Senior Partnerships Manager

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Partnerships Manager at UL Research Institutes within the Chemical Insights Research Institute. 

The Senior Partnerships Manager will lead high-level strategy and execution for research collaborations and strategic partnerships that drive organizational impact and advance CIRI’s mission. This role will be responsible for cultivating and managing a robust portfolio of external relationships—including with leading research institutions, government agencies, professional societies, and mission-aligned organizations. Reporting to the Director of Partnerships and Outreach, the Senior Partnerships Manager will serve as a key thought partner in shaping the organization’s partnership strategy, while aligning efforts across internal teams to amplify research visibility, and influence. 

UL Research Institutes: 

At UL Research Institutes (ULRI), we expand the boundaries of safety science to create a more secure and sustainable world. For more than a century, we have studied the unintended consequences of innovation, designed solutions to mitigate risk and shared our findings with academia, scientists, manufacturers, and policymakers across industries. We identify critical safety and sustainability issues, asking tough questions because we believe a safer world begins with knowledge. 

Build a safer, more secure, and sustainable future with us. Join us and work with our Fire Safety teams who conduct the research required to produce that knowledge and put it into practice. 

Chemical Insights Research Institute (CIRI): 

The Chemical Insights Research Institute (CIRI) contributes to the protection of public health and well-being by conducting scientific research. Our research and initiatives let people around the world know what chemicals are in the air we breathe and how they affect human health and the planet. We share our research and knowledge through information and application tools with leaders in the scientific, business, and policy communities to raise awareness of human health risks stemming from emerging technologies. To learn more, visit: chemicalinsights.org/ 

What you’ll learn and achieve: 

As the Senior Partnerships Manager, you will play a key role in the rapid growth of UL as you: 

• Develop and drive strategic partnership initiatives that advance the organization’s research agenda, visibility, and impact. 

• Identify and secure high-value, mission-aligned partnership opportunities at the national and international levels. 

• Build and steward complex, long-term relationships with academic, governmental, and nonprofit leaders. 

• Provide senior-level oversight of collaborative initiatives, from ideation through implementation, including leading cross-functional teams as needed. 

• Lead the development of strategic documents, including partnership frameworks, concept notes, proposals, MOUs, and high-level agreements. 

• Guide internal teams to ensure alignment between partnership efforts and broader organizational priorities in research and amplification. 

• Evaluate partnership performance using clear metrics and contribute to strategic decision-maki