Industry Partnerships & Tech Transfer Specialist

Tulane University; Louisiana (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Tulane University Innovation Institute (TUII) seeks a results-driven marketing professional to advance industry partnerships and technology commercialization. The role focuses on coordinating outreach, developing marketing collateral, and translating scientific concepts for industry partners across the Gulf South and beyond.

You will manage the industry partnership pipeline, maintain Salesforce taxonomy, and support cross-office data reporting, with a strong emphasis on collaboration between

Responsibilities

• Operationalize TULIP discovery sessions, manage the active industry partnership pipeline, and serve as the administrative support for industry-facing outreach.
• Coordinating faculty for TULIP discovery sessions and supporting member relationship management
• Managing active pipeline development across industrial operators and venture partners
• Serving as the initial point of contact for industry inquiries with handoff of substantive conversations to the ED of Industry Partnerships
• Coordinating Tulane representation at strategic industry conferences and operating faculty/founder mixers as a TUII-wide engagement activity
• Support the development of and then implement a comprehensive marketing strategy to raise awareness of the university's research capabilities and intellectual property portfolio within targeted industries
• Identifying and qualifying potential licensees using industry databases, alumni networks, and other Tulane resources
• Developing non-confidential summaries, marketing collateral, and value proposition materials
• Managing promotional materials on the OIPM and TUII websites and Tradespace Marketplace database
• Collaborating with researchers to translate complex scientific concepts into a format easily understood by industry leaders
• Maintain Salesforce industry partnership taxonomy and applying qualification frameworks across the partnership pipeline
• Maintaining periodic touchpoints with key industry and venture contacts and faculty innovators
• Generating weekly pipeline reports for the ED of Industry Partnerships and monthly engagement reports for TUII leadership
• Supporting the quarterly cross-office attribution data pull from SPA, OIPM, Tulane Ventures, and Advancement
• Supporting Engaged Faculty list operations as a joint TUII-Provost Initiative
• The successful candidate will be a highly motivated and results-oriented marketing professional with a deep understanding of academic technology commercialization and the ability to bridge the gap between academia and industry

Job description

The Tulane University Innovation Institute (TUII) seeks a results-driven marketing professional to advance industry partnerships and technology commercialization. The role focuses on coordinating outreach, developing marketing collateral, and translating scientific concepts for industry partners across the Gulf South and beyond.

You will manage the industry partnership pipeline, maintain Salesforce taxonomy, and support cross-office data reporting, with a strong emphasis on collaboration between