R&D partnership managers play a crucial role in our projects

CEA-List partnership managers are key stakeholders in the institute’s partnership strategy. They manage all aspects of the customer relationship with our R&D partner companies. They also keep an eye on every project to ensure that contracts are executed according to plan.

Key responsibilities

Partnership managers are responsible for CEA-List’s relationships with R&D partner companies. Their role consists of negotiating the terms and conditions of the partnership, ensuring that the partnership runs smoothly, and facilitating communication between the partner’s and CEA-List’s staff for the duration of the partnership.

Partnership managers play an important role. Their responsibilities include:

Helping shape CEA-List’s partnership strategy.
Reaching out to prospective R&D customers to bring in new partnerships.
Coordinating with the labs involved to set up new partnerships.
Analyzing the results and evaluating the performance of each partnership.
Keeping projects moving forward on time and on budget.

Education and skills

Masters or PhD.
An engineering background and a solid understanding of technical issues and R&D.
CEA-List provides in-service sales and contract management training.

Strengths

Solutions-oriented and proactive.
Excellent communication and persuasion skills.
Strong command of sales and negotiation techniques.
An appetite for learning and an interest in new technologies.

Career advancement at CEA-List

CEA-List offers its partnership managers a variety of exciting career paths:

Promotions to senior partnership management positions with responsibility for increasingly large projects
Promotion to key account management positions
Laboratory manager
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