40.0
Security Clearance: Not specified
Overview
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Responsibilities
- Develop long-term strategies and oversee daily operations for industry partnerships, including policy and program implementation to support clinical research and ensure project performance and financial compliance.
- Identify and pursue new research collaborations, represent research capabilities to industry, and match investigators to partnership opportunities.
- Track funding trends and communicate new opportunities to faculty and leadership.
- Ensure faculty have resources to participate in industry-funded studies, such as conflict-of-interest management and intellectual property support.
- Guide faculty through proposal and research agreement processes (budgeting, contracting, compliance) in coordination with research administration teams.
- Provide logistical support including protocol language and milestone-based budget creation.
- Identify innovation trends and work with faculty to identify ideas with commercial potential, connecting the Department with the broader life sciences ecosystem.
- Collaborate with the University Innovation Institute to protect intellectual property and facilitate commercialization of research.
- Manage multiple grants simultaneously: track deadlines and deliverables from concept to award.
- Maintain content libraries for investigator biosketches and institutional resources/templates.
- Offer training and guidance to investigators and junior staff on best practices in grant writing and submission.
Requirements
- Advanced degree with 5+ years of experience in business development, partnership management, or organizational development within clinical research or the pharmaceutical industry.
- Deep understanding of patient-focused research and clinical trials; familiarity with academic research environments and an established network in the life sciences sector.
- Strong networking and communication skills; ability to manage multiple relationships and projects across academic and healthcare settings.
System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.
System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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