Tech Transfer & Venture Building Lead

UCL Partners; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Hybrid working

Job summary

UCLPartners seeks a Principal to lead Technology Transfer and Venture Building, driving portfolios of NHS-originated innovations from assessment to licensing and venture formation. You will work with the Director to implement an operating model across Trusts and maintain governance and stakeholder engagement.

The role requires strategic clarity, entrepreneurial judgement and credibility with senior stakeholders across health, academia and industry, delivering measurable impact and partnerships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and postgraduate qualification or equivalent senior professional experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge in technology transfer and venture building within health innovation.
• Experience engaging with NHS providers, universities, industry and investors.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and lead technology transfer and venture-building strategies for NHS-originated innovations.
• Define portfolio entry criteria, investment and exit criteria, prioritising opportunities with strongest impact.
• Develop IP strategy and oversee protection, freedom-to-operate and risk management.
• Negotiate commercial agreements and structure venture formation and growth activities.
• Partner with Innovation Unit and external organisations to identify opportunities and resolve progression barriers.
• Report measurable portfolio outcomes including deals, revenue, ventures and patient impact.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Portfolio management

Stakeholder management

Commercialisation

Technology transfer

Venture building

Budgeting & forecasting

Governance & risk

Relationship building

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Postgraduate qualification or equivalent senior professional experience

Job description

UCLPartners seeks a Principal to lead Technology Transfer and Venture Building, driving portfolios of NHS-originated innovations from assessment to licensing and venture formation. You will work with the Director to implement an operating model across Trusts and maintain governance and stakeholder engagement.

The role requires strategic clarity, entrepreneurial judgement and credibility with senior stakeholders across health, academia and industry, delivering measurable impact and partnerships.