Department
Research, Innovation & Knowledge Exchange (RIKE) is the Professional Services Directorate responsible for developing and supporting all the University of York’s strategies for research and knowledge exchange, and for providing comprehensive support to York’s academic Departments in their research and impact activities. The Commercialisation Team within RIKE focuses on developing commercial impacts such as new spin-out company formation, commercial licences and larger scale commercial service offerings based on York’s world-leading research across all 3 Faculties.
Role
The main purpose of the Commercialisation Executive role is to proactively identify, assess and evaluate new commercialisation opportunities emerging from the research undertaken in the Faculty of Science in line with stages 1-4 of our Commercialisation Stage Gate process - https://www.york.ac.uk/staff/research/commercialising-research/commercia.... Successful opportunities will then be passed to Commercialisation Managers within the team to develop either licence or new spin-out company opportunities. The right candidate may be asked to support some of this activity in line with work demand and personal development requirements. The postholder will be expected to work with research support colleagues from the wider RIKE and Faculty teams to proactively seek new commercialisation opportunities. The post holder will also be the first point of contact for all new enquiries received from the Faculty of Science.
Skills, Experience & Qualification needed
- Understanding of commercialisation processes and the development of ideas into products and services
- Knowledge of how intellectual property is protected and managed
- Knowledge of market assessment methods
- Experience of assessment of early stage technologies and associated market opportunities
- Experience of assessment of IP issues associated with new inventions
- Gather, analyse, interpret and report complex data/information
- Communicate effectively in verbal and written formats, including the use of a variety of digital tools
- Works collaboratively with others
- Level 3 qualification. (Qualifications at this level include A levels. Please view the full list). We also welcome applicants with equivalent non-uk qualifications or equivalent professional experience.
Interview date: 13th September 2023
For informal enquiries: please contact James Kitson at james.kitson@york.ac.uk
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