Industry Engagement Manager Senior, CMaT/Marcus Center (Remote)
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Overview

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Department Information

The Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB, research.gatech.edu/bio) is located in Georgia Tech's thriving Bio Quad. IBB serves to catalyze new research and education initiatives at the interface of bioengineering and bioscience and integrate the broad range of bio-related activities throughout Georgia Tech and its partner institutions.

This position is within IBB's National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Cell Manufacturing Technologies (CMaT) and Marcus Center for Therapeutic Cell Characterization and Manufacturing (MC3M) - all fast-paced environments.

Job Summary

Lead and manage an industry engagement strategy that results in expansion and deepening of unit relationships across target companies and other business sector organizations. This role will also facilitate corporate involvement in, and support for, a regional network of businesses engaged with the unit on priority topics and initiatives. These relationships and networks will help to advance the unit's corporate engagement program and create a steady state of business sector partners that support achievement of unit academic goals in research and education while elevating external visibility and impact. This position will interact on a regular basis with: Faculty, staff and external clientsThis position typically will advise and counsel: Faculty, staff and external clientsThis position will supervise: NA

Responsibilities

Job Duty 1 - Develop, implement, and manage a business partnership strategy with support from unit leadership and building on existing foundation. Job Duty 2 - Achieve long-term corporate affiliation and partnership objectives including, but not limited to, Advisory Boards, research funding opportunities, unit networking/engagement priorities and faculty-industry engagement. Job Duty 3 - Represent the unit at business events and articulate value proposition to industry targets. Job Duty 4 - Navigate administrative requirements and develop supporting outreach and communication materials. Job Duty 5 - Liaise with career services to provide information about relevant company-sponsored internships, coops, and job opportunities. Job Duty 6 - Perform other duties as assigned Job Duty 7 - Identify and initiate discussions with potential partner companies based on program fit and industry. Engage with senior leadership of companies, establishing relationships across multiple stakeholders inside and outside of Georgia Tech. Job Duty 8 - Solicit and track monetary gifts for Georgia Tech and federal reporting. Job Duty 9 - Present and explain benefits for new companies, and ensure that existing partnerships are being well maintained in terms of recruitment and ROI on student projects.

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience Required Experience Five to seven years of job related experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 2-3 years relevant project management or customer-related or product development experience in industry, non-profit, or academia.
• M.S. or higher in a bio-related discipline (biology, biochemistry, bioengineering, biomedical engineering, etc.).
• Skills include working knowledge in cell therapeutics or related sciences, excellent interpersonal skills including demonstrated ability to engage with a broad range of business and other academic disciplines in the sustainability context; ability to organize and set priorities; demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with a variety of internal and external stakeholders; ability to serve as a facilitator; skills in strategic thinking; and knowledge of, and relationships with, business contacts in local regional networks

Required Documents to Attach

Applicants should submit a cover letter and curriculum vitae/resume.

Application materials should be submitted as .PDF files. The file names should be Last Name, First Name - Cover Letter and Last Name, First Name - CV or Resume .

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

SKILLS This job requires strong communication and project management skills, as well as an ability to navigate large, complex organizations in pursuit of unit goals.

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

Other Information

This is not a supervisory position. This position does not have any financial responsibilities. This position will be required to drive (ex. club cart, van, etc.). This role is not considered a position of trust. This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card). This position is expected to travel to industry sites and industry, National Science Foundation, and Center for Cell Manufacturing Technologies (CMaT) meetings as necessary.This position does not require security clearance.

Background Check

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Other Information

Job Grade: A11

Salary Range or Pay Range: $81,619 -$138,311. Salary will be commensurate with experience and education.

Salary will commensurate with experience and education

This role is remote with onsite training and meeting when scheduled.

Location: Atlanta, GA