Senior Business Development Manager – Monash Velos Accelerator

Job No.: 688988

Location: Victorian Heart Institute

Employment Type: Full-time

Duration: 3-year fixed-term appointment

Remuneration: $184,668 pa Level 10A (plus 17% employer superannuation)      

• Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
• Join our inclusive, collaborative community
• Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them

About Monash Velos Accelerator

Monash Velos Accelerator is an accelerator and incubation hub affiliated with the Victorian Heart Institute, designed to translate health‑sector innovation into scalable, investable solutions. Velos delivers accelerator programs, incubation, entrepreneurship training, and industry‑led collaboration in close partnership with Monash University and the broader health innovation ecosystem.

The Opportunity

Shape the Future of Health Innovation

Monash University is seeking a Senior Business Development Manager to play a mission‑critical role in the growth and success of the Monash Velos Accelerator, a flagship initiative that accelerates the translation and commercialisation of health innovations, with a strong focus on cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic diseases.

This is a high‑priority appointment offering the opportunity to sit at the intersection of research, industry, investment and impact, and to directly influence how breakthrough discoveries move from lab to market.

Why this role matters

As Senior Business Development Manager, you will:

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for business development across the Velos Accelerator
• Build and leverage senior‑level relationships with industry, investors, health systems and government
• Drive large‑scale partnerships, commercial deals and funding opportunities
• Lead Velos’ position as Australia’s accelerator of choice in cardiovascular‑kidney‑metabolic innovation
• Work closely with senior academics, Monash Innovation, Faculty business development teams and external partners
• Influence the commercialisation of Monash's intellectual property and support future venture investment

This role combines strategic autonomy, executive-level engagement, and real‑world impact, with responsibility for shaping sustainable growth, partnerships and commercial outcomes.

About you

You are a senior business development professional with:

• Extensive experience leading complex commercial, partnership or innovation initiatives
• A strong track record in industry engagement, deal‑making and large‑scale funding bids
• Confidence in engaging with senior academics, executives, investors and government stakeholders
• Deep understanding of research commercialisation, IP and innovation ecosystems
• Strategic mindset combined with hands‑on execution capability
• Relevant postgraduate qualifications, or an equivalent combination of senior‑level experience and training

Experience in health, biotech, medtech, innovation, venture, or research‑intensive environments will be highly regarded.

About Monash University

At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something groundbreaking – a place where great things happen.

We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.

Some 20,000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95,000 students, four Australian campuses, and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China, and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.

In our short history, we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the world's best tertiary institutions. We rank in the world’s top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.

Learn more about Monash.

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Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.

To Apply

For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'. In your cover letter, please address the following questions:

1. Briefly describe a significant business development or partnership you have led. What was your role, and what outcomes were achieved?
2. Provide an example of how you have translated research, innovation or IP into commercial or real‑world outcomes through industry engagement.
3. Outline your experience leading teams or programs in a complex organisation and how you have driven sustainable results.

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.

Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.

Enquiries: Ms Julie Butters, Institute Manager, Victorian Heart Institute, julie.butters@monash.edu

Position Description: Senior Business Development Manager

Applications Close: Wednesday 22 April 2026, 11:55pm AEST