Director of Strategic Partnerships

Job Description

The purpose of this job is to support the NY SMART I-Corridor National Tech Hub through its Commercialization and Collaboration Center (C3). The job will be to assist in the creation of an innovation asset/expertise engagement network, a knowledge/IP collaboration architecture, and a formal community of practice. The innovation concierge will assist local businesses in accessing physical (e.g., equipment, facilities, labs) and intellectual assets (e.g., research and development expertise) across the I-Corridor. The innovation concierge will help to administer the innovation voucher program that will offset the costs of using C3 physical and intellectual assets for small to medium sized businesses commercializing new technologies.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor`s degree in STEM.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as it relates to an entrepreneurship, innovation or economic development environment.
• Experience working with or within and university environment is desirable.
• Marketing and outreach experience to the business community is desirable.
• Previous experience in the semiconductor manufacturing industry is desirable.

Skills and Knowledge

• Strong management skills, strong ability to build relationships with all levels of people ranging from students to senior level management, motivation skills, familiarity with product and project management software, mar-com expertise.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a front door point of contact for semiconductor-relevant businesses to utilize University assets as well as partner with other approved service providers across the Tech Hub and in the region.
• Facilitate connections between businesses and partner resources, including research groups, labs, and equipment.
• Administer innovation voucher program for semiconductor-relevant businesses to broaden access to facilities for development, prototyping and testing of semiconductor technologies.
• Assist businesses in navigating and utilizing C3 facilities for the development, prototyping, and testing of semiconductor technologies.
• Develop and maintain an inventory of semiconductor-relevant facilities (e.g., cleanrooms, prototyping equipment, semiconductor-relevant facilities and labs, etc.) and innovation expertise (e.g., research groups, academics, patents, etc.) across the I- Corridor.
• Contribute partner-specific information on the online portal that will serve as a unified entry point for businesses to access these assets.
• Develop programming that will inform a common innovation agenda, knowledge sharing (e.g., periodical whitepapers, funding opportunities), and track the utilization of Tech Hub facilities and the impact of innovation vouchers on business development.
• Provide regular reports on engagement activities and outcomes to program leadership.
• Support the delivery of regular conferences and events across the I-Corridor.
• Conduct outreach activities to raise awareness of the Tech Hubs resources and opportunities among local businesses.