Sr Manager Research Strategy & Acceleration

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A Brief Overview

The Senior Manager, Research Strategy & Acceleration provides strategic guidance, analytical insight, and business development support to advance CHOP's research mission. Reporting to the Director of Research Strategy, this role bridges research strategy, translational acceleration, and commercialization readiness. The Senior Manager is an integral member of the Strategy Department and collaborates closely with Research Institute leadership, clinical leaders, and Innovation Ventures to foster innovative science and translate CHOP investigators' most promising discoveries into therapies, technologies, and clinical programs.

 

Key responsibilities include conducting rigorous analyses of scientific, market, policy, and competitive trends; synthesizing complex data into actionable insights; supporting enterprise and program-level strategic planning; and developing translational pathways that de-risk early-stage programs. Success requires a combination of strong analytical skills, scientific expertise, critical thinking, and collaborative problem-solving.

 

What you will do

•Drive research acceleration and position programs for commercialization readiness

• Provides planning and project management support for the Frontier Programs and other research accelerators to maximize impact and ensure long-term program sustainability 

• Evaluates potential accelerator programs through analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats and other structured analyses to advise program leaders on strategic fit

• Conducts diligence (scientific, market, competitive, and policy assessments) to identify translational opportunities

• Develops translational and development roadmaps with investigators, defining value-driven inflection points and data package needs

• Identifies critical gaps, resources, and partnerships to position programs for handoff to Innovation Ventures for commercialization activities or progression toward clinical implementation

• Shares best practices across CHOP’s research community to strengthen translational success

• Lead enterprise and program-level research strategy development and planning

• Supports a dynamic research strategic planning process at the enterprise, Research Institute, and programmatic levels

• Assesses and synthesizes scientific, market, demographic, policy, and competitor trends to inform enterprise and program strategies

• Engages Research Institute leadership, department chairs, division chiefs, and faculty in strategy design and execution

• Promotes creative and critical thinking to develop compelling, innovative research strategies that align with CHOP’s mission

• Prepares executive-level materials, recommendations, and scenario analyses to inform leadership decisions

• Ensures alignment of research strategy with clinical, operational, and institutional priorities

•Deliver analytical decision support and generate actionable strategic insights

• Provides structured analyses (e.g., market sizing, industry benchmarking, competitor assessments, policy impact analyses) to support leadership decision-making

• Triages and prioritizes emerging opportunities using data-driven frameworks

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