Partnerships Manager

Partnerships Manager

Location: UBC Vancouver Campus - Vancouver, BC, Canada

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Job Title

Partnerships Manager

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Salaried - Business Development, Level C

Job Family Group

Staff - Non Union

Department

Administrative Management | School of Biomedical Engineering | Faculty of Medicine

Compensation Range

$8,087.08 - $12,117.08 CAD Monthly

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Job End Date

Ongoing

Posting End Date

October 29, 2026

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Summary

The School of Biomedical Engineering (SBME) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is a partnership between the Faculties of Applied Science and Medicine, established in 2017. The School is a nucleus for education and training, research, and innovation in biomedical engineering, creating new knowledge, new academic and training programs, and fostering translation and innovation. Its vision is to transform health and healthcare for all, achieved through innovative research and education at the convergence of engineering, medicine and biology. Through collaborative, innovative, and interdisciplinary approaches and building on UBC’s academic and research excellence, the School of Biomedical Engineering aspires to be a global leader in biomedical engineering research, education and translation. The SBME has two locations on Vancouver’s campus, the Gordon B Shrum building and the Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) building. For more information about the School of Biomedical Engineering, please visit https://www.bme.ubc.ca/.

The Partnerships Manager develops and implements SBME's external partnership, innovation and commercialization activities and engagement plans in support of the School's strategic priorities. The position builds sustained relationships with industry, health-care organizations, governments, not-for-profit organizations, funders, investors, incubators and other academic institutions, and converts those relationships into opportunities for SBME faculty, trainees and ventures. The Manager provides operational oversight and coordination for SBME Innovates and supports initiatives that strengthen entrepreneurship, commercialization and knowledge translation across the School. As SBME's primary resource for external engagement, partnership development and ecosystem cultivation, the position advances the School's strategic priorities by strengthening relationships across the health, life sciences and innovation ecosystems; cultivating partnerships that support research excellence, education, translation and societal impact; expanding opportunities for industry, clinical and community engagement; and helping secure the relationships, resources and collaborations needed to enhance SBME's influence and leadership locally, nationally and internationally. Working closely with the Research Manager and Manager, Major Initiatives, the position helps identify, develop and connect strategic partnership opportunities with faculty strengths and School priorities, enabling the successful development and delivery of major collaborative initiatives, innovation programs, translational activities and institutional partnerships.

The position liaises extensively with Innovation UBC, the Vice-President Research and Innovation portfolio, Development and Alumni Engagement, Government Relations, Co-operative Education and other UBC units to advance partnership, innovation, commercialization and institutional engagement objectives.

Organizational Status

Works with considerable latitude under the general direction of the Director of Strategic Planning and Operations and in close consultation with the Director of Partnerships and Community Engagement. The position works closely with the School Director; Director of Research; Research Manager; Manager, Major Initiatives; Manager of Communications, Culture and Engagement; faculty members; and ot