EVP Head of Innovation - Next Generation Platforms (all genders)
Descrizione dell'offerta
Overview
The Head of Innovation / Next Generation Platforms is a strategic leader responsible for driving scientific and technological breakthroughs that enhance Evotec’s drug discovery and development capabilities. This role, reporting to the Chief Scientific Officer, leads a dedicated R&D team focused on disruptive technologies and platform innovation, agnostic to therapeutic areas. The role leads central R&D programs with potential big revenue impact and reports to an Innovation Board. It supports co-development projects with partners and strengthens Evotec’s position as a data-driven biotech company. It includes a small central scouting & ideation team that collects and assesses opportunities and presents them to the Innovation Board, aligned with technology platform leads.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic leadership in innovation & platform development
- Define and execute Evotec’s Next Generation Platforms strategy, aligned with innovation goals and industry trends; select areas to pursue
- Monitor selected Innovation programs, present to the Innovation Board, and track progress
- Lead development, validation, and integration/transfer into Operations of advanced biological, digital, and computational platforms to accelerate drug discovery
- Oversee transition of innovations from proof-of-concept to scalable solutions within Evotec’s service and partnership model
- Act as scientific/strategic voice for platform innovation; represent Evotec externally
- Cross-functional & external collaboration with R&D, Operations, and BD to align with customer needs and commercial opportunities
- Drive co-development partnerships with biotech, pharma, and academia to expand technology leadership
- Collaborate with Therapeutic Area Heads to tailor platform innovations to disease areas (Immunology, Oncology, Neurology, Cardiovascular & Metabolic Diseases)
- Ensure integration of Next Generation Platforms into workflows
- Establish a central scouting & ideation team to identify opportunities and present major opportunities to the Innovation Board
- Develop and manage the investment roadmap for Next Generation Platforms with ROI expectations
- Oversee budgeting and resource allocation for platform investments
- Establish KPIs and metrics to track innovation impact and viability
- Capability Building & Technology Acceleration: lead a small team to initiate selected tech projects and build a multidisciplinary team as needed
- Ensure validated technology projects are handed over to Operations
- Innovation Board Leadership & Governance: design, establish and lead the Innovation Board; develop proposal processes; facilitate quarterly meetings; document decisions; ensure accountability
- Ensure alignment of IB processes with Strategy, Transformation, Finance, Project Management, and Commercial functions
Knowledge & Experience
- Deep expertise in technology innovation trends in Drug Discovery and/or Biotech
- Proven track record leading innovation and technology development in biotech, pharma, or academia
- Experience managing complex projects and multidisciplinary stakeholder environments
- Financial acumen with project-based ownership for ROI, budgeting, and resource planning
- Partnership development experience in co-innovation and strategic collaborations; understanding of IP and compliance in investing in innovative technology
- Ability to translate scientific/technological innovation into commercially viable solutions
- PhD or equivalent experience in Life Sciences, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, AI, or related field
Thought Leadership
Shaping Strategy: The Head of Innovation/Next Generation Platforms is forward-thinking, anticipating market shifts and shaping actions to capitalize on opportunities.
Leading Innovation: Demonstrates the ability to develop and execute platform strategies, driving scientific platforms and aligning with organizational goals; partners with R&D and Operations leaders to drive change.
Business Leadership
Driving Outcomes: Understands commercial strategies and applies them to achieve business success.
Building Customer Value: Engages with customers to identify innovation opportunities and deliver solutions that provide long-term value.
Influencing and collaborating: Works with colleagues across functions to ensure strategy understanding and fosters a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
Leading Teams: Delegates effectively, maintains a clear vision, and develops team members.
ENG: In the frame of our Diversity policy, Evotec considers, with equal competences, all applications including people with disabilities.
Seniority
- Executive
Employment type
- Full-time
Job function
- Product Management
Industries
- Biotechnology
- Research and Pharmaceutical Manufacturing