Senior Manager, Innovation and Commercialisation

The candidate is responsible for driving the innovation and commercialization pillar of IPE. This involves supporting the university’s efforts to commercialize existing and future innovations, working with Schools and the university community on entrepreneurship initiatives, and developing external networks towards developing an end-to-end innovation and commercialization ecosystem for the benefit of the various university stakeholders.
The principal accountabilities for the role are:

• Run the day-to-day activities of the IMU Innovation Hub
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to develop the policies, guidelines, and workflows needed to support and sustain entrepreneurship and commercialization initiatives.
• Establish key contacts among alumni, industry partners, potential investors and government.
• Work with the student body, Schools and other internal stakeholders to run entrepreneurship events and initiatives.
• Work with the Institute for Research, Development and Innovation (IRDI) on innovation and commercialization initiatives.
• Providing strategic advice to the Director on the entrepreneurship and innovation landscape, including matters pertaining to commercialization of research and intellectual property.
• Operate with a view to further the strategic industry engagement objectives of the university - particularly in improving graduate employability, enabling research engagement, and developing the innovation ecosystem.

• Minimum 5 years of relevant working experience in the entrepreneurship & commercialisation space.
• Minimum Bachelors Degree in Business / Entrepreneurship / Marketing / Law / Economics or its equivalent.
• Recognition as a Technology Transfer Professional is an added advantage.
• Understand the regulatory requirements and environment within entrepreneurship and commercialization including IP and patent management.