Director Innovation and Commercialization - Radiology

Position Summary

Scheduled

Hours:

40

Seeking a scientifically sophisticated leader who understands both academic research and the commercial landscape for imaging and radiopharmaceutical technologies. Ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with industry experience evaluating biomedical innovations within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, imaging, or venture environments. This individual will be comfortable engaging faculty investigators, assessing complex scientific opportunities, and shaping early- stage discoveries into compelling commercial strategies.

Must be able to build credibility with scientists and clinicians while engaging effectively with industry partners and investors. Bring experience evaluating technologies, structuring partnerships, and guiding innovations toward licensing, collaboration, or startup formation.

• Lead a proactive commercialization effort within the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology focused on identifying, developing, and advancing innovation emerging from radiology research and clinical infrastructure.
• Build and manage a structured pipeline that converts departmental intellectual and operational assets into commercial opportunities including products, services, licensing agreements, and startup companies.
• Identify promising innovations across MIR’s research and clinical programs, conducting early commercial assessments, and developing strategies that position opportunities for licensing, industry collaboration, or venture creation.
• Engage closely with faculty investigators to identify commercially relevant discoveries and capabilities, while working with institutional innovation resources such as the Office of Technology Management and the Vice Chancellor for Innovation & Commercialization to advance opportunities through appropriate commercialization pathways.
• Maintain a dotted‑line relationship with the Vice Chancellor for Innovation & Commercialization (VCIC) and work closely with the VCIC and related institutional offices to ensure alignment with university commercialization strategy and industry partnership processes. In particular, the Director will collaborate with the VCIC to ensure that external industry engagement and partnership development are coordinated through Washington University’s central innovation and commercialization infrastructure.
• Structure is designed to strengthen institutional coordination of industry partnerships while expanding the pipeline of innovation opportunities emerging from MIR.
• Focus on expanding strategic partnerships with pharmaceutical companies, imaging and medical technology firms, radiopharmaceutical developers, and venture investors. These partnerships may support sponsored research collaborations, licensing agreements, industry service engagements, or startup formation.
• Priority areas for opportunity development may include radiotracers and molecular imaging agents, imaging‑enabled diagnostics, AI and imaging software tools, clinical trial imaging services, and radiopharmaceutical manufacturing capabilities.
• Director will help establish a sustainable pipeline of commercial opportunities that translate MIR innovation into clinical and commercial impact.

• Normal office environment
• Typically sitting at a desk or table
• Office equipment

Required Qualifications: Master’s degree in Radiochemistry

No specific certification / professional license is required for this position.

Imaging Research (5 years), Analytical Chemistry for Radiopharmaceuticals (10 years), Nuclear Medicine (10 years)

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