(Senior) Licensing & Ventures Manager – Life Sciences – 12 months FTC

Fixed Term: 12 months maternity cover

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Oxford University Innovation (OUI) and its Life Science Licensing & Ventures (L&V) team is renowned for its work on the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, and creating spinouts like Oxford Nanopore Technologies, that revolutionised DNA sequencing. The Higher Education Business & Community Interaction survey by UKRI ranked OUI as the UK’s top performing university enterprise. Become part of the Oxford ecosphere, and take innovative ideas born in Oxford University to create transformative economic and societal impact in the wider world.

The Opportunity:

The successful candidate will work within our highly motivated and successful Life Sciences group, focusing on commercialising technologies developed from Life, Biomedical and Medical Sciences at the University of Oxford, the Oxford Hospitals, with a focus on Digital Health and Med Tech.

The key responsibilities of the role are:

• Working with world-leading academics to drive translation of new medical and life science technologies.
• Identifying and executing new commercial strategies for transferring technologies to industry.
• IP and patent portfolio management.
• Negotiating appropriate licensing and other commercial contracts, in conjunction with legal experts.
• Managing the formation of spinout companies.

The successful candidate will demonstrate a passion for entrepreneurship and enterprise; have a good appreciation of the Life Sciences market landscape; and ideally possess experience of translating scientific innovation into commercial products and/or companies. You will also need to demonstrate ambition to achieve results, excellent interpersonal, relationship management, and team working skills, as well as strong verbal and written communication skills, and a commitment to integrity and sound commercial judgement. You should be able to work autonomously and manage a large diverse portfolio.

The successful applicant will have a higher degree (or equivalent) in a relevant biomedical, life science, or information engineering discipline, or relevant commercial, technology transfer, or scientific experience in these fields. It is preferred that you will have a good appreciation of research and development, gained either in a commercial or technical role. Experience or demonstrable interest in any of the following areas is an advantage:

• Digital health applications, including software for digital imaging, diagnostics & therapeutics.
• Medical Devices.
• Population health, clinical informatics, genomics.
• AI/Machine Learning.
• Personalised healthcare, precision medicine.

How to Apply:

Please download the application form from the OUI website and send together with a copy of your CV and covering letter to Roy Bennett at roy@adlib-recruitment.co.uk stating your preferred pronouns.

Information about OUI’s culture and working life can be found here https://innovation.ox.ac.uk/about/careers/

Salary for this role is commensurate with experience and will be in the range of £42,000 – £48,000 per annum with excellent benefits including 30 days holiday + 8 bank holidays, rewards scheme, private healthcare, generous pension scheme and hybrid working.

This is a fixed term position for 12 months maternity cover.

Closing date is midday on Wednesday 15th January 2025.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:

OUI is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive culture which promotes equality, values diversity and maintains a supportive working, learning and social environment, in which the rights and dignity of all its staff are respected, and where everyone is able to be themselves and is empowered to reach their full potential. This commitment is linked to and reinforces the OUI values of integrity, collaboration and empowerment. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures. OUI is accredited with the Investors in People Silver Status.

Our approach to hybrid and flexible working:

We believe that our employees are our most valuable asset, and we are committed to attracting and retaining the very best talent. We also appreciate that the UK workforce is becoming increasingly diverse and includes a high percentage of parents and individuals with caring responsibilities, as well as those whose interests and aspirations impact on their time. We recognise the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home lives by offering flexible working arrangements that enable them to balance their work commitments with other priorities. This includes hybrid working and flexible working.

OUI is an Equal Opportunities Employer:

We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and is empowered to reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures.