Business Development Project Assistant

3 weeks ago


London, Canada Western University Full time

**About Western**:
Since 1878, Western University has been committed to serving our communities through the pursuit of academic excellence and by providing students, faculty, and community members with life-long opportunities for intellectual, social, and cultural growth. We seek excellent students, faculty, and staff to join us in what has become known as the "Western Experience" - an opportunity to contribute to a better world through the development of new knowledge, new abilities, new connections, and new ways to make a difference.

**About Us**:
Western Research, under the leadership of the Vice-President (Research), is responsible for ensuring that Western has vibrant and growing interaction with various sources of research funding and that the faculties have increasing funding for their research programs. It is also responsible to ensure a healthy flow of technology resulting from Western research to the commercial world thereby creating jobs, increasing economic development and the general betterment of society.

Within this mission...

WORLDiscoveries® is the Business Development arm of Western University, Robarts Research Institute and the Lawson Health Research Institute. The business unit serves as the exclusive advocate and agent for promising commercial and technology transfer opportunities derived from London’s extensive research portfolio.

WORLDiscoveries is seeking a motivated and strong performer as a Business Development Assistant to provide on-site support our portfolio of projects.

**Responsibilities**:

- Explore commercialization of University technologies and identify potential industry partners and receptors
- Assist in Technology Project Support and Evaluation, Market Assessment and Market Research, Developmental Risk and Competitive Environment
- Identifies potential industry partners, companies and markets for projects
- Performs technology literature research and competitive landscape analysis
- Assists in project and technology marketing, developing marketing materials, and supporting documents
- Assist the Business Development Team in day-to-day activities
- Assist in promoting innovation culture on campus

**Qualifications**
- Both Graduate students and Undergraduate students are invited to apply. Must be a student returning to studies in the fall

**Other requirements**
- Technical knowledge in Science related fields with some business understanding
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Self-motivated and self-disciplined with a "can-do" attitude
- Ability to work independently and in a team setting
- Familiar with database searching
- Familiar with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint

**Learning opportunities**
- Exposure to technology commercialization, business development and innovation culture on campus
- Working with business and science professional

**Select Posting Ref # 34581**

**Western Values Diversity**:
**Please Note**:
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.



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