Virginia Tech
Director of Strategic Partnerships, Health Sciences and Technology
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Washington, DC
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Full-Time
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TBD
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Other
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June 1st, 2026
Edtech.com's Summary
Virginia Tech is hiring a Director of Strategic Partnerships, Health Sciences and Technology. This role focuses on strengthening and expanding external collaborations with industry, government, and nonprofits to support Virginia Tech’s biomedical and health sciences research. The Director will engage partners, develop strategic alliances, support proposal development, and align external engagement with institutional research priorities.
Highlights
- Lead engagement with industry and external partners to foster research collaborations, sponsorships, and experiential learning.
- Cultivate and manage strategic relationships with corporate and biotech executives for the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and Health Sciences and Technology office.
- Work closely with faculty, leadership, and advancement teams across multiple Virginia Tech campuses and partner institutions.
- Develop expertise in research strengths and connect them with market opportunities in health sciences and biomedical fields.
- Facilitate working sessions, co-creation activities, and campus visits to generate impactful outcomes.
- Employ data analytics and market intelligence to identify high-value partnership opportunities and assist with strategic projects from development to agreement execution.
- Support proposal writing including white papers, grant applications, and stewardship materials.
- Required qualifications include an advanced degree or bachelor's with relevant industry experience, experience in business development or corporate partnerships in life sciences, and strong communication and data analysis skills.
- Salary is commensurate with experience; position requires a criminal conviction check and willingness to travel.
- Position reports to the Chief Health Sciences Growth & Innovation Officer and supports Virginia Tech’s mission as a leading land-grant institution with an expanding research portfolio.
Director of Strategic Partnerships, Health Sciences and Technology Full Description
Job Description
The Virginia Tech Office of Health Sciences and Technology (HS&T) and the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC (FBRI) are seeking a Director of Strategic Partnerships to strengthen and expand external collaboration (including industry, government, and nonprofits) for Virginia Tech’s biomedical sciences/health sciences research enterprise. HS&T, headquartered in Roanoke, builds relationships across the university community with health care partners at Carilion Clinic and Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. to address today’s major health care challenges. FBRI, central to the HS&T office, has grown its research portfolio to more than $240 million in extramural funding and $686 million in research expenditures in its first fifteen years.
Based in Northern Virginia, the Director will be a liaison for external partners aligning industry interests and external engagement with key strategic activities of FBRI and HS&T. Reporting to the Chief Health Sciences Growth & Innovation Officer and embedded within the Office of the Vice President for Health Sciences and Technology, the Director will:
• Engage industry, supporting collaborations in research, sponsorship, and experiential learning.
• Cultivate and manage strategic partnerships with corporate and biotech executives, serving as a point of contact for FBRI and HS&T.
• Work closely with HS&T and FBRI faculty, executive leadership, Advancement, and Office of Research and Innovation colleagues in
Blacksburg, Roanoke, and the greater Washington D.C. metro area to engage external partners and create links between university capabilities with market needs.
• Develop expertise in HS&T’s research strengths and connect them to market opportunities.
• Facilitate working sessions, co-creation activities, and campus visits that generate impactful outcomes.
• Apply market and technical insight to identify high-value partnership opportunities.
• Support the development of proposals, white papers, grant applications, and stewardship materials.
• Assist with strategy development and strategic projects, from inception through agreement execution.
• Contribute to marketing and communications.
• Serve as liaison to HS&T/FBRI leaders, faculty, researchers, and staff to ensure integrated engagement.
• Monitor industry and government trends and university capabilities in health and biomedical sciences to drive timely, relevant collaborations.
This position plays a key role in advancing Virginia Tech’s mission as a leading land-grant institution that delivers innovative, real-world solutions to global challenges through deep and sustained collaborations and partnerships.
Based in Northern Virginia, the Director will be a liaison for external partners aligning industry interests and external engagement with key strategic activities of FBRI and HS&T. Reporting to the Chief Health Sciences Growth & Innovation Officer and embedded within the Office of the Vice President for Health Sciences and Technology, the Director will:
• Engage industry, supporting collaborations in research, sponsorship, and experiential learning.
• Cultivate and manage strategic partnerships with corporate and biotech executives, serving as a point of contact for FBRI and HS&T.
• Work closely with HS&T and FBRI faculty, executive leadership, Advancement, and Office of Research and Innovation colleagues in
Blacksburg, Roanoke, and the greater Washington D.C. metro area to engage external partners and create links between university capabilities with market needs.
• Develop expertise in HS&T’s research strengths and connect them to market opportunities.
• Facilitate working sessions, co-creation activities, and campus visits that generate impactful outcomes.
• Apply market and technical insight to identify high-value partnership opportunities.
• Support the development of proposals, white papers, grant applications, and stewardship materials.
• Assist with strategy development and strategic projects, from inception through agreement execution.
• Contribute to marketing and communications.
• Serve as liaison to HS&T/FBRI leaders, faculty, researchers, and staff to ensure integrated engagement.
• Monitor industry and government trends and university capabilities in health and biomedical sciences to drive timely, relevant collaborations.
This position plays a key role in advancing Virginia Tech’s mission as a leading land-grant institution that delivers innovative, real-world solutions to global challenges through deep and sustained collaborations and partnerships.
Required Qualifications
Advanced degree or Bachelor’s degree and relevant equivalent industry experience.
Experience in business development, alliance management, corporate partnerships, client management, and/or innovation/partnerships function in the life sciences and biomedical fields. Previous experience in developing strategies using data analytics, technical/domain knowledge, and/or competitive/market intelligence to guide decision making. Track record of professionalism, with strong communication skills (both written and oral) and ability to work with and support a wide range of constituents, e.g., clients, customers, teams, donors, and volunteers. Ability to analyze data (e.g., market, technical, customer) and lend technical expertise to establish priorities, and develop and implement strategies with increasing complexity. Evidence as a self-starter who can work independently, as well as be a team contributor in a complex and fast-paced organization. Willingness to travel.
Experience in business development, alliance management, corporate partnerships, client management, and/or innovation/partnerships function in the life sciences and biomedical fields. Previous experience in developing strategies using data analytics, technical/domain knowledge, and/or competitive/market intelligence to guide decision making. Track record of professionalism, with strong communication skills (both written and oral) and ability to work with and support a wide range of constituents, e.g., clients, customers, teams, donors, and volunteers. Ability to analyze data (e.g., market, technical, customer) and lend technical expertise to establish priorities, and develop and implement strategies with increasing complexity. Evidence as a self-starter who can work independently, as well as be a team contributor in a complex and fast-paced organization. Willingness to travel.
Preferred Qualifications
Overtime Status
Exempt: Not eligible for overtime
Appointment Type
Restricted
Salary Information
Commensurate with Experience
Hours per week
40+
Review Date
6/12/26
Additional Information
The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.
About Virginia Tech
Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including Blacksburg, the greater Washington, D.C. area, the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, sites in Newport News and Richmond, and numerous Extension offices and research institutes. A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.
Virginia Tech endorses and encourages participation in professional development opportunities and university shared governance. These valuable contributions to university shared governance provide important representation and perspective, along with opportunities for unique and impactful professional development.
Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.
If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Brittany Shelton at sheltb@vtc.vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.
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