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60325 Director Biodiscovery Platform - Plant & Food Research

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Science New Zealand

                    Location
                    📍 Hamilton, New Zealand
                

                    Posted
                    📅 June 22, 2026
                

                    Work Type
                    ⏰ Permanent
                

Position Overview

Director Biodiscovery Platform
Indigenous Innovation & Partnerships
Multiple locations across Aotearoa
(Auckland, Ruakura, Te Puke, Rotorua, Palmerston North and Lincoln)
38 Hours per week
Full-time Permanent
Lead a national platform to build a culturally-grounded pathway for indigenous-led biodiscovery at the nexus of Māori, research and industry to deliver equitable and impactful outcomes.

What you will be doing | Ngā whāinga matua
Lead the design, development and delivery of the Biodiscovery platform.

From shaping the vision, setting the strategic direction and guiding investment across platform priorities.

Ensuring delivery of outcomes and driving commercialisation of research into market-ready products.

Building and leading a high-performing, collaborative team.

Establishing strong stakeholder and partner relationships across research, industry, Māori and gove...
                

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