IP and Commercialisation Manager (0.5 FTE)

We seek a candidate with a postgraduate degree and professional training in business or legal issues (M.Sc. in Intellectual Property Law or equivalent preferred). You’ll have comprehensive knowledge of IP commercialisation and experience drafting agreements including patents, licenses, options, and shareholders agreements. Significant experience in technology transfer or business development, preferably in a university or technology-based company, is essential. You’ll demonstrate excellent communication, leadership, negotiation and commercial awareness skills, with the ability to operate effectively at the academic-commercial interface and manage complex, varied projects independently while working collaboratively within a team.

The Intellectual Property & Commercialisation team within Research & Innovation Services drives commercial impact from City St George’s research. This part-time role (0.5 FTE) provides business partnering services to the School of Health and Medical Sciences, identifying, protecting, and commercialising novel ideas and inventions. Reporting to the Head of IP & Commercialisation, you will manage the University’s IP portfolio, negotiate commercial agreements, lead spin-out processes, and ensure effective risk management in IP commercialisation activities

You will provide business partnering services to identify and develop commercially viable IP, working closely with academics on commercialisation plans and business strategies. Key duties include managing relationships with patent agents, negotiating licensing agreements and spin-out contracts with industry partners, and coordinating with internal teams including Research & Innovation Contracts and General Counsel. You will seek external funding for IP development, advise on IP provisions in research contracts, proactively support spin-out companies including board representation, and raise awareness of IP matters through academic engagement and events.

City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution.

The combined university is one of the largest suppliers of the health workforce in the capital, as well as one of the largest higher education destinations for London students.

Combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, law, creativity, communications, science and technology, we are creating a ‘health powerhouse’ for students, researchers, the NHS and partners in uniting a world-leading specialist health university. We are now one of the UK’s largest health educators, where staff and students have access to an expanded team of brilliant academic and professional services colleagues, combined resources and facilities and more interdisciplinary opportunities.

The merger creates opportunities to generate significant change in the world of healthcare including changes to treatment, population health monitoring, workforce development and leadership, policy, and advocacy.