Intellectual Property and Innovation Officer 

Applications are invited for an Intellectual Property and Innovation Officer to join the Business Development Team at the Quadram Institute Bioscience.

About the Quadram Institute:

The Quadram Institute is a new interdisciplinary research institute at the forefront of a new era in food and health research. It brings together clinical and non-clinical scientists in a new state-of-the-art building opening fully in summer 2018. It is based on the Norwich Research Park, one of the largest centres of life sciences in Europe, and home of the John Innes Centre, The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, The Earlham Institute and the University of East Anglia. (https://quadram.ac.uk/).

The role:

This exciting role involves identifying new intellectual property from the research undertaken within QIB. The role will also involve assessing the value proposition and/or business opportunities that can be generated from the asset.

The successful post holder is also expected to identify key target markets and partners as well as assess the maturity of the technology and identify further development required prior to commercialising the technology. Additionally, the post holder is expected to identify the appropriate channels to engage with target partners and create relationships with the identified stakeholders.

The post holder will work closely with Quadram Institute Bioscience staff, members of the Business Development team and external patent attorneys to ensure that the Institute continue to populate its intellectual property portfolio and monetise existing and new intellectual property.

The ideal candidate:

To be considered for this role, candidates should possess in-depth knowledge of intellectual property protection, law and policy. They should be educated to Masters level or above in a relevant field. Candidates should have a track record of building and supporting business relationships and partnerships, and the ability to assimilate and understand scientific and technological issues. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential as the post will involve working with a variety of staff and stakeholders.

Additional information:

Salary on appointment will be within the range £31,250 to £38,100 per annum depending on qualifications and experience.  This is a fulltime post on a permanent contract.

For further information and details of how to apply, please visit our web site https://jobs.quadram.ac.uk or contact the Human Resources team on 01603 450462 or nbi.recruitment@nbi.ac.uk  quoting reference 1003271.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sectors of society.  The Institute supports equality of opportunity within the workplace and expects all employees to share and display these values.  To support our commitment, we have a range of family, faith and diversity friendly working arrangements to help all staff achieve excellence in their area of work.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to offer an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for this vacancy. 

The closing date for applications will be 12th August 2018

The Quadram Institute Bioscience is a registered charity (No. 1058499) and is an Equal Opportunities Employer.