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Our Research and Innovation Office plays a central role in enabling this mission: supporting researchers, building strong partnerships, securing funding, and ensuring that valuable scientific insights benefit the people and health systems that need them most.
To strengthen this mission, we launched Health Innovations for All (HI4A)—an ambitious initiative that translates scientific breakthroughs into inclusive, accessible and scalable health innovations. HI4A aims to address a critical gap in the innovation landscape: turning research results into substantial societal benefits, which might not (always) align with traditional economic return on investment models.
We are now looking for a Lead Innovation & Impact (I&I) to guide HI4A through its next phase: from early experimentation (2024–2026) toward a mature, sustainable innovation engine with global reach.
Would you like to help make a difference within our team? Apply now for the position of Lead Innovation & Impact.
Your responsibilities:
As Lead Innovation & Impact, you will shape the strategic direction of I&I at ITM, position HI4A as a unique platform, and represent ITM as a credible actor in Flemish, Belgian and international innovation ecosystems, while rolling up your sleeves to be actively implementing the I&I-strategy.
You will:
- Design and refine ITM’s Innovation & Impact strategy, integrating research, innovation, education, and capacity‑strengthening into a coherent framework.
- Inspire and challenge ITM researchers and their collaborators towards impactful innovations and act as the ITM HI4A focal point.
- Position and represent ITM as leader in inclusive innovation with the Flemish, Belgian, European and international ecosystem.
- Engage with stakeholders in Low- and - Income countries to strengthen the equity-driven innovation translation framework.
- Monitor global developments in innovation and impact, translating insights into concrete HI4A activities
- Coordinate all HI4A activities, manage its subsidy, and drive efforts to secure additional funding.
- Inspire a small core team with growth potential.
This is a unique opportunity to shape a forward‑looking programme with the potential to influence global health innovation for years to come.
Your profile
· You hold a scientific Master degree. A PhD degree in Life Sciences or a comparable scientific background is a valuable asset.
· You have hands-on experience (ideally 5-10 years) in Innovation management, research valorisation, or impact-oriented leadership.
· You can unite people around a common goal, align interests and inspire people.
· You have a proven ability to develop strategies and translate them into concrete, operational programmes.
· You have a professional network relevant to the position.
· You are familiar with innovation ecosystems in Flanders, Belgium, Europe and international settings (including LMICs).
· You have excellent communication skills and are capable to speak the languages of researchers, policy and business-oriented professionals.
· You are able to navigate complex stakeholder environments.
· You are curious, proactive, entrepreneurial and energized by building something new.
· You have a strong affinity with ITM's mission and values. You value quality, integrity, partnership and equity-driven innovation.
· You are flexible, able to manage multiple projects in parallel and used to working with deadlines.
· You are fluent in English. Other languages such as Dutch and French are an asset.
What does this job entail?
As Head of Operations, you take full ownership of our operational departments and sites (laboratories and in vivo research facilities), working closely with highly skilled technical experts.
Your responsibilities:
- You ensure strong alignment between departments and sites, so that processes, priorities and ways of working remain coordinated.
- You translate the organisation’s strategic objectives into clear operational priorities.
- You support, coach and challenge department heads in achieving their objectives and strengthening team performance.
- You foster collaboration and knowledge sharing between teams and disciplines across the organisation.
- You ensure the efficient use of resources, processes and budgets.
- You drive operational excellence, with a strong focus on digitalisation and continuous improvement.
- You ensure quality, compliance and accreditations within operational activities.
- You monitor operational and financial performance and report on this to management.
- You identify risks and opportunities across teams and sites.
You lead multiple teams and sites, taking on a broad leadership role with impact at both operational and strategic levels.
- You have extensive experience in an operational management role.
- You are a people manager who builds trust, coaches your team to grow, and at the same time maintains progress and momentum.
- You respond flexibly to changing circumstances and make clear decisions.
- You have experience with budgeting and financial follow-up.
- You have affinity with process improvement, data analysis and digitalisation.
- Experience with quality systems, accreditations or audits is a strong asset.
- You think analytically and in a structured way, combined with a clear results-driven approach.
- You communicate fluently in English; any additional language is a plus.
- You are open to international travel.
Interested in joining our team?
Send your CV and motivation letter to jobs@poulpharm.be.