EU Project Innovation Officer

Context And Mission

• Reporting to the head of the BSC Exploitation unit, the BSC EU Project Innovation Officer will facilitate the exploitation of BSC’s EU research projects.

Key Duties

• Participate, prepare and execute exploitation and networking tasks in H2020/HE projects or similar, during whole life-cycle from proposal to execution and closing (including work package and task design, Impact, IPR management, exploitation strategy, market analysis, sustainability plans, etc.).
• Work with Principal Investigators, Project Partners and the BSC TTO in order to identify all the IP related to projects and define the most appropriate protection mechanisms (including patents, open source licensing, etc) in line with Project Exploitation Strategy.
• Contribute to the consolidation and growth of Project Exploitation unit by sharing best practices, processes, guidelines, training and mentoring.

Responsibilities:

• Follow the development of exploitable technologies being developed in BSC's projects, participate in project exploitation tasks and committees.
• Identification and management of IP related to projects
• Plan and execute specifically defined tasks related to networking, road-mapping, industrial engagement, innovation management and daily operation of work packages
• Elaboration of the necessary project deliverables in due time, including Exploitation plans, Market analysis, Sustainability, etc.
• Interface with all relevant project stakeholders, including partners, principal investigators, internal BSC teams, EU commission reviewers, etc
• Attend and prepare the necessary meetings, telcos, F2F meetings, reviews, relevant networking events and tradeshows, etc.
• Support and manage Industrial and Experts Advisory Boards, Focus Groups, or any external project bodies.
• Contribute to project proposals, including the impact and implementation sections of EU projects and proposals for technology transfer calls.
• Support and help principal investigator and rest of the partners in the realization of exploitation activities,
• Maximise the possibilities of the use of the results after the end of the projects
• Contribute to the general knowledge of project exploitation team - by sharing best practices, processes, etc.

Requirements

Education

• Engineering , business, science or law degree preferred.
• Master in innovation management or similar a plus.
• Specialized courses on IPR management, exploitation of research results, technology transfer, etc.

Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience

• Experience in IPR management and project management and commercialization of technologies.
• Knowledge of IT sector, especially Computer and Computational Sciences an advantage.
• Experience in H2020 projects or similar involving non-profit research centers and private industry.

Competences

• Fluency in Spanish and English is essential.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to take initiative, prioritize and work under set deadlines and pressure.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; a cooperative team player, with a can-do attitude, able to develop productive relationships with colleagues and external collaborators.
• Willing to travel.
• Able to work independently and as a team player, with the capacity to work in a multicultural and multilingual environment.
• Pragmatic and with the capacity to work and play an influential role in multicultural environments.

Conditions

• The position will be located at BSC within the Directors Department
• We offer a full-time contract, a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, flexible working hours, extensive training plan, tickets restaurant, private health insurance, fully support to the relocation procedures
• Duration: Temporary - 2 years renewable
• Salary: we offer a competitive salary commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate and according to the cost of living in Barcelona
• Starting date: ASAP

Applications Procedure

All applications must be done via BSC web and include:

A Cover Letter with a statement of interest in English, including two contacts for further references - Applications without this document will not be considered

A full CV in English including contact details