Academic Partnerships Director
Beacon BiosignalsNeurotechnology company
Boston, United StatesDirector
General Catalyst
Casdin Capital
Sales & Account Management
About the role
TL;DR
Builds and manages academic partnerships for Beacon Biosignals' EEG platform.
- •Beacon Biosignals is seeking a scientifically and clinically credentialed, relationship-driven Academic Partnerships Director to grow adoption of the Beacon Platform within academic and research institutions.
- •This role will build and manage relationships with principal investigators (PIs), academic medical centers, core facilities, and research consortia.
- •Key Responsibilities Build and manage a portfolio of relationships with PIs, academic medical centers, core facilities, and research consortia pursuing NIH, NSF, foundation, and other grant-funded studies.
- •Partner with PIs during proposal development to position Beacon’s Waveband EEG platform and analytics capabilities as the preferred solution for grant-funded studies.
- •Own account-level pipeline generation, negotiation, and closing for academic and grant-funded opportunities.
- •Represent Beacon at relevant academic and scientific conferences and build a network among grants administrators, research development offices, and technology transfer offices.
- •Requirements MD with training in psychiatry or neurology, or PhD in neuroscience. 3+ years of experience in business development, academic partnerships, alliance management, or a related commercial role.
- •Firsthand familiarity with the academic research and grant funding environment.
- •Strong scientific acumen, with experience in neuroscience, sleep science, or a related clinical research domain preferred.
- •Ability to use CRM tools to track accounts and opportunities.
Required skills
Business DevelopmentCRM
Domain expertise
biotechhealthcare
Tech stack
CRM