Associate Director/Director Corporate Development & Partnership

IXICO plc (AIM: IXI), is a global leader in neuroscience imaging and biomarker analytics, using its proprietary AI-driven platform to help advance the treatment of neurological disorders and reduce the uncertainties associated with drug discovery, development and monitoring. As a key part of the global neurological disease research community, the Company has built a global reputation and 20-year track record as an end-to-end Imaging Contract Research Organisation (iCRO) working with leading pharma companies, innovative biotech's, disease consortia and non-profit organisations. IXICO has supported hundreds of neurological clinical trials, analysed hundreds of thousands scans and built an expansive network of expert imaging centres around the world.

The IXICO Platform is tailor-made for neurological disease, reliably processing data from global trials, precisely measuring key imaging biomarkers associated with the identification, progression and treatment of diseases such as Alzheimer's, Huntington's and Parkinson's. Image data is interrogated by the Platform and IXICO's expert scientists translating complex data into clinically meaningful while minimizing data variability and increasing reproducibility.

Our people are empowered to enable us to achieve our company goals and their own personal development through the “4A” values at the heart of our culture: Aspiration, Ability, Agility and Accountability.

To help us deliver our medical image analysis solutions to large clinical trials we are hiring an Associate Director/Director Corporate Development & Partnership on a permanent full-time capacity.

NOTE:

This position may be appointed at either Associate Director or Director level, depending on the successful candidate’s experience, expertise and demonstrated capabilities.

Purpose of the Role:

The Associate Director/Director Corporate Development & Partnership will play a significant role in shaping and executing IXICO’s growth strategy, with a particular focus on identifying, developing, and managing strategic partnerships that expand the company’s capabilities, market access, drive revenue, and create technology partnerships and long-term commercial opportunities. Working closely with members of the C-suite and leadership team, the role-holder will lead initiatives across corporate development strategy, partner outreach and alliance management and market analysis. The role-holder will also be part of a core team assessing M&A opportunities.

The role requires a commercially minded and analytically strong individual who can evaluate growth opportunities, build and sustain strategic relationships, lead proactive outreach to prospective partners, support high-impact business initiatives, and negotiate contractual terms for partnerships and collaborations. The role-holder will work cross-functionally across commercial, finance, operations, product, and scientific teams to drive strategic execution, maximise alliance value, and deliver long-term value creation for the business.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Corporate Strategy & Growth

• Support the development and execution of IXICO’s corporate development and partnerships strategy.
• Conduct market assessments, competitive analysis, and strategic evaluations to identify new growth opportunities.
• Develop strategic business cases and recommendations for strategic partnerships and/or collaborations, and business expansion initiatives.
• Support long-term strategic planning activities with the executive leadership team.

Strategic Partnerships

• Lead proactive outreach to and origination of strategic partnership opportunities across pharma, biotech, technology, and healthcare sectors (e.g. clinical diagnostics, imaging hardware, clinical decision support), developing a strong external network and pipeline of prospective partners.
• Assess, prioritise, and develop partnership opportunities that enhance IXICO’s capabilities, market reach, commercial positioning, revenue generation or access to new customers, technologies, and channels.
• Develop and pitch IXICO integration and platform partnership propositions to prospective partners
• Support commercial negotiations and partnership structuring activities and actively manage strategic alliances post-signature to ensure strong governance, relationship health, delivery against shared objectives, and value realisation.
• Design, launch, and manage structured partner programmes, including joint innovation and co-development initiatives, establishing the governance, shared roadmaps, and success metrics required to deliver mutual value at scale

Strategic Projects

• Lead high-impact strategic corporate development and partnership initiatives from inception through execution.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of strategic objectives.
• Drive alignment between commercial, operational, and scientific priorities across the organisation.

Market & Industry Intelligence

• Monitor industry trends, emerging technologies, and competitive developments within precision medicine, neuroimaging, AI, and clinical research.
• Provide actionable insights and recommendations to support executive decision-making.
• Maintain awareness of market dynamics and potential risks or opportunities impacting the business.

Mergers & Acquisitions (together with C-suite)

• Identify and evaluate potential acquisition targets and strategic investment opportunities.
• Co-lead and coordinate financial, operational, and commercial due diligence activities.
• Build financial models, valuation analyses, and transaction materials to support M&A decision-making.
• Support integration planning and post-transaction execution activities where relevant.

Executive Reporting & Communication

• Prepare presentations, reports, dashboards, and investment materials for executive leadership and the Board.
• Clearly communicate strategic analyses and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Support investor, partner, and strategic stakeholder discussions as required.

Travel

• The role requires elements international business travel.

Qualifications and skills required for the role:

Essential

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in a relevant field (e.g. STEM, Business, Finance, Economics, or Life Sciences).
• Experience in corporate development, strategy, investment banking, management consulting, private equity, or M&A advisory.
• Experience within life sciences, healthcare, biotech, medtech, or CRO environments strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex strategic or cross-functional projects, with exposure to business development, partnership development, and/or alliance management strongly desirable.
• Strong analytical and financial modelling capabilities.
• Commercially minded with strong strategic thinking skills.
• Excellent communication, external stakeholder engagement, and relationship management abilities, with the confidence to represent IXICO credibly with prospective and existing partners.
• Proven ability to initiate partner outreach, build trusted alliances, and coordinate internal and external stakeholders to progress strategic collaborations.
• Highly organised with strong project management skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and results-driven mindset.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, written English, and attention to detail.

Desirable

• MBA or equivalent commercial qualification preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration package including benchmarked salaries.
• Staff Annual Bonus Plans and Annual Salary Review.
• Generous employer pension contribution of 6%.
• 25 days annual leave, increasing up to 28 days with every year at IXICO.
• BUPA private medical insurance scheme.
• Life Assurance of 4x annual salary.
• Employee Benefits Portal, offering various discounts in retail, food & drink, and entertainment.
• Engaging and social environment, with fundraising and sporting activities and seasonal events such as Summer and Christmas parties.
• Wellbeing initiatives such as eye tests, flu jabs, and Mental Health Awareness Training.
• Employee Assistance Programme offering advice and support on a wide range of topics.
• Hybrid working model pattern split between working in the City of London and remotely.
• Reimbursement allowance to purchase equipment to support working from home.
• Generous employee referral scheme offering £2,000 for referring a successful candidate to the company.
• Financial assistance for professional qualifications.
• Opportunity to contribute to an industry where your work has an impact every single day.

How to Apply

IXICO is working hard to create a representative, inclusive and empowered team, because we believe different experiences, perspectives and backgrounds make a better workplace, and ultimately better services.

IXICO doesn’t discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion or belief, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital status, disability or any other protected class.

This is a great opportunity for a motivated and passionate Associate Director/Director Corporate Development & Partnership to thrive in an engaging and fast-paced environment, to make a difference on an everyday basis.

NOTE:

This position may be appointed at either Associate Director or Director level, depending on the successful candidate’s experience, expertise and demonstrated capabilities.

If you think IXICO should meet you, please send us your CV and covering letter by email to careers@ixico.com or apply directly via LinkedIn. We are looking forward to your application.

Please note that our entire business is operating under a Hybrid-Working Model, where UK-based employees are required to attend our London office 2 days a week. If you have got any questions, please reach out to our careers team.

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