Director of Industry Engagement & Economic Impact Job Corvallis area,Oregon USA,Business

Department:

Division of Research and Innovation

Starting salary will be commensurate with skills, education, and experience.

For additional information please contact:
Konnie Handschuch or Sara Begley dschuch or Sara.

Begley

Job Summary:

The Division of Research and Innovation is seeking a Director of Industry Engagement & Economic Impact. This is a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty position.

Key Responsibilities:

Support implementation and continuous improvement of an enterprise CRM system and associated data infrastructure for industry engagement.

Develop institutional metrics, reporting frameworks, and dashboards that measure economic engagement and support the Prosperity Widely Shared strategic plan.

Design and manage the university’s industry engagement “front door,” including partner intake, navigation, referral pathways, and service standards.

Build institutional capacity by supporting faculty and staff through training, coaching, and development of best practices for external engagement.

Partner with colleges, research centers, and administrative units to coordinate economic engagement activities and strengthen cross-campus collaboration.

Develop business intelligence and actionable insights that inform strategic decision-making and demonstrate institutional economic impact.

Steward select strategic industry relationships and support university-wide engagement initiatives as organizational systems mature.

The Director of Industry Engagement & Economic Impact serves as a strategic leader within Oregon State University’s Economic Development and Industry Relations (EDIR) organization, reporting directly to the Associate Vice President for Economic Development and Industry Relations. As a key contributor to the university’s strategic plan, Prosperity Widely Shared (PWS), this position advances the Economic Engagement & Impact Domain by helping design, implement, and scale the systems, processes, partnerships, and infrastructure that enable Oregon State to maximize its economic impact across Oregon and beyond.

In this role, the Director leads the development of foundational capabilities that strengthen the university’s approach to industry engagement and economic development. Key responsibilities include establishing and optimizing economic engagement systems such as customer relationship management (CRM) platforms, institutional metrics and reporting frameworks, business intelligence capabilities, faculty development initiatives, and partner intake and engagement processes. By building and integrating these core functions, the Director ensures that Oregon State can effectively coordinate and support industry engagement activities at an institutional scale.

As these capabilities mature, the Director increasingly serves as a steward of strategic industry relationships and university-wide engagement efforts. Working collaboratively across colleges, research units, administrative divisions, and external stakeholders, the Director helps transform distributed activities into a cohesive institutional strategy. The position acts as a connector and collaborative problem-solver, aligning people, resources, and opportunities to foster meaningful partnerships that accelerate innovation, support workforce development, and drive economic growth.

The Director is a builder of systems and a champion of service excellence, creating accessible pathways for startups, established industry partners, government agencies, economic development organizations, and global enterprises to engage with Oregon State’s talent, expertise, and research capabilities. Through the development of actionable insights, strategic training opportunities, and scalable engagement models, the Director enhances the…