Associate Director, Country Partnership Delivery (London, GB, SW1H 0DB) chez BioNTech

London, United Kingdom   |   full time   |   Job ID: 9606 

BioNTech has already had a major impact on human health through the Covid-19 vaccine, preventing an estimated 6 million deaths, yet we believe our biggest impact is yet to come. BioNTech is investing heavily in its pipeline of cutting-edge treatments for cancer and infectious diseases. The goal is to try to turn many currently incurable cancers into treatable conditions, and prevent deaths from diseases that need not be fatal.

We have set goals to accelerate and increase access to our clinical trials for patients in the NHS, with a headline aim of treating 10,000 NHS patients with personalised cancer immunotherapies by 2030. To achieve this, we signed a partnership with the UK Government, NHS England and Genomics England in July 2023 to mobilize the unique span and capabilities of the NHS, the genomics infrastructure, the forward-thinking regulator and the world-class life sciences sector. Our partnership with the UK encompasses numerous clinical trials across many different cancers, from phase 1 through to registrational. In May 2025 we expanded this partnership with the UK Government focused on broadening our regional research and development activities in the UK, marking one of the largest grants of its king in UK history for a pharmaceutical company. 

Building on the early successes delivered through our UK partnership, BioNTech is building on this model with other countries towards accelerating our oncology pipeline. We have partnerships in place with Türkiye, Australia and China, and are actively working to apply this model in other countries. To be successful, BioNTech needs to build brand new delivery structures and ways of operating in partner countries, in concert with and across existing global teams.

As an Associate Director, Country Partnership Delivery you will be part of a small but growing UK-based team that will need to move rapidly and operate on many different levels at once: working with operational teams and country partners to deliver our ambitious clinical trial plans right away; working with country partners and Governments to build future structures to improve recruitment; designing and agreeing long-term strategic partnerships with hospitals and other important stakeholders; and designing, implementing and continually improving our country strategy, governance and operating model. 

This role will focus on the development and delivery of effective Public Private Partnerships, in line with achievement of BioNTech objectives (primarily but not limited to accelerating clinical trial delivery and recruitment, and creating the conditions for successful future commercialisation of assets), whilst ensuring that ICH/GCP and local regulatory requirements are observed).

You will scope and develop future global strategic partnerships while driving the implementation of specific delivery work packages. This role demands a strategic mindset characterized by flexibility, proactivity, and creativity. You will engage, lead, and influence teams, functions, and organizational boundaries to align efforts and deliver impactful end-to-end strategic implementation. With significant opportunities to shape our overarching strategy and ways of working, you will actively define the role’s scope and play a key part in advancing our ambitious public-private partnership initiatives.

Your main responsibilities are: 

• Lead the identification, development, and execution of strategic partnerships across the UK and globally, aligned with organisational goals
• Drive end-to-end delivery of partnership initiatives, including opportunity scoping, stakeholder coordination, contracting, and implementation
• Build and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support effective delivery and integration with clinical and operational teams
• Monitor partnership performance through budget oversight, KPI tracking, and use of qualitative and quantitative analytics to inform decision-making and ensure accountability

What you have to offer:

This role carries significant responsibility and also the opportunity to shape and lead our unique partnership approach as it develops. As such, your attributes and mindset (demonstrated by the outcomes you have achieved and how you have achieved them) matter as much for this role as your specific experience.

Professional Experience

• Significant/several years’ experience of strategy and/or operational delivery within a clinical trials, clinical services, healthcare or government setting with substantial responsibility for outcomes and resources
• Experience of partnership working across internal and external organizations to deliver defined objectives/services
• Commercial experience in the negotiation, agreement and management of service delivery contracts or partnership agreements
• Experience of creating new strategies, structures and operational solutions including service growth/transformation
• Track record of delivering or supporting clinical trials in a commercial or academic sponsor, CRO or national institution will be preferred

Skills/Knowledge/Attributes

• Educated to minimum undergraduate degree or equivalent level in a relevant field (e.g. sciences, business, healthcare)
• Proven capability to drive growth or implement transformative changes in a service or initiative to effectively overcome a specific challenge
• Engaging, leading and influencing across team, functional and organizational boundaries, demonstrating leadership to improve performance and achieve specific objectives
• Creative problem solving and a demonstrable record of creating new strategies, structures and operational solutions for others to follow
• Willingness to challenge the status quo / traditional approaches
• Operating with a start-up mindset and dealing with ambiguity.
• Project management and effective prioritization in managing multiple competing priorities
• A working knowledge of the global clinical trial landscape will be beneficial

Reporting and location

Reporting to the Director of Health Strategy and Policy in the UK partnership team, you will be based in the UK (working remotely), with regular travel to the London office. The role may require semi-regular travel to UK and/or global partner sites. You may be required to travel to our Mainz (Germany) head office intermittently to visit global teams (all travel and expenses will be reimbursed).

Your Benefits:

BioNTech is committed to the wellbeing of our team members and offers a variety of benefits in support of our diverse employee base. We offer competitive remuneration packages which is determined by the specific role, location of employment and also the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience.

Note: The availability, eligibility and design of the listed benefits may vary depending on the location. The final requirements for the individual use of our benefits are based on the company's internal policies and applicable law.

How to apply:

Apply now by sending us your application documents including Curriculum Vitae, copy of ID, copies of degree certificates and professional certificates, motivation letter as well as your contact details via our online form.

Please note:

Only applications sent via our online form shall be considered. By submitting your application, you acknowledge that a background check will be conducted as part of the recruitment process in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. If you are considered for the position, BioNTech will conduct the background check through our service provider ‘HireRight’. You will be informed accordingly by your BioNTech-Recruiter.

We are looking forward receiving your application.