Overview
The Bioeconomy Community Lead will develop strategic insights and advance workstreams and deliverables for a global bioeconomy community, engaging diverse stakeholders to generate practical guidance and solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop analytical frameworks and guidance to help leaders understand the implications of generative biology and the broader bioeconomy.
- Shape the human-centred and society-serving adoption of agricultural, environmental, industrial, and pharmaceutical biotechnology.
- Manage, mobilize, and expand upon high-level communities of experts and decision makers.
- Design and deliver multistakeholder workshops, community meetings, and impact deliverables.
- Scan the global horizon for highly relevant actors, initiatives, and projects in the bioeconomy.
- Maintain workstream delivery through effective team coordination, partner engagement, and timely reporting.
Required Experience
- Ten or more years of experience in the public or private sector in areas related to synthetic biology or agricultural, environmental, pharmaceutical, or industrial biotechnology.
- Deep knowledge of the relevant stakeholder ecosystem, including leading organizations, experts and decision makers in business, government, and civil society.
- Experience leading projects in the application and/or governance of commercial bio-innovation.
- Proven track record of relevant thought leadership, including published articles, and presentations in international forums.
- Experience leading multistakeholder projects in international contexts to deliver structured outcomes.
- Anticipate and adapt to evolving developments in the field, working constructively through ambiguity to maintain momentum across workstreams.
Qualifications
Advanced degree in a life science field such as molecular biology, bioengineering, bioinformatics, or computational biology.
