Market Access & Commercialisation Manager

Reference: JUN20265582 Expiry date: 10:59, Mon, 13th Jul 2026 Location: Liverpool Salary: £39,906.00 - £43,482.00 Per Annum Benefits: 30 Days holiday + bank holidays and additional Christmas closure days Duration: Fixed term contract until 31st August 2028

Market Access & Commercialisation Manager

Location: Liverpool, hybrid

Salary: £39,906 - £43,482

Contract: Fixed-term contract until 31st August 2028, full time (35 hours per week)

About the role:

Join LSTM as our Market Access and Commercialisation Manager and play a key role in identifying, developing, and implementing global access strategies for snakebite translational therapeutic and diagnostic assets .

Working within the Enterprise and Innovation Unit and Centre for Snakebite Research and Interventions, you will help bridge the gap between laboratory validation and product implementation, establishing route-to-market, regulatory pathways, and industrial partnerships that support downstream impact and access

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the deployment of novel therapeutics, diagnostics, and biologic interventions, helping to build the case for target markets from a technical, economic, and regulatory perspective, ensuring they are ready for integration into health systems and procurement frameworks in underserved, high-burden regions.

Key responsibilities include:

Act as a strategic bridge between academic research teams, industry partners, and community stakeholders to ensure that implementation realities are embedded throughout development, and particularly in early stage development

Cultivate and maintain effective relationships with a wide range of global stakeholders, including National Regulatory Authorities, health providers, government bodies, and funding agencies

Support the identification and securing of new partnerships with commercial and academic entities, including CDMO and regional innovation clusters

Represent LSTM and its translational programmes at external meetings, workshops, and conferences

Construct and utilise weighted prioritisation frameworks to score country accessibility and readiness to adopt new innovations

Evaluate criteria including disease burden, regulatory maturity, and the absorptive capacity of local healthcare systems

Map governance and finance indicators, including domestic health budgets, out-of-pocket expenditure, and the presence of centralised or pooled procurement mechanisms

Conduct comprehensive analysis of the regulatory landscape in prioritised regions to identify roadblocks for innovations

Establish high-level market estimates using population and incidence data

Collaborate with colleagues to facilitate the collection of health economics data and social burden case studies to influence policy decisions

Perform exploratory mapping to understand the industrial feasibility of product portfolios and identify potential manufacturing partners in identified regions

Conduct scans of potential biomanufacturing hubs in the Global South that could serve as future tech-transfer partners

Manage the day-to-day delivery of snakebite access-related workstreams and proactively identify and flag project risks and issues

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

Educated to degree level in a relevant field (e.g. life sciences, social sciences, innovation, business, or health-related discipline)

Strong understanding of the R&D and commercialisation pipeline for biologics, pharmaceuticals, and/or diagnostics

Awareness of enterprise, innovation, and knowledge exchange strategies in both a university context and community settings

Experience working with academic, industry partners and community organisations to deliver collaborative innovation activities

Proven experience in technology transfer, market access, or translational research management

Experience working with academic, industry, and CDMO partners to deliver collaborative innovation activities

(For a full list of essential and desirable criteria please refer to the job description and person specification)

Additional benefits of joining LSTM:

Access to support for your career growth through a variety of internal and external learning and development opportunities

Employee Assistance Platform offering a range of wellbeing initiatives and support, in addition to high-street discount offers

30 days annual leave, plus 8 UK bank holidays, in addition to 6 Christmas closure days

Generous occupational pension schemes including USS (Universities Superannuation Scheme) and NHS pension schemes (subject to eligibility)

Government backed “cycle to work” scheme

Affiliated, discounted staff membership to the University of Liverpool Sports Centre

A range of enhanced family friendly policies

Application Process: To apply for this position please follow the apply link and upload your CV, complete our application form and attach a covering letter outlining your interest in the post, and how your skills and experience align.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, we may sometimes close our vacancies early. It is therefore advisable to apply as early as possible if you would like to be considered for a role.

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