# Academic Partnerships Director at Beacon

- Company: Beacon
- What the company does: Beacon acquires and grows essential businesses. With our centralized platform, we empower founders with the technology and expertise to better serve their customers. Backed by General Catalyst and GV.
- Company website: https://beacon.bio/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Boston, MA / Remote
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-10-20
- Apply by: 2026-12-04
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/beaconbiosignals/jobs/4459526009?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/beacon-academic-partnerships-director/

## About the role

Beacon Biosignals is seeking a scientifically and clinically credentialed, relationship-driven Academic Partnerships Director to grow adoption of the Beacon Platform, including the research use of its medical devices, within academic and research institutions. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Grow and steward relationships with academic core facilities and research consortia, identifying opportunities for institution-wide or multi-site adoption of Beacon’s platform
- Own account-level pipeline generation, negotiation, and closing for academic and grant-funded opportunities, and record activity and forecasts in Beacon’s CRM
- Represent Beacon at relevant academic and scientific conferences (e.g., SLEEP, SfN, ACNP, ASSC) and build a network among grants administrators, research development offices, and technology transfer offices
- Serve as a credible scientific thought partner to PIs and research teams, translating Beacon’s technology and data assets into clear value for specific study designs and aims
- Collaborate with Program Management, Clinical Operations, Marketing, and Scientific teams to ensure academic partnerships are scoped accurately and delivered successfully
- Provide leadership with visibility into pipeline health, win/loss patterns, and emerging opportunities across the academic and grant-funded segment

Tags: Life Sciences

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