Strategic Project Leader – 80% to 100% — HUG
- Location
- Genève
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- Yesterday
Role overview
The HUGs are implementing their new institutional strategy 2026-2030, structured around five strategic axes.
Research and innovation play a central role in stimulating research, innovation and digital transformation.
Within this framework, the flagship accomplishment 3.1 "Translational Research Programme" of axis 3 of the institutional strategy aims to better structure, simplify and connect the entire research and innovation ecosystem in order to accelerate the transfer of scientific discoveries to clinical practice.
- The HUGs are implementing their new institutional strategy 2026-2030, structured around five strategic axes.
- Research and innovation play a central role in stimulating research, innovation and digital transformation.
Company and context
- You identify organizational barriers and propose measures to strengthen research support structures.
- You promote coordination between the different directorates and entities involved in research, innovation, valorisation, regulatory affairs, partnerships and funding.
- You are contributing to the establishment of clear and effective governance of the translational research ecosystem. Development of protected time for research
- You are leading the implementation of an institutional framework allowing equitable access to protected time for research.
- You are involved in defining the allocation criteria, monitoring mechanisms and associated HR tools to support the development of research activities. Establishment of a Translational Committee
- You set up a translational committee to evaluate and support projects with high clinical, scientific, translational and commercial potential.
- You are developing a proactive approach to scouting with laboratories and clinical teams to early detect projects with high clinical potential and commercial impact.
- Financing, development and technology transfer
- You help to increase access to competitive financing and resources for project development, are in charge of designing processes and making them intelligible to partners.
- Development of a collaborative ecosystem and a culture of innovation
Additional details
- You prepare and lead the steering bodies, coordinate the working groups and ensure overall follow-up of deliverables and expected indicators. Deliverables are as follows:
- You are contributing to the establishment of clear and effective governance of the translational research ecosystem. Development of protected time for research
- You are involved in defining the allocation criteria, monitoring mechanisms and associated HR tools to support the development of research activities. Establishment of a Translational Committee
- You are piloting awareness-raising and training activities on the issues of clinical research, intellectual property, technology transfer and health innovation. Structure of research data
Notes and original content
- You prepare and lead the steering bodies, coordinate the working groups and ensure overall follow-up of deliverables and expected indicators.
- Deliverables are as follows:
- You are contributing to the establishment of clear and effective governance of the translational research ecosystem.
- Development of protected time for research
- You are involved in defining the allocation criteria, monitoring mechanisms and associated HR tools to support the development of research activities.
- Establishment of a Translational Committee
- You are piloting awareness-raising and training activities on the issues of clinical research, intellectual property, technology transfer and health innovation.
- Structure of research data
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What salary does HUG offer for this role?
HUG lists CHF 60'500 - 91'500 gross per year for this position in Genève. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
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