Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Leader

UT Tyler; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 260,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Arlington seeks a Chief Innovation Officer to lead CETD and drive entrepreneurship, technology commercialization, and regional partnerships. The role shapes strategy, oversees licensing, and builds programs to translate research into market impact.

The leader will collaborate with faculty, industry partners, and administrators to accelerate startups, talent development, and regional economic growth while managing complex portfolios and budgets.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant field such as business, law, engineering, science, public policy, entrepreneurship, technology commercialization, economic development, or related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Ten years of professional experience in technology commercialization, innovation management, entrepreneurship, venture development, research translation, IP strategy, startup formation, industry engagement, or related fields.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional work involving multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, ambiguous opportunities, and long commercialization timelines.
• Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, operational processes, performance metrics, reporting systems, teams, and strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Leads CETD as UTA’s central engine for entrepreneurship, research translation, and technology commercialization.
• Partners with University leadership to align CETD programming with institutional priorities and advance regional economic and innovation opportunities.
• Provides executive leadership for UTA’s intellectual property, technology translation, licensing, startup formation, and commercialization portfolio.
• Oversees active licensing opportunity pipelines to ensure that UTA technologies are positioned for market adoption.
• Builds and leads a comprehensive faculty-engagement strategy designed to move researchers along a commercialization maturity continuum.
• Works with university leaders to identify emerging innovators and create structured engagement plans.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Education

Master’s degree in a relevant field

Job description

The University of Texas at Arlington seeks a Chief Innovation Officer to lead CETD and drive entrepreneurship, technology commercialization, and regional partnerships. The role shapes strategy, oversees licensing, and builds programs to translate research into market impact.

The leader will collaborate with faculty, industry partners, and administrators to accelerate startups, talent development, and regional economic growth while managing complex portfolios and budgets.