Chief Operating Officer

EIT Health – a new Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) designated by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) – is focused on promoting entrepreneurship, innovation, and education in the domain of healthy living and active ageing. EIT Health brings together leading organisations along the entire value chain from smaller companies to larger industry, excellent academic and research institutions, as well as public sector organisations, to promote healthy living, support active ageing and improve healthcare by removing barriers to innovation, promoting talent and education, leveraging enabling technologies and exploiting big-data. As an EIT-designated KIC, EIT Health can utilise European Commission/EIT funding and leverage the resources of its partner organisations in order to achieve its goals.

EIT Health headquarters will be located in Munich and will develop its activities across a network of co-location centres in six cities: Paris, London, Barcelona, Rotterdam, Stockholm and Heidelberg. Those co-location centres are the home-base to 52 core partners and 92 associate partners, some of whom are also located in Hungary, Wales, Poland, Portugal, Croatia and Slovenia and will begin operations in mid-2015.

EIT Health is now seeking to appoint a Chief Operating Officer (COO). Reporting to the CEO, the COO will drive EIT Health’s operational efficiency, support ongoing improvements in business processes and ensure all activities are underpinned with first-class operational support. .As a member of the Management Board, the COO will design and implement EIT Health’s operational framework ensuring appropriate reporting structures and alignment with EIT requirements. A demonstrated track record of operational experience at senior level in a highly complex, multinational environment is essential. The successful candidate will also have experience in the design and implementation of processes and systems for excellence in operations, along with a deep understanding of EU grants and public funding for research and technology. 

Qualified candidates from all sectors are invited to apply. The position is to be filled by around mid-year and the salary and benefits package will be attractive and commensurate with experience.

Further information, including details of how to apply, can be downloaded atwww.perrettlaver.com/candidates quoting reference 1987. For an initial informal discussion on the role, please contact Dr Nigel Beaton via +44 (0) 207 340 6298 or nigel.beaton@perrettlaver.com The deadline for applications is 12.00 noon CEST on Wednesday 1^st July 2015.