Industry Partnerships and Commercialisation Executive – Faculty of Engineering

Are you looking for an opportunity to apply your passion for research and innovation to address real-world problems and create impact?

This role is an exciting opportunity to join the Industry Partnerships and Commercialisation team, supporting Imperial’s Faculty of Engineering to tackle industry challenges and translate academic research into commercial impact.

Imperial values collaborative research that combines real-world business challenges with academic curiosity and research excellence 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 Imperial’s enterprising ecosystem.

Imperial is a leader in industry-university collaborations and technology commercialisation and you will be an integral member of Imperial’s Enterprise Division . Enterprise works with academic researchers to translate their work into commercial opportunities and increase impact. We combine deep understanding of science and technology with commercial awareness to gain insight into a technology’s potential and identify the best route to market.

You will be responsible for establishing, supporting, and maintaining close collaborative partnerships between the Faculty of Engineering’s world-leading academic community and Industry.  Supporting research activities across all of the Faculty’s ten departments, you will work across a wide variety of fields and industry sectors. Your main duties will include:

• Promoting Imperial’s world-leading research capabilities and technologies, both internally and externally, to champion technical excellence through collaboration.
• Building strong relationships with key industry and academic stakeholders; gaining an outstanding insight into the innovative industry/academic interface.
• Shaping and negotiating appropriate partnership agreements, including all financial and IP terms, in close collaboration with our Research Office and Research Contracts teams.
• Supporting our academics to both nurture fresh collaborations and maintain long-standing partnerships; provide guidance to those who are new to working with industry alongside experienced collaborators.
• Playing a key role in securing collaborative research income.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• A strong technical background in an area related to at least one of those within the FoE – including for example AI, Deep Tech, Climate Tech; experience working in a research environment, either in a University or in Industry.
• A passion for research and innovation; the desire to work with world-leading researchers to drive impact.
• A collaborative approach; experience working across multiple fields and functions.
• An understanding of university funding mechanisms, technology transfer, and commercialisation.
• Managed projects and relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
• A strategic and analytical mentality, strong delivery focus, and excellent communication skills.
• Experience in Product Development and/or Business Development in a relevant sector would be advantageous.

This role is suitable for a secondment – internal applicants should discuss with their line manager before applying.

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, 6 months fixed term

For further information, contact Eunice Anderson, IPC Coordinator at [email protected]

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