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Would you like to work alongside Imperial’s experienced Industry Partnerships and Commercialisation professionals on promoting College’s capabilities and licensing portfolio and securing collaborative research and commercialisation income.

Join us and contribute to generating major impact across one of the World’s leading universities - be a part of a successful team developing research and technologies through collaborations with business and commercialisation of Imperial’s discoveries?

You

• are a highly motivated individual with a passion for research and technology
• would like to further develop your career in business development, relationship management and technology transfer
• have experience in strategic partnerships, commercial deal making or licensing in a biomedical business environment.

We have the ideal opportunity for you, join us in building Imperial’s research partnerships with business and technology commercialisation activities.

At Imperial, we value collaborative research that combines real-world business challenges with academic curiosity to deliver tangible benefits for society. Working in partnership with industry to increase academic engagement in collaborative research and commercialisation lies at the heart of the College’s enterprising ecosystem.

You will be an integral member of Imperial’s Enterprise Division, working with leading global companies (major sponsors are AstraZeneca, GSK, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, MSD, BMS, Novartis, Waters Corporation, JnJ, etc.) and our world-class researchers to develop research and technologies through collaboration and commercialisation.

Duties and responsibilities

As a service provider to the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Natural Sciences supporting academics in their interactions with industry and commercialisation activities, your main duties will include:

• Promoting College’s research capabilities/technologies
• Driving the development of industry partnerships and managing and diversifying a portfolio of existing industry and key stakeholder relationships.
• Assessment of research discoveries, analysis and evaluation, and advancement of those technologies through collaboration with industry, access to translational funds, and commercialisation income.
• Managing industry partnerships and key stakeholder relationships.

Essential requirements

To be successful in this role you will have experience in commercial deal making or licensing in a life sciences business environment (e.g. chemicals, materials, pharma, biotech, life sciences etc) or in technology venture capital. An understanding of the academic environment, and in particular, university funding mechanisms and technology commercialisation, preferably gained through previous experience of working within HEI or industry is essential.

Strategic and analytical mindset, strong delivery focus, excellent communication skills coupled with an understanding of the academic environment, product innovation and technology commercialisation processes are also essential.

This career opportunity will maximise to the full your experience and interest in roles such as Business Development Manager, Business Development Executive, Relationship Manager, Corporate Partnerships Executive, Corporate Development Manager, Corporate Relationship Manager, Strategic Relationship Manager, Research and Business Partnership Manager, Licensing Executive and Technology Transfer Manager within the pharmaceutical, chemicals, technology, higher education, government sectors or similar.

Further information

Closing date: 17 September 2023, Sunday (midnight BST)

Please apply with an application form via the online system. CVs without a completed application form will not be considered.

Type of contract: full time, open-ended

For further information, contact Iwona Przychodzen, Administration Coordinator at [email protected]

Documents

• Job Description.pdf