Assistant Vice Chancellor for Technology and Industry Engagement

University of California, Santa Barbara; California; Vor Ort; USD 150.000 - 210.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

University Industry Demonstration Partnership seeks an Assistant Vice Chancellor to lead industry engagement and coordinate UCSB's ecosystem. The role guides contracting, marketing, business development and engagement across distributed units, partnering with campus leadership and external networks.

The AVC will establish formal coordination mechanisms, metrics, and programs to expand industry relationships, licensing activity, and sponsored research.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in a related area or equivalent experience/training.
• 10+ years progressively responsible university–industry relations or related experience.
• 7–9 years proven success building industry relationships and research contracts.

Aufgaben

• Provide executive-level leadership for industry engagement and contracting.
• Oversee offices handling industry contracting, marketing, business development and engagement.
• Develop and maintain strategic industry relationships with multi‑dimensional engagement potential.
• Represent UCSB in regional and national industry engagement networks.
• Develop multi‑year strategy for growing industry research funding.

Kenntnisse

Leadership & team management

Relationship building

Negotiation

Strategic planning

Policy & governance

Ausbildung

Bachelor's Degree in related area

Master's Degree/Advanced degree

Jobbeschreibung

Brief Summary of Job Duties:

Reporting to the Vice Chancellor for Research, this newly created position will serve as the University's primary representative for industry engagement and establish the operational hub for coordinating UCSB's distributed industry engagement ecosystem. The Assistant Vice Chancellor (AVC) provides day-to-day leadership for all industry-facing activities within the Office of Research including industry contracting, industry engagement, business development and marketing. The AVC works in close partnership with the Associate Vice Chancellor of Research, Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

Job Functions and Percentages of Time:

50% General Management

• Provides executive-level advisory services, risk analysis, and creative leadership and guidance to staff, including those who report elsewhere in the organization.
• Provides direct supervision and strategic direction to offices that manage industry contracting, marketing, business development and industry engagement.
• Responsible for the oversight, productivity and work product of supervised teams, as well as maintenance of relationships with the campus Innovation & Entrepreneurship community and the industry sector.
• Develops and oversees training and information dissemination, including planning and development of websites, and conducting ongoing training programs, which includes workshops, symposia, participation in other collaborative training programs on campus.
• Manages an annual operating budget and partners with Licensing and the VCR in overseeing the patent prosecution budget.

50% Industry Engagement / Industry Partnerships / Innovation & Entrepreneurship

• Serves as the primary institutional contact and navigator for companies seeking to engage with UCSB, including routing inquiries, making connections, and ensuring a high-quality partner experience from first contact through ongoing relationship.
• Advises and participates in resource planning, short and long-range policy development and new program development.
• Develops and maintains a portfolio of strategic industry relationships, with particular focus on companies with multi-dimensional engagement potential (research contracts, philanthropic gifts, IP licensing, and talent recruitment).
• Serves as the institutional ambassador and coordinating lead for innovation, entrepreneurship and industry engagement across campus - partnering with the College of Engineering Corporate Programs, California Nanosystems Institute, Technology Management, Bren School Environmental Science and Management, and other distributed units.
  • Establish and maintain formal coordination mechanisms with distributed units, including regular convenings, shared intake systems, and referral protocols
  • Establish metrics and reporting systems for the campus for industry engagement activity: tracking pipeline, conversion rates, partner satisfaction, licensing prospect volume, and research funding outcomes.
• Represent UCSB in regional and national I&E and industry engagement networks, including but not limited to: UIDP (University-Industry Demonstration Partnership), NACRO (Network of Academic Corporate Relations Officers), Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce, and REACH Central Coast
• Provide strategic guidance on the development of new industry partnership models, affiliate programs, and concierge services
  Work with the VCR and Associate VCR to develop and implement a multi-year strategy for growing UCSB’s industry research funding.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training
• 10+ years Progressively responsible experience in university-industry relations, technology transfer, business development, or a closely related field within a research university environment.
• 7-9 years Proven track record of building and sustaining industry relationships that generate research contracts, sponsored research agreements, or comparable outcomes

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree/Advanced degree in related area
• 1-3 years Network of relationships in relevant industry sectors (semiconductor, biotech, materials, computing, environmental technology)
• 1-3 years Background that spans both the philanthropic/development side and the research contracts side of university-industry relations
• Expert at managing complex, multi-dimensional partnerships between research institutions and private sector organizations
• Strong leadership and team management skills; experience supervising professional staff
• Expert navigation of the research university environment, including: academic entrepreneurism models, University research initiatives and market demands, understanding of faculty culture, shared governance, and the sponsored research process.
• Adept at managing complex, multi-dimensional partnerships between research institutions and private sector organizations
• Expert skills to build relationships and act persuasively in sensitive situations; skills in conflict management techniques. Negotiation skills and strategic thinking requisite for sustained, high-level interactions with government agencies, industry and other private sector sponsors.
• Ability to apply concepts of out-licensing, business development, corporate partnering, new venture formation to achieve University research goals.
• Strong working knowledge of intellectual property protection methods, licensing practices, contract law, as well as government laws relating to technology transfer within industry and academia. Ability to apply expertise in commercialization, licensing and current industry research to develop strategic innovative, research initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain an extensive network of professional contacts. Proven strong political acumen skills and ability to influence and navigate relations in a diverse, complex organization.