Intellectual Property Commercialization Leader
About The Position
The National Research Council (NRC) is seeking an Intellectual Property (IP) Commercialization Leader to join the Business Management Directorate of its International Innovation (BII) Branch. This role is crucial for establishing key business development and IP commercialization policies and frameworks, championing best practices, providing technical business intelligence, convening the Business Development Community of Practice, and supporting NRC's strategic priorities, including leading IP commercialization initiatives. The successful candidate will work closely with IRAP, the NPO, NRC’s IP team, researchers, and business professionals in NRC’s Research Centres to advance the licensing and commercialization of NRC-generated intellectual property. This is an excellent opportunity for someone interested in working within a fast-paced business environment at Canada’s leading research and technology organization.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Engineering, Science or Business Administration.
- At least 5 years of recent experience in leading teams of business and research staff in IP commercialization activities.
- Significant and recent experience in managing and leading IP commercialization activities in a research environment.
- Significant and recent experience in strategic stakeholder engagement planning and execution.
- Significant and recent experience in researching and negotiating IP-related agreements to successful closure and positive impacts for Canadian industry.
- Relevant experience in industry and technology transfer networks, including collaboration with industrial and academic partners.
- Demonstrated experience in the development and integration of tools, policies, and marketing strategies to support technology transfer.
- Experience in technology transfer of IP arising from collaborative R&D projects with industrial partners.
- Demonstrated experience in leveraging intellectual property to address industry and public sector challenges.
- Experience in communicating both verbally and in writing technology business opportunities to potential and existing clients.
- Experience in utilizing AI tools to assist in identifying potential licensees.
- Reliability Status
- Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC
Nice To Haves
- Masters of Business Administration would be an asset
Responsibilities
- Assists in identifying IP with strong commercial potential.
- Leads the establishment of IP commercialization teams.
- Assists in building strong industry-attractive value propositions and identifying prospective Canadian licensees.
- Develops strategic approaches to marketing the IP.
- Implements targeted plans to engage potential receptors and negotiate licenses to NRC IP.
- Leads the organization in employing AI to facilitate and accelerate the transfer of NRC IP to Canadian Industry.
- Works closely with other RC business development, contract and IP management employees to develop new approaches to support technology transfer and share best practices regarding IP commercialization.
- Provides guidance in NRC’s IP committee meetings on the commercial potential of technologies to support the sound governance of NRC’s IP.
- Supports internal initiatives to improve IP commercialization understanding across the organization.
- Supports increased business innovation.
- Supports external initiatives to increase awareness of NRC’s IP portfolio.
- Demonstrates IP commercialization leadership within the federal government through active participation in the Federal Intellectual Property Partners group.
Benefits
- Robust pension plan
- Comprehensive health and dental coverage
- Disability and life insurance
- Office closure at the end of December
- Additional supports to enhance your well-being throughout your career and beyond
- Bilingualism Bonus of $800 per year
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
