The Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology (INBT) has been established to bring together researchers in nanotechnology, biology, and medicine, and provide a platform to expand these efforts and to increase our visibility. We are currently seeking a Director of Corporate Partnerships (DCP), an experienced individual responsible for developing and conducting pro-active strategic planning/consensus building/marketing program designed to promote general awareness of INBT research and education activities both internally and externally and to facilitate new engagements and maintain existing partnerships with industry.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
- Communicates closely with INBT faculty.
- Identifies potential new partners in both medical and non-medical industries (both US and international).
- Develops and manages relationships, contacting each targeted company via, emails, follow-up phone calls, scheduling site-visits, etc.
- Works with faculty and companies to identify opportunities for sponsored research projects, joint proposal submissions, sponsored fellowships for Master's and Ph.D. students, summer internships, Co-Op training, career placement, equipment donations, personnel exchanges, etc.
- Monitors all INBT interactions with partners to ensure that communications are going well and that company needs are met.
- Makes certain that affiliates are made aware of all activities at the Institute and are given an opportunity to participate in programs and projects of interest to them.
- Manages the INBT Master's Co-Op program for the Whiting School of Engineering in conjunction with the Academic Program Administrator.
- Recruits/interviews external partners, students, JHU Faculty Advisors, and matching them together to enable this highly successful program to continue to grow in size.
- Provide critical real world educational opportunities for technical engineering roles within industry and the federal government.
In conjunction with the INBT Grants and Contracts Manager and JHURA/ORA
- Develops and processes all agreements necessary to facilitate interactions with companies including Non-Disclosure Agreements, Material Transfer Agreements, Sponsored Research Agreements, etc.
- Works closely with the Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures office (JHTV) on all relevant translational activity to the institute (high level commercialization advice, source potential licensing/intellectual property opportunities, etc.).
- Coordinates all efforts on potential corporate partner identification and relationship management.
In conjunction with the Whiting School of Engineering (WSE) Office of the Associate Dean for Research
- Assists ADR personnel to develop and facilitate a robust corporate strategy and portfolio in area that align with INBT's interest and those similar interests that exist within WSE's Departments and Research Centers/Institutes.
- Maintains knowledge of WSE research and further cultivates faculty and administrative relationships across the entity in order to identify appropriate research opportunities and partnerships.
- The DCP resides in INBT and reports directly to INBT's Sr. Administrative Manager, while simultaneously reporting to the WSE Office of the Associate Dean for Research.
Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Ability to develop and accomplish short-term and longer-term goals for the corporate partnership portfolio and development of programmatic initiatives.
- Ability to determine the course and direction for a robust corporate partnership program and contribute to the overall mission of INBT and WSE.
- Strong customer-service oriented individual who will be responsive to the needs of industry affiliates, faculty, and students.
- Ability to identify opportunities for collaborations and rigorously pursue whatever actions are necessary to facilitate relationships.
- Ability to demonstrate a proven record of success in the formation of industry/academic partnerships.
- Ability to possess a thorough knowledge of both the academic research process and the industry research and product development process.
- Ability to understand how innovations arise from academic research and are financed in industry.
- Outstanding verbal and written communications capabilities, as well as exceptional interpersonal relations skills.
- Energetic, enthusiastic, and eager to make and exploit new contacts.
- Good team player and a good team leader.
- Must be sensitive to faculty needs and work in accordance with university wide policies.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master's Degree in related field.
- Five years of related experience in a university or business development setting, with at least three years managing staff.
- Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Preferred Qualifications
- 10+ years related experience.
- Ph.D. in science/engineering, MBA business, and/or JD law preferred; experience in technology transfer-related programs in an academic setting.
Classified Title: Sr. Program ManagerJob Posting Title (Working Title): Director of Corporate PartnershipsRole/Level/Range: ATP/04/PGStarting Salary Range: Min $98,800 - Max $173,300 Annually (Commensurate with experience)Employee group: Full TimeSchedule: 5 days/week, 37.5 hours/week (e.g., M-Fri 8:30am-5:00pm)Exempt Status: ExemptLocation: Hybrid/Homewood CampusDepartment name: Institute for NanoBioTechnologyPersonnel area: Whiting School of Engineering
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