Partnerships Junior Officer, Faculty of Medicine

Job description

About the role

Would you like to be part of a successful team turning Imperial's research into inventions that tackle real-world problems? Join us and contribute to generating major impact across one of the World's leading universities.

Are you a highly motivated individual with a passion for research and technology? Do you have a background in medicine and life sciences? Would you like to be introduced to industry partnerships and develop your career in successful creation and management of partnerships? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you, join us in supporting Imperial's industry partnerships activities.

Based in our Faculty of Medicine, you will be supporting the Partnerships team . The main aim of the Partnerships Team is to maximise the impact of Imperial's academic discoveries by stimulating, identifying, managing and progressing opportunities to develop research and technologies through collaboration and commercialisation.

To deliver successfully its mission, the Partnerships team members need to demonstrate a thorough and up-to-date understanding of the College's expertise to respond quickly and effectively to relevant enquiries and opportunities. A sound awareness of the external environment - markets, technology/science trends, industry news - is also essential for designing and implementing the Partnerships team's engagement and commercialisation strategy.

You will gain experience of partnership creation and management. The main aim of our team is to maximise the impact of Imperial's academic research by stimulating, creating, managing, and progressing opportunities to develop research and technologies through collaboration and partnerships.

Imperial is a leader in industry-university collaborations and technology commercialisation and you will be an integral member of Imperial's Enterprise Division , working with leading global companies and our world class researchers to develop research and technologies through collaboration and commercialisation.

Imperial recognises and rewards collaboration and innovation. We take pride in bringing tangible benefits to society by making an impact in industry and encourage academics and research staff to work across departments, fields, and institutional boundaries to tackle industry challenges.

We bring businesses, researchers and students together in a flourishing entrepreneurial ecosystem, which you can be part of. Join us.

What you would be doing

As a service provider to the Faculty of Medicine, the successful candidates will work alongside experienced professionals on the following activities:

• Supporting Corporate Partnerships team in generating and managing collaborative research, education and translation opportunities with corporate partners, both directly funded and via public funders such as Research Councils, government departments, Innovate UK and the European Union
• Map internal expertise/capability in relevant areas specific to corporate opportunities e.g. within the sectors in areas of medicine and life sciences.
• Market research, (e.g., monitoring of emerging trends, sector analysis and industrial organisations) to understand market strategies, research challenges and technical priorities, to support development of Faculty technologies
• Marketing, communication of University research capability and technology through creation of marketing material and planning of engagement activities (e.g., presentations, workshops, showcasing events)
• Draft communications to external partners, (e.g., industry, government etc) to publicise opportunities for engagement with Faculty led initiatives and external funding opportunities
• Assist with due diligence processes on existing and prospective industry partners
• Operate as an autonomous individual, managing own work activities without detailed and continuous supervision, to contribute to the achievement of Partnerships objectives and maintain and improve efficiency

What we are looking for

We are looking for applicants with passion for driving industry-academia collaborations. To be successful in this role you will have a background in medicine, or life sciences, preferably evidenced by a MSc or PhD. An understanding of the academic environment, and in particular technology or partnerships management, preferably gained through previous experience of working within HEI or industry is highly desirable.

Strong delivery focus, excellent communication and administration skills coupled with a keen interest in industry partnerships are also essential.

What we can offer you

This career opportunity will maximise to the full your experience and interest in roles such as Partnerships Officer, Translation Officer, Research Assistant, Research and Business Partnerships Officer within the technology, pharmaceutical, chemicals, higher education, government sectors or similar.

Further information

This is a full time, fixed term position for 8 months based at White City campus (hybrid).

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