National Partnerships Director

ucf; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Commercialization and Translation Institute (NCTI), a NSF pilot led by the University of Central Florida, invites applications for a founding Partnerships Director. The role will craft a national network of mentors, investors, and laboratory partners to accelerate commercialization of deep-technology startups.

This is a unique opportunity to shape national impact and industry collaboration. This is a Contracts & Grants funded position.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage the national mentor corps; recruit, vet, onboard, and develop mentors for cohort sectors.
• Build and manage the national investor network; recruit venture, angel, corporate-strategic, and mission-aligned investors; provide structured access to cohorts.
• Operationalize national laboratory partnerships; establish points of contact and pathways for collaboration and match cohorts to capabilities.
• Steward the project’s 31 letter-of-collaboration partners and build a sector-matched partner bench to avoid bottlenecks.
• Build and maintain the institute’s national resource portfolio with entrepreneurial support organizations and capacity providers.
• Develop industry and corporate partnerships to create customer, channel, supply-chain, and strategic opportunities for cohort companies.
• Maintain partner-engagement records in the CRM to support coordination and governance.
• Support the annual investor showcase and related events.

Job description

The National Commercialization and Translation Institute (NCTI), a NSF pilot led by the University of Central Florida, invites applications for a founding Partnerships Director. The role will craft a national network of mentors, investors, and laboratory partners to accelerate commercialization of deep-technology startups.

This is a unique opportunity to shape national impact and industry collaboration. This is a Contracts & Grants funded position.