Innovation and Commercialisation Officer

This is an outstanding opportunity to play a key role within a highly exciting, dynamic organisation, translating innovative ideas and research outputs into commercial and impactful outcomes.

St Andrews Innovation is a wholly owned subsidiary company of the University of St Andrews, specifically created to help deliver an ambitious agenda focused on our entrepreneurial culture, strengthening links to industry and supporting the pursuit of Innovation, Creativity and Enterprise. 

The role – Innovation and Commercialisation Officer 

We seek an enthusiastic and commercially astute individual with the ability to develop effective relationships with our academic community to proactively identify opportunities with commercial potential from our world leading research. 

You will be part of a dynamic and driven team and will have a key role to proactively identify new innovation from the University of St Andrews research portfolio, and identify and support pathways to market. Reporting directly to the Head of Technology Transfer, your duties and responsibilities will include; 

• Working with academic researchers to support the successful commercialisation of university generated knowledge. 
• Supporting management of a portfolio of technologies to increase the number of executed commercialisation agreements. 
• Undertaking due diligence and developing strategies to test the market and understand the commercial potential of each innovation. 
• The preparation and pitching of technology roadmaps for internal review. 
• Deploying an active and strategic approach to engagement with external parties to drive commercialisation. 
• Supporting contractual negotiations of commercial terms with external parties. 
• Supporting all processes required to deliver collectively against individual and team goals and to provide accurate sources of outputs for reporting purposes. 
• Ensuring that academics are kept well engaged and informed of the commercialisation process. 

Educated to degree level, preferably within a STEM discipline, you will have a good understanding of the process and drivers involved with commercialisation of innovative ideas and research. Experience of company formation would be advantageous as would relevant transferable skills. Prior experience with or exposure to technology transfer would be a significant advantage.   

You will have the ability to interact with both internal and external stakeholders at all levels, combined with first class communication skills. Possessing an ability to grasp complex technical concepts, you will have a strong drive to realise value from University innovation. 

The post offers a competitive salary, up to £42,000, commensurate with experience. There is currently no closing date for this role. Application via CV and covering letter to Christian Ziar, Head of Technology Transfer (Email:cfz1@st-andrews.ac.uk).