Senior Advisor, Strategic Partnerships

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Mitacs national sector lead for assigned sector(s)
• Develop and ensure implementation of overall Mitacs sector strategy
• Develop and implement Federal and Provincial funding strategies in cooperation with Government Relations
• Work in cooperation with Regional Sector Lead team members
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key industry and innovation ecosystem stakeholders within designated sector portfolios
• Become highly visible within the designated sector ecosystem, ensuring that potential partners become familiar with Mitacs offerings and consider Mitacs as a funding source when initiating joint academic – industry engagement projects and initiatives
• Ensure alignment with national strategies while recognizing and supporting the unique sector needs
• Establish sector targets and monitor and support delivery against targets
• Identify and pursue opportunities for partnership development aligned with organizational goals in key provincial and national sectors

• Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience engaging with industry partners delivering strategic partnerships, in business development, or industry stakeholder engagement
• Proven track record initiating and negotiating complex agreements with private sector organizations and government-funded innovation/commercialization entities
• Demonstrated experience working with academic-private sector collaboration ecosystem
• Familiarity with assigned sector ecosystem and potential partners
• A widespread network of key players in the assigned sector(s)
• Knowledge of written and spoken French and English an asset