Partnerships Development Coordinator

8 months ago


Kingston, Canada Queen's University Full time

Partnerships Development Coordinator

About Queen's University

Queen’s University is the Canadian research intensive university with a transformative student learning experience. Here the employment experience is as diverse as it is interesting. We have opportunities in multiple areas of globally recognized research, faculty administration, engineering & construction, athletics & recreation, power generation, corporate shared services, and many more.

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Job Summary

The Queen's Partnerships and Innovation (QPI) team supports the Research Portfolio’s mission to be an essential catalyst for advancing research and knowledge mobilization, strengthening Queen’s local, national and global impact. QPI staff develop and facilitate partnerships to advance the research enterprise at Queen’s and the commercialization of inventions, and to strengthen the regional innovation ecosystem in Kingston and Eastern Ontario by collaborating with not-for-profit and for-profit organizations and creating programs and services that contribute to the regional innovation ecosystem. With support from external funding, QPI also offers various programs and services to accelerate the growth of companies within Kingston and Eastern Ontario.

Reporting to a Partnerships Development Officer (PDO), the Partnerships Development Coordinator (PDC) provides support to the Director, Research and Innovation Partnerships, and to the PDOs. The PDC undertakes research (which includes technical aspects of medical sciences), benchmarking, surveys, data collection, input and analysis, due diligence, and the drafting and-or preparation of proposals, presentations, briefing notes and reports. Additionally, the PDC has responsibility for planning and executing specific projects. Activities also include, but are not limited to, planning, coordinating and supporting campus visits and other events, arranging meetings and conference calls, and documenting/circulating accurate meeting minutes. From time to time, the PDC will participate in meetings, led by the Director or one of the PDOs, involving Queen’s faculty members, post-doctoral fellows, and students, and-or entrepreneurs, startups, and representatives from industry, government, or local hospitals and other partners.

This position may require the incumbent to occasionally work flexible hours including evenings and weekends to accommodate events and/or meetings.

**Job Description**:

Provide input to partnership development strategies and support related initiatives:

- Research global industry trends, identify leading edge research and development (R&D) being performed at Queen’s and by researchers at other academic institutions in Ontario and Canada, and identify companies performing R&D in Canada.
Undertake SWOT analyses to identify Queen’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities (including potential synergies with researchers and Centres and Institutes at Queen’s, and opportunities for collaboration) and Threats (including the competitive landscape).
Assist with linking company inquiries re: Queen’s expertise and technology to Queen’s/Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) researchers and infrastructure/assets; conduct outreach to Queen’s/KHSC researchers; coordinate campus visits and manage associated logistics.
With guidance from the Director and/or PDOs, conduct research and follow-up in response to requests for partnership development support from faculty members.

- With guidance from PDOs, work with researchers to prepare marketing materials and update/leverage platforms to promote Queen’s specialized research infrastructure.
Document all leads and related interactions and activities in customer relationship management system.
Develop methodologies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for accessing, analyzing, and leveraging data and for capturing, monitoring and advancing leads in a timely manner.
Support QPI’s technology due diligence and licensing processes and projects:

- Triage Invention Disclosure Forms and perform initial review; conduct patentability & Freedom-to-Operate searches; undertake thorough research to benchmark specific technologies and understand market opportunities.
With guidance from PDOs, prepare marketing materials and update/leverage platforms, including social media, industry and match-making platforms, to promote Queen’s technologies; identify target companies and contact persons; perform initial outreach.
Support QPI’s innovation ecosystem projects and activities:

- Collect and record client data in customer relationship management system and various other QPI spreadsheets and databases, ensuring data availability, accuracy and timeliness to inform QPI’s decision-making processes and communication strategies.
Provide support to entrepreneurs and startups as may be required.
Collect and analyze client data to provide metrics for and narrative contributions to monthly, quarterly and annual performance reports.
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