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Director

• Serve as MassChallenge's recognized voice and subject-matter authority in the biotech, medtech, and pharma ecosystem
• Represent MassChallenge at industry conferences, panels, and thought-leadership forums
• Build and maintain a personal network of senior biotech/medtech leaders, VCs, and government innovation officials
• Provide technical guidance to founders and partners and support program evaluation and investment-readiness decisions
• Identify and cultivate international hubs, incubators, and research institutions
• Contribute articles, talks, and panel appearances on biotech commercialization
• Lead end-to-end delivery of Breakthrough Bio across strategic design, startup recruitment, acceleration, market access, and finale phases
• Develop curriculum, execute events, and provide tailored founder support
• Build and activate networks of founders, mentors, partners, and industry leaders
• Manage relationships with program partners, including government innovation agencies
• Develop strategic partnerships and source mentors, speakers, and industry collaborators
• Establish feedback loops and performance metrics to improve program delivery and outcomes
• Contribute to broader organizational initiatives and additional accelerator programs
• Manage the program delivery team
• Contribute to organizational knowledge and startup acceleration best practices
• Collaborate across the national program and network team
• Support broader MassChallenge program execution as needed

Senior Director of Programs – Breakthrough Bio