Strategic Research Partner and Innovation Leader
4 days ago
About the Role
RMIT University's Research & Innovation Portfolio seeks a senior executive to drive research partnerships and translation, including intellectual property (IP) management and commercialisation.
This vacancy offers an opportunity for a leader to build on RMIT's existing momentum in research partnering activity.
As Strategic Research Partner and Innovation Leader, you will lead the strategic growth agenda for RMIT's research partnering with industry, government, and not-for-profit organisations.
You will pursue diverse research translation pathways, including IP management and commercialisation, and new venture creation.
External benchmarking and trends will inform RMIT's approach to enhancing its ecosystem for supporting research partnerships and translation.
To be successful in this position, you will ideally bring:
- Extensive leadership experience in research partnering and innovation leadership.
- Advanced negotiation skills.
- A track record of win-win deal closures that maintain relationships with partners.
- Demonstrated ability to develop, implement, and monitor strategic plans in research partnerships, translation, IP management, and commercialisation.
- Demonstrated delivery of innovative business-focused solutions with high credibility and influence within the sector.
- Demonstrated skill in communicating strategy and engaging leaders and their teams to achieve high standards of innovation and excellence.
- A proven ability to design and develop large-scale initiatives involving multiple internal and external partners to deliver profound impact beyond the academic community.
- Deep experience in developing and maintaining corporate and government networks and relationships nationally and internationally.
- Personal attributes supporting the promotion of RMIT University's values and distinctive profile.
About Us
RMIT is an equal opportunity employer committed to being a child-safe organisation. We welcome applications from all sectors of the community and actively encourage those from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.
We estimate the salary for this role to be around $180,000 - $220,000 per annum, depending on qualifications and experience.
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