University Director of Translational Research, Office of Research
Listed on 2025-12-02
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Research/Development
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Management
Data Science Manager
POSITION DETAILS
The City University of New York’s (CUNY) Office of Research (OR) provides leadership to strengthen University-wide research initiatives, capacity and innovation, spanning across its integrated system of 26 colleges and schools. OR supports the research, scholarly, and creative pursuits of over 7000 full-time and 11,000 part-time faculty, including renowned scholars across nearly every academic field. Through three integrated divisions, OR promotes collaborative and transdisciplinary research innovations, fosters startups and commercialization within and beyond the CUNY community, and ensures adherence to research ethics, compliance and sponsored program administration.
As part of the Office of Academic Affairs at the Central Office, OR’s mission is to design a dynamic research and innovation ecosystem that elevates CUNY’s stature as the nation’s leading public university for diversity, access, and impact. With an operating budget exceeding $10 million and more than $700 million in sponsored research expenditures in FY24, CUNY’s research enterprise continues to expand rapidly, earning national recognition as a powerhouse of discovery, innovation, and public good, with several colleges recognized by the Carnegie Foundation as top-tier research institutions.
Reporting to the University Executive Director for Research and Innovation, the University Director of Translational Research will serve as a primary liaison among CUNY’s innovation teams, faculty researchers, and industrial partners on a diverse array of commercialization and sponsored research opportunities. The University Director will lead the development of innovation strategy, foster industry partnerships while cultivating a creative environment to develop novel ideas.
This role plays a critical part in growing CUNY's innovation ecosystem by enabling (IP) generation, bridging discovery and application, advancing the "lab-to-market" process, and accelerating CUNY's innovation and technology commercialization efforts University-wide. The University Director of Translational Research will engage closely with OR’s Technology Commercialization Office (TCO) and Industrial and Applied Research (IAR) group to help grow CUNY's capacity for IP development and protection, faculty entrepreneurship, and technology transfer to industry.
In addition to the position overview, other key duties will include, but not be limited to the following:
- Lead and shape policy, vision, and strategy for CUNY's technology development and lab-to-market initiatives.
- Develop, implement and manage programs that engage college stakeholders at the ideation stage and evaluate promising innovative concepts.
- Curate and implement strategies to identify and connect CUNY researchers in attracting industry funding opportunities and advance their progress through the innovation pipeline.
- Cultivate and sustain trusted, collaborative relationships with CUNY colleges, faculty, and innovation ecosystem partners to advance shared research and commercialization goals.
- Advise and support CUNY researchers in developing compelling proposals to advance impactful industry partnerships.
- Collaborate with TCO and IAR teams to develop and deliver training workshops that upskill CUNY researchers in IP generation and lab-to-market process.
- Partner with CUNY communications, marketing, and public/government relations professionals to highlight CUNY innovation and public impact research.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Bachelor's degree and eight years' directly…
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