Key skills
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About this role
Role Overview
- Build and manage strategic relationships with universities, Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs), and research organisations, serving as Coloplast’s primary interface
- Identify, assess, and mature collaboration opportunities emerging from academic research, applied science, and early innovation environments
- Support technology transfer processes, including invention disclosures, early technical and IP assessments, and alignment on development pathways
- Structure and manage research and innovation collaborations, ensuring clarity on scope, governance, milestones, decision points, and mutual value creation
- Coordinate internal stakeholders to evaluate scientific merit, technical feasibility, development readiness, and strategic fit of external opportunities
- Represent Coloplast externally at relevant conferences, university events, and innovation forums
Requirements
- A strong scientific or technical background, combined with experience operating in an industrial or corporate R&D environment (e.g. MedTech, Life Sciences, or adjacent industries)
- Demonstrated experience working with universities, TTOs, or public–private research environments, with accountability for progressing – or stopping – opportunities based on development and business criteria
- Solid understanding of early stage technology maturation and commercialization pathways
- Experience navigating complex stakeholder landscapes and aligning scientific ambition with organisational priorities and constraints
- Familiarity with the MedTech or life sciences regulatory environment (FDA / EU MDR) is an advantage
- Fluency in written and spoken English is required; Danish is not necessary.
Benefits
- Expected travel: 10–20 days per year, primarily for university engagement, conferences, and partner meetings
- Location: Onsite at Coloplast HQ in Humlebæk, North Zealand, Denmark