Executive Director, Eshelman Innovation

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The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy (www.pharmacy.unc.edu) is one of six health science schools (Pharmacy, Nursing, Dentistry, Public Health, Social Work, and Medicine) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is one of the oldest health science academic programs at Chapel Hill. The School teaches approximately 600 PharmD students and 145 graduate students. The School has built a reputation for its continued pursuit of excellence, rigorous education and training programs, cutting-edge multidisciplinary research, progressive pharmacy practices, efficient business operations, and its outstanding faculty, staff, and students. The School was named the number one School of Pharmacy in the U.S. by the U.S. News and World Report. The School has experienced unprecedented growth and success and continues to strategically position itself for sustained impact, as articulated in the School's Strategic Plan (https://pharmacy.unc.edu/about/oe/strategic-plan/).

Our Vision is to be the global leader in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences. Our Mission is to prepare leaders and innovators to solve the world's most pressing health care challenges. We are Advancing Medicine for Life through innovation and collaboration in pharmacy practice, education, research, and public service.

The Executive Director leads the Institute charged to create and sustain an innovation engine at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. The Executive Director will lead the Institute team in the effort to make the Eshelman Institute for Innovation ( EII) a premier institution nationally and internationally where ideas are seeded, nurtured, and translated into transformative societal outcomes through innovation in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences education, research, and health care. The Executive Director will be responsible to manage and grow the assets of EII in the form of reputation, revenue, intellectual property, projects and programs with embedded intellectual property and knowhow. The Executive Director will work to develop and foster strategic collaborations and partnerships, attract gifts and investments, and monetize intellectual property assets to sustain the Institute. The Executive Director will oversee the Institute staff, operations including budget/finance, and the existing programs (e.g. funding innovative ideas, manage the EII-funded large programs, etc.), as well as the creation of new programs. The Executive Director will be responsible for excellent internal and external communication of the activities and impact of the Institute, and for creating and sustaining a strong brand. By aligning the mission and goals of the Institute with those of the School and the University, the Executive Director will enable the Institute to positively impact the School and University through the development of a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship. The Executive Director will critically evaluate and refine the Institute strategy periodically with the input and advice of the EII Steering Board. The Director will work closely with the Steering Board and develop/manage a process by which new Board members will be added and current members will be rotated out. The position reports to the Dean of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy.

Relevant post-Baccalaureate degree required (or foreign degree equivalent) with three years or greater of related professional experience; for candidates demonstrating comparable professional backgrounds, will accept a relevant Bachelor's degree (or foreign degree equivalent) and five years or greater of relevant experience in substitution.

* Master's or professional degree required; PhD preferred
* minimum 10-15 years experience
* Strategic Planning and Implementation experience required

* Ability to work effectively across complex organizations
* Knowledge of academic policies and processes preferred
* Demonstrated leadership skills including the ability to work cross-functionally, manage crisis, and align interests of multiple parties
* Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication, negotiation, and presentation skills
* Experience in Business Development and Client Relationship Management
* Experience engaging with corporate partners, high level donors and senior management in corporations, building strategic partnerships and alliances

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