About the Role
This role leads the development and delivery of the School of Medicine and Dentistry’s (SMD) Commercialisation portfolio in Biopharma, as the key point of contact for commercial innovation matters. The Assistant Director Commercialisation supervises a technology transfer team with two direct reports, within a larger team of eight. The role provides strategic direction, advice and training on all aspects of intellectual property and technology commercialization to University management, researchers and students.
About You
You will have a PhD (or equivalent) in a health or biomedical subject and at least 5 years’ experience in a technology transfer role in academic or a related function in industry. You will have an in-depth knowledge of IP and experience in managing complex IP issues. Hands-on involvement in legal matters related to research and technology transfer, including negotiation and management of significant technology licence agreements are an essential requirement.
About the Department
Queen Mary Innovation Ltd (QMI) is Queen Mary University of London’s wholly-owned technology transfer company and is responsible for the commercialization and management of the University’s intellectual property and portfolio of spinout companies. This role is within the Biopharma team at Queen Mary Innovation.
About Queen Mary
The School of Medicine and Dentistry is a highly successful faculty comprising six institutes. They bring research awards of circa £100m per year, with a research portfolio that spans from discovery and applied science, through translational and clinical research complemented by applied health research. The impact of our research is far-reaching, with extensive partnerships across the globe to facilitate large-scale projects. Top ten in the world for citations in Medicine (QS Rankings 2021), and with four of our academics ranked in the global top 1% most highly cited in medicine, our researchers are recognised internationally as leaders in their respective fields. REF2014 placed SMD’s research 6th for medicine and 3rd for Dentistry, with 90% of our outputs ranked at 3* or four*.
Queen Mary delivered an exceptional performance in the first Knowledge Exchange Framework when benchmarked against English Russell Group Institutions, ranking in the top 10% for research partnerships and public and community engagement and the top 20% for IP and commercialisation: https://kef.ac.uk/dashboard.
Benefits
We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.
The post is based at the University Enterprise Zone in Whitechapel London. It is full time, permanent appointment, with an expected start date of January 2022. The starting salary will be in the range of £65,148 – £86,727 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.
Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic groups as these groups are underrepresented at this level at Queen Mary.
Informal enquiries should be addressed to Sharon Ellis at sharon.ellis@qmul.ac.uk or on +44 (0) 7467 440 465.