Intellectual Property Commercialization Leader

Intellectual Property Commercialization Leader

Priority may be given to the following designated employment equity groups:
Indigenous Peoples* (First Nations, Inuit and Métis), persons with disabilities and racialized persons*.

* The Employment Equity Act, which is under review, uses the terminology Aboriginal peoples and visible minorities.

Candidates are asked to self-declare when applying to this hiring process.

City: Within a National Research Council Office across Canada

Organizational Unit: Business and International Innovation

Classification: RCO

Tenure: Continuing

Work arrangements: Due to the nature of the work and operational requirements, this position may be eligible for a limited hybrid work arrangement (combination of working onsite and telework).

At the NRC, we recognize that Indigenous candidates may have important connections to their communities and you may be eligible for an exception to this work arrangement. Alternative work arrangements may also be considered to accommodate candidates as required. To learn more about these options, please contact the NRC Hiring team using the contact information below.

We are looking for an Intellectual Property (IP) Commercialization Leader to join the Business Management Directorate of our International Innovation (BII) Branch. The Intellectual Property (IP) Commercialization Leader would be someone who shares our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect and Creativity.

The Business Management Directorate is responsible for establishing key business development and Intellectual Property (IP) commercialization policies and frameworks, champions best practices, provides technical business intelligence for strategic initiatives, convenes the Business Development Community of Practice and supports NRC strategic priorities including leading IP commercialization-focused initiatives.

The IP Commercialization Leader (IPCL) will work closely with IRAP, the NPO, NRC’s IP team and researchers and business professionals in NRC’s Research Centres to advance the licensing and commercialization of NRC generated intellectual property.

More specifically, the successful candidate will be required to:

• The IPCL assists in identifying IP with strong commercial potential;
• Leads the establishment of IP commercialization teams;
• Assists in building strong industry-attractive value propositions and identifying prospective Canadian licensees;
• Develops strategic approaches to marketing the IP;
• Implements targeted plans to engage potential receptors and negotiate licenses to NRC IP.
• The IPCL also leads the organization in employing AI to facilitate and accelerate the transfer of NRC IP to Canadian Industry.

The IPCL will work closely with other RC business development, contract and IP management employees to develop new approaches to support technology transfer and share best practices regarding IP commercialization and will provide guidance in NRC’s IP committee meetings on the commercial potential of technologies to support the sound governance of NRC’s IP.

The IPCL will also support internal initiatives to improve IP commercialization understanding across the organization, support increased business innovation, as well as external initiatives to increase awareness of NRC’s IP portfolio and to demonstrate IP commercialization leadership, within the federal government, through active participation in the Federal Intellectual Property Partners group.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone interested in working within a fast-paced business environment at Canada’s leading research and technology organization.

Applicants must demonstrate within the content of their application that they meet the following screening criteria in order to be given further consideration as candidates:

Bachelor of Engineering, Science or Business Administration.

Masters of Business Administration would be an asset

• At least 5 years of recent experience in leading teams of business and research staff in IP commercialization activities;
• Significant and recent experience in managing and leading IP commercialization activities in a research environment;
• Significant and…