Senior Program Manager, Edson E+I New Economy Initiative

88982BR

Campus: Tempe

Senior Program Manager

Job Description

Arizona State University & J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute (E+I) are looking for a Senior Program Manager.  Under the direction of the Director, Venture Development, the Senior Program Manager (Sr PM), E+I New Economy Initiative serves as the primary lead and directs activities and functions of the New Economy Initiative (NEI) for the J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute (E+I). The Sr PM will contribute to NEI by completing an entrepreneurial ecosystem assessment, including identifying key collaborators and resource allocation for venture development in target industries with a deep tech emphasis and high-growth aspirations. This individual ensures that E+I supports the advancement of NEI's goals and objectives according to priorities, time limitations, funding limitations, or other specifications. The Sr PM liaises between Science and Technology Centers (STCs), industry experts, and community partners while managing the further development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem for NEI.

ASU launched two of five NEI STCs, AMPED (Advanced Materials, Processes, and Energy Devices) and MADE (Manufacturing, Automation, and Data Engineering), with three other STCs, Extreme Environments, Future Communications, and Human Performance, launching in 2023. The Sr PM will work directly with internal and external partners and collaborators, focusing on entrepreneurial pathways that bridge ASU technology with industry and venture creation.

E+I connects the broader ASU community with the information, resources, and skills to turn ideas into reality and build sustainable ventures. Our mission is to execute the ASU charter by increasing access to entrepreneurship to the full diversity of entrepreneurs and innovators within ASU and the communities in which we are embedded—creating unique pathways for individuals to explore and build their entrepreneurial knowledge. E+I allows individuals to develop an entrepreneurial mindset to advance their goals. 

This position may be supported in whole or in part by grants or philanthropic funding and may be contingent on funding availability.

Department Name

Entrepreneurship + Innovation

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full-Time

VP Code

KNOWLEDGE ENTERPRISE DEV

Grant Funded Position

This is not a grant funded position and is not contingent on future grant funding.

Salary Range

$55,250 - $70,000 per year; DOE

Close Date

10-April-2023-EXTENDED

Essential Duties

Strategic Vision - 10%

• Inform strategy based on E+I's unique approach to incubation and programming by understanding current research in relevant technology industries and global best practices for commercialization.
• Collaborate with the Director, Venture Development, to craft collaboration strategies with Fulton Schools of Engineering (FSE) faculty working with STC’s.

Managerial - 30%

• Collaborate with the Director of Venture Development and the Director of Community Entrepreneurship to strategically create the network of resources and program support for entrepreneurial innovation and venture creation within local communities and the NEI. 
• Collaborate with the Director of Venture Development and the Director of Community Entrepreneurship to set the vision and direction of NEI within E+I.
• Mentor and develop direct reports through weekly check-in and quarterly development conversations.
• Actively engage across E+I.
• Liaise directly with stakeholders to communicate updates, progress, and impact of programmatic support.
• Create unique pathways to encourage the flow of ventures and resources across the broad ASU entrepreneurial ecosystem and the communities in which ASU is embedded.
• Collaborate with the Director, Venture Development, to hire, develop and retain valuable staff that would interface across STCs.
• Manage NEI programmatic content to guide NEI venture creation across the development lifecycle. 
• Develop and manage an ongoing data collection, analysis, and reporting process. 
• Develop and manage a process for identifying and communicating to stakeholders.

Programmatic - 55%

• Execute and manage NEI venture creation programs in collaboration with key ASU stakeholders, including FSE and STC participants. 
• Create large-scale ecosystem-building events and targeted skill-building and mentoring workshops. 
• Manage venture development activities for the FSE NEI Entrepreneurial Fellows. 
• Evolve recruitment strategies to foster diversity and inclusion in the NEI ecosystem and venture development programs.
• Identify and recruit Venture Mentors to align with the objectives of the STCs and ensure appropriate human capital allocation.
• Manage the Training Develop Network/Training Development Resources strategy and execution of content relevant to NEI programming within E+I.
• Manage Venture Mentors for NEI-affiliated ventures.
• Develop relationships within the entrepreneurial community (external), internal and external programs, deepen relationships with venture mentors to strengthen program offerings 
• Establish outcomes for program efficacy and tracking
• Support the Director of Venture Development to identify, assess, and execute opportunities to advance community initiatives, including venture incubation and NEI, leveraging current and sourcing new partners to meet shared objectives.

Other - 5%

• Support other ASU or community initiatives that align with the goals and mission of E+I.
• Use knowledge of budgetary function.
• Represent Edson E+I, community, and venture development and serve on various department, unit, and university committees as requested.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in related field AND five (5) years' experience managing projects/client relationships; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with managing successful entrepreneurial programs. 
• Experience with the I-Corps model and technology validation,  
• Experience working in academic institutions, including direct communication with faculty.
• Experience in program construction and management with effective resource identification and allocation.
• Knowledge of technology and innovation, including funding mechanisms.

Working Environment

• Work duties are performed in diverse settings, including ASU SkySong (Scottsdale, AZ), ASU Polytechnic and Tempe Campus, Chandler (ACIC), Peoria, various event locations, and remote work environments.
• Activities include using office equipment, including a laptop computer, subject to extended periods of sitting, standing, walking, and lifting up to 25 pounds.
• Some travel to various campus, partner locations and E+I project sites may be required.
• May requires a flexible work schedule to accommodate events, projects, and initiatives, including evenings and weekends.
• Regular activities require the ability to quickly change priorities, which may include and/or are subject to the resolution of conflicts.
• Regular communication to perform essential duties.
• Receive a regular review of completed tasks.

Flexible Work Options:

• Alternative work schedules can include four, 10-hour workdays in a workweek; a nine-day, 80-hour schedule over two workweeks for exempt employees only; and staggered start and stop times.
• Hybrid work is an arrangement where employees spend a minimum of 60% of their regular workweek at their primary ASU work location. Dean or vice president-level approval is required.
• Full remote work is spending every workday at a site other than the assigned ASU work location. This arrangement is granted when the criteria in the flexible work arrangement policy are met. Executive vice president-level approval is required. 

Department Statement

For the eighth year in a row, ASU has been named the most innovative university in the nation, recognizing the university's culture of groundbreaking research and partnerships, as well as its commitment to helping students thrive in college and beyond. U.S. News and World Report has named ASU as the most innovative university all eight years the category has existed.

ASU Knowledge Enterprise advances research, innovation, strategic partnerships, entrepreneurship, and international development. Our success arises from solutions-focused, interdisciplinary research; an entrepreneurial approach that is embedded in every school and department; and a commitment to transform society in a positive way.

The J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship + Innovation Institute supports connections and collaborations across ASU and its partner communities to make entrepreneurship accessible to everyone by providing material support and resources for entrepreneurship while advancing ASU’s national and international reputation as an entrepreneurial institution of higher education. Edson E+I is a dynamic and fast-paced working environment with a team of interdisciplinary colleagues supporting an extensive suite of programs that provide outreach, engagement, and training opportunities to promote an inclusive and diverse entrepreneurial ecosystem and economic growth.

ASU Statement

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

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Instructions to Apply

Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.

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Resume & Cover Letter should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.

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Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.