Astrid Munder

Engagement Manager at Strategic Project Partners

Greater Melbourne Area

About

I am an Engagement Manager at Strategic Project Partners with extensive experience supporting organisations across higher education and the health and life sciences sectors, as well as consumer goods, government and NFP, to address strategic and operational challenges. Prior to joining SPP, I worked in Enterprise and Innovation at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, focusing on business development in the medical research sector, management of complex research projects, and Medtech development and commercialisation support. I furthermore hold a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Cambridge and spent over 10 years in biomedical research at leading universities/institutes before moving to consulting.

Experience

  • SPP (4 yrs 4 mos)
    • Engagement Manager
      Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

    • Senior Consultant
      Jan 2024 - Jun 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Consultant
      Sep 2022 - Dec 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
    • Enterprise and Innovation Project Manager
      Apr 2021 - Feb 2022 · 11 mos

      • Supporting the Australian Epilepsy Project (AEP) during its start-up phase, working with various internal and external stakeholders to manage legal, financial, commercial and operational aspects • Managing the development of a telehealth software, and assisting with obtaining regulatory approval and advancing this digital health solution to market • Involved in developing a novel business model for a research-clinical translation platform to address unmet needs in the healthcare sector and drive research translation/commercialisation • Assistance with the preparation and submission of large research grant proposals (e.g. MRFF)

    • Postdoctoral Research Fellow
      Mar 2019 - Mar 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      Addiction Neuroscience

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Monash University
    Oct 2017 - Feb 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Metabolic Neuroscience

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Monash University
    Jan 2016 - Jan 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Metabolic Neuroscience

  • PhD student at Medical Research Council (MRC), Laboratory of Molecular Biology
    Oct 2011 - Apr 2016 · 4 yrs 7 mos

    Visual Neuroscience