Life Sciences Opportunity Identification Specialist

2 weeks ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia beBeeInnovation Full time $100,000 - $150,000

Job Description:

The Innovation Discovery Manager role is responsible for proactively engaging with inventors and innovators to identify, evaluate, and describe opportunities that have the potential to generate significant beneficial economic, social, and environmental impact.

This involves outreach into various faculties to maximize engagement with the team and create enthusiasm for translating high-quality innovations into licensable IP and new spinout businesses. The role also organizes and leads events, explains the importance of IP commercialization, runs seminars explaining the IP commercialization process, and participates at other academic events to highlight the benefits to the university of commercialization activities.

Key Accountabilities:

  • Proactively identify new opportunities
  • Build a comprehensive network/database of contacts within allocated Schools/Departments in the University's Faculty of Life Sciences and relevant research Institutes.
  • Build a comprehensive knowledge of research programs being conducted within these areas
  • Educate and explain the advantages of commercialization to academics
  • Ascertain the commitment of the inventors to create impact from the invention.
  • Ensure inventors are kept up to date with plans and progress and the rationale for decisions is explained.
  • Record and assess new opportunities
  • Be the first point of contact for the inventor and triage the opportunity appropriately
  • Update the Innovation Factory's IP Management tools and databases in an accurate and timely manner with all new inventions/innovations and associated information according to company procedure.
  • Assess new opportunities for entry into the Innovation Factory pipeline and take forward ensuring all appropriate steps are taken before making a recommendation for Stage Gate 1
  • Contribute to assessment and development of business cases for projects post-Stage gate

Required Skills and Qualifications:

Demonstrable experience in the field of Life Sciences research. Curious about new life science developments and market-specific trends. Considers and assesses all facts and thinks broadly about the commercial impact before making decisions Able to build strong relationships with inventors and other internal and external stakeholders. Have excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to communicate complex issues clearly. Respects and works according to the Innovation Factory's company values.

Benefits:

Market-leading pension scheme. 32 days annual leave entitlement, including bank holidays and end-of-year office closure, rising with length of service. Private health care and dental care. Great working environment within the University of Manchester campus, with excellent transport links.

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