Commercialisation Manager: Babraham Institute
The Babraham Institute has an exciting opportunity for a Commercialisation Manager to join its Knowledge Exchange and Commercialisation (KEC) team. This is a senior post that will provide strategic direction and lead on the translation and commercialisation of intellectual property arising from the Institute’s world-leading life sciences research.
The Babraham Institute is situated at the heart of the Babraham Research Campus, on the outskirts of Cambridge. Our mission is to be an international leader in signalling and epigenetics with an emphasis on healthy ageing through the human life cycle. The Institute is committed to maximising the impact of its work in all areas of society.
The Commercialisation Manager will develop commercialisation strategies and foster the entrepreneurial culture at the Institute, reporting to the Institute’s Director, Head of KEC , Board of Trustees, the Board of Babraham Institute Enterprise Ltd (the Institute’s wholly-owned trading subsidiary) and the BBSRC. The post will be responsible for chairing the Institute’s Translational Advisory Group, and line managing the Institute’s Knowledge Exchange Manager.
This role encompasses the full range of activities associated with the identification and exploitation of innovative research. This post requires an energetic and self-motivated individual with a strong scientific background who has experience in working with researchers to find commercial routes to market for early stage technology/IP. The Commercialisation Manager will lead the KEC team in identifying translation opportunities, understanding market opportunities, determining the strength of the research, and implementing the best commercialisation strategy to move the research forward. They will also foster collaborative research opportunities with industry partners. Candidates should have leadership experience, have a strong scientific background, and possess strong evaluation, planning and process management skills, with in-depth knowledge of Intellectual Property protection and a demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships with scientists, managers and industry contacts.
The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience in successfully leading the exploitation of new translational opportunities through technology licensing, new spinout company formation, and industrial collaboration as required to translate and develop our innovative bioscience research portfolio. The Commercialisation Manager will work closely with the Knowledge Exchange Manager to support Knowledge Exchange activities to develop the Institute’s relationship with industry partners.