Innovation and Translation Manager at Center for Biosolutions DTU

Kgs. Lyngby - Denmark

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 6 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Your Role
The Center for Biosolutions DTU is seeking a dynamic Innovation and Translation Manager to serve as a key driver of translational impact and operational ecosystem engagement. Working as a peer alongside the Head of Strategic Communications and Partnerships and reporting directly to the Center Director you will translate DTUs scientific excellence into tangible innovation pathways operationalize strategic relationships across sectors and build the collaborative infrastructure that makes biosolutions actionable. This role combines internal coordination with hands-on external representation requiring scientific literacy entrepreneurial mindset relationship execution and translational storytelling. You will have domain ownership over innovation pathways operational partnerships and the day-to-day building of DTUs biosolutions ecosystemempowered to forge connections demonstrate impact and turn research breakthroughs into real-world outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Internal Coordination & Translational Strategy

Map and synthesize biosolutions-related activities across DTU to identify translational opportunities and external-facing strengths. Build internal bridges across DTU Bioengineering DTU Chemical and Biochemical Engineering DTU Food and DTU BRIGHT with DTU Science Park DTU Skylab / Entrepreneurship DTU Sustain and other relevant departments to strengthen a shared biosolutions agenda. Translate complex scientific work into clear value propositions and innovation narratives that create alignment internally and resonate externally with industry investors and policymakers. Develop workflows frameworks and touchpoints that prepare DTU for coordinated engagement fostering an internal culture that is confident aligned and outward-facing in line with the Centers mission.

Operational Partnerships & Ecosystem Building

Serve as a core outward-facing representative of DTUs biosolutions efforts operationalizing strategic relationships through hands-on engagement with ministries and governmental actors (day-to-day level) industry clusters and companies innovation hubs and international partners. Build and nurture operational partnerships by proactively initiating conversations facilitating collaborations and connecting specific actors across industry public bodies academia and innovation ecosystems. Act as a knowledgeable approachable point of contact for external stakeholders navigating DTU and Denmarks biosolutions landscape. Create the network infrastructure that transforms strategic vision into active collaboration strengthening Denmarks biosolutions identity internationallyparticularly within the EU and the U.S.

Innovation Pathways & Impact Demonstration

Champion innovation pathways that transform biosolutions research into real-world outcomes through spinouts scaleups and industrial collaborations. Use startups and innovation cases as compelling proof points of DTUs biosolutions leadership generating success stories that demonstrate tangible impact. Develop and deliver translational storytelling and stakeholder-specific messaging that makes scientific breakthroughs understandable compelling and actionable for targeted audiences. Ensure the Centers efforts embrace the principle of start with the end in mind creating innovation outcomes that deliver meaningful societal impact and position DTUs leadership as widely recognized across Europe and globally.

Collaboration: This role works in close partnership with the Head of Strategic Communications and Partnerships with clear domain ownership over innovation translation operational partnerships and ecosystem operationalization. Together you will ensure DTUs biosolutions leadership is both strategically positioned and tangibly demonstrated through real-world impact.

Our expectations of you

Relevant education in entrepreneurship and innovation (academic degree)
Documented work experience with innovation and entrepreneurship in university
Open-minded proactive responsible and collaborative approaches

What we offer in return
We offer an interesting and challenging job in an international atmosphere with the focus on innovation for the benefit of the surrounding community. We place emphasis on a high level of professionalism and skill development is an integral part of our organization. We offer a great flexibility in the the area of technical and natural sciences DTU is one of the leading research and education institutions in Europe.

Salary and appointment terms
Appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC).

The position is a full-time and permanent position. Start date is 01.01.2026.

Application and contact
Please submit your online application no later than 16 December 2025.Open the Apply now link fill out the form and attach your motivated application CV and exam certificates.

If you would like additional information about the position please contact Andreas Worberg at

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

All interested candidates irrespective of age gender disability race religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply. As DTU works with research in critical technology which is subject to special rules for security and export control open-source background checks may be conducted on qualified candidates for the position.

Technology for people
DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programmes we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UNs 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear mission to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That mission lives on today. DTU has 13500 students and 6000 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive evolving and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.

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DescriptionYour Role The Center for Biosolutions DTU is seeking a dynamic Innovation and Translation Manager to serve as a key driver of translational impact and operational ecosystem engagement. Working as a peer alongside the Head of Strategic Communications and Partnerships and reporting directl...