POSITION: SVP, Biosciences Manufacturing Innovation & Reshoring

STATUS: Exempt

INITIATIVE: BioCrossroads

REPORTS TO: President and CEO, BioCrossroads

DIRECT REPORTS: Yes

Travel: Statewide and Nationally, with some international travel

BioCrossroads is the catalyst for Indiana's life sciences ecosystem. We connect industry, academia, entrepreneurs, investors, and philanthropy to accelerate innovation, strengthen manufacturing and supply chains, expand talent pipelines, and deepen statewide collaboration that drives economic growth and advances global healthcare. As an initiative of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP), BioCrossroads convenes partners, supports commercialization and startup growth, amplifies Indiana's competitiveness through thought leadership and data, and helps position the state as a global hub for life sciences.

Led by CICP, powered by its branded initiatives, BioCrossroads and AgriNovus Indiana, Indiana is implementing a bold, statewide effort to establish itself as a national and global center of excellence for life sciences manufacturing innovation, with a particular focus on enabling the reshoring and scaling of advanced bioscience manufacturing for human, animal, and plant health products.

The Senior Vice President is responsible for shaping, advancing, and sustaining this initiative—aligning industry, academia, government, workforce, and capital to strengthen the state's global competitiveness and long-term resilience for next-generation life science manufacturing.

This leader will refine and execute a long-term vision that strengthens supply chain resilience, accelerates technology development and adoption, expands workforce capacity, and positions Indiana as the preferred destination for innovators, researchers, and life sciences manufacturers seeking to reshore, expand, or innovate in the U.S.

Reporting to BioCrossroads' CEO and President and working in close partnership with the CICP's CEO, the Senior Vice President provides executive leadership, strategic direction, and accountability for the initiative's vision, priorities, and outcomes. This role serves as a primary architect and steward of Indiana's life sciences manufacturing innovation strategy, ensuring alignment between long-term ambition and near-term execution.

Why This Role Matters

This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to shape the future of U.S. life sciences manufacturing. The role offers the chance to build something enduring — strengthening national resilience, accelerating innovation, and creating high-quality jobs—while positioning Indiana at the forefront of the reshoring movement.

• Refine, execute, and continuously evolve a statewide strategy to establish Indiana as a center of excellence for life sciences manufacturing innovation and reshoring.

• Refine industry-informed grand challenges and subsectors (e.g., biomanufacturing, analytical chemistry, robotics, macromolecular chemistry, cell & gene therapy, advanced therapeutics, digital/AI-enabled manufacturing, etc.).

• Translate national reshoring, supply chain resilience, and industrial policy trends into actionable state-level initiatives.

• Serve as a senior strategic advisor to the CEO and organizational leadership on life sciences manufacturing innovation, reshoring, and supply chain resilience.

• Convene and align industry leaders, startups, research institutions, contract manufacturers, workforce organizations, utilities, and real estate partners around shared priorities, coordinated strategies, and sustained engagement.

• Build deep partnerships with Indiana universities and research institutions to accelerate technology transfer, pilot-scale manufacturing, and translational research.

• Collaborate with federal and state agencies and other partners to secure Indiana's role in federally funded manufacturing and innovation programs.

• Develop and maintain trusted, senior-level relationships across industry, academia, government, and capital markets to advance Indiana's long-term sector strategy.

• Serve as a senior-level ambassador to global life sciences companies, CDMOs, and suppliers evaluating reshoring or U.S. expansion, articulating Indiana's long-term value proposition and innovation strategy.

• Support business attraction, retention, and expansion efforts by articulating Indiana's differentiated value proposition in manufacturing innovation, workforce, cost, and speed-to-scale.

• Work closely with site selectors, investors, and corporate development teams.

• Design, launch, and oversee the strategic direction and performance of flagship programs such as manufacturing innovation hubs, shared infrastructure, pilot facilities, workforce training centers, and public-private consortia.

• Oversee grant programs, incentives, and public funding strategies that de-risk private investment and accelerate deployment.

• Establish, monitor, and report on multi-year performance measures, including jobs created, capital investment, technologies commercialized, companies reshored, and workforce trained, using insights to inform strategic adjustments.

• Provide executive oversight of funding strategies, including public funding, grants, incentives, and alignment of private investment to support initiative priorities.

• Partner with research institutes, employers, universities, workforce organizations, and community colleges to shape talent strategies that align training programs with advanced manufacturing innovation needs.

• Champion inclusive talent pipelines spanning scientists, engineers, data scientists, and manufacturing leaders.

• Serve as a member of the senior leadership team, contributing to organizational strategy, cross-initiative collaboration, and external positioning.

• Represent Indiana nationally and internationally as a thought leader in life sciences manufacturing and reshoring.

• Engage policymakers to shape supportive regulatory, infrastructure, and funding environments.

• Produce insights, white papers, and strategic recommendations to maintain Indiana's leadership position.

Other duties as requested

• 12+ years of leadership experience spanning life sciences, advanced manufacturing, economic development, or innovation ecosystems.

• Demonstrated success building and leading complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives across public and private sectors.

• Deep understanding of life sciences manufacturing, supply chains, and scale-up challenges.

• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence CEOs, academic leaders, investors, and government officials.

• Proven strategic thinking paired with hands-on execution.

• Experience with biopharmaceutical or advanced therapeutics manufacturing.

• Familiarity with federal funding programs (e.g., CHIPS-adjacent manufacturing initiatives, BARDA, NIH, NSF, DoD).

• Track record of attracting major corporate investments or launching innovation hubs.

• Existing national or global network within life sciences and manufacturing.

• 100% of your healthcare and dental premiums are paid for individual and family.

• Pre-tax & Roth 401(k) Retirement Plan with generous match: 5% contributed by the employer regardless of employee contribution and up to an additional 5% employee voluntary contribution eligible to be matched by the employer.

• Company-paid group life benefits as well as company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance.

• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) including 17 holidays.

• New office location and facilities at 16 Tech Innovation District with hybrid remote flexibility.

CICP grants equal opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, disability, age, national origin, military service obligations, veteran status, citizenship, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by law. CICP provides equal opportunity in wages, promotions, benefits, and all other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment.