Business Development Officer

3 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada University of Toronto Full time

**Date Posted**:06/12/2023
**Req ID**: 31938
**Faculty/Division**: Faculty of Arts & Science
**Department**: Dept of Acceleration Consortium
**Campus**: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
**Position Number**: 00054430

**Description**:
**About us**:
The Faculty of Arts & Science is the heart of Canada’s leading university and one of the most comprehensive and diverse academic divisions in the world. The strength of Arts & Science derives from our combined teaching and research excellence in the humanities, sciences and social sciences across 29 departments, seven colleges and 46 interdisciplinary centres, institutes and programs.

We can only realize our mission with the dedication and excellence of engaged staff and faculty. The diversity of opportunities and perspectives within the Faculty reflect the local and global landscape and the need for curiosity, innovative thinking and collaboration. At Arts & Science, we take pride in our legacy of innovation and discovery that has changed the way we think about the world.

**Your opportunity**:
The Acceleration Consortium received a $200M Canadian First Research Excellence Grant for seven years to develop self-driving labs for chemistry and materials, the largest ever grant to a Canadian University. We forge partnerships with industry to drive future economic prosperity and competitiveness as we drive a paradigm shift in accelerated discovery, and we aim to build a robust start-up and scale-up ecosystem in the Greater Toronto Area. As a Business Development Officer, you will be at the forefront of this meaningful work and act as the critical connective tissue as we build this community.

Reporting to the Director, Strategy & Partnership Acceleration Consortium, the Business Development Officer develops and executes strategies to increase business for the Acceleration Consortium. Their main duties include researching market trends and opportunities, developing business, and meeting with potential and existing partners.

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- Work collaboratively across the university to ensure annual targets are achieved
- Developing and implementing strategic prospect identification, cultivation, solicitation and recognition plans
- Conducting detailed analysis and evaluation to determine trends/patterns and make recommendations to senior university officials.. Producing detailed statistical report and analysis on facilities utilization, planning and revenue generation/spending to support decision making
- Identifying prospective partners and aligning them to key priorities of the AC and other community members. Writing detailed analytical profiles/research documents for senior leadership
- Serve as a primary contact for inquiries regarding research, education, and partnerships, as well as networking events or other activities and programs that respond to industry needs and interests
- Engage in extensive ecosystem networking to identify and engage potential industry and academic partners, entrepreneurs and other relevant associations and agencies with the aim of fostering mutually beneficial partnerships
- Be a connector, facilitating the introduction of people and companies to share business, technical knowledge and experience
- Manage key accounts, initiatives, projects, portfolios and programs while providing reviews, metrics and outcome assessments.

**Essential Qualifications**:

- Ph.D. or Doctorate Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
- Minimum five (5) years of recent and related experience and a proven track record in business development and/or external partnership activities with a proven ability to advance strategic agendas.
- Experience developing partnership plans that support research needs and objectives
- Strong scientific background in an area relevant to innovation using artificial intelligence to accelerate design of high performance materials.
- Experience cultivation high-profile prospective partnerships that advance strategic agendas.
- Experience delivering presentation to promote program, opportunities and inititives
- Experience producing statistical and financial information.
- Strong interpersonal skills; highly proactive, persuasive, and diplomatic
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, and meet multipule deadlines
- Excellent oral and written communication skills including the ability to write and communicate effectively with a wide-range of people, including administrators, government, industry and researchers.
- Ability to gather, formulate and present complex information

**To be successful in this role you will be**:

- Communicator
- Diplomatic
- Goal oriented
- Persuasive
- Problem solver
- Self-directed
- Tactful

**Closing Date**: 06/21/2023, 11:59PM ET
**Employee Group**: USW
**Appointment Type**: Grant - Continuing
**Schedule**: Full-Time
**Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone**:
**Job Category**: Research Administration & Teaching

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