Position: Senior Investment & Licencing Manager (Life Sciences) Package: c£70,000 pa + 26 days holidays + Stats + Dental plan + Private Health Insurance + Pension + Hybrid working
Technology Transfer Office, TTO, STEM related projects, IT
Manchester (hybrid working)
The company are committed to generating world class innovation that will create major social and economic benefit across the globe.
Investment and Licensing Team Overview
The Investment & Licensing group sits within the Business Development, Investment & Licensing group and is responsible for driving the commercial transactions which result in revenue and value creation from licensing intellectual property or investment in spinout business.
Responsible for driving commercial transactions which result in revenue and value creation from licensing intellectual property or investment in spin-out business.
Finance, Legal & Portfolio Management; Information and Digital Marketing groups by providing market and customer intelligence to support business case development and the on-going management of the asset portfolio.
In the area of Life Sciences, responsible for the analysis, preparation, valuation, structuring, term development, negotiation and execution of licensing transactions and spin-out investment deals.
In the area of Life Sciences develop and maintain relationships with key commercial partners and investor groups.
Responsible for delivery of a personal targets for licensing revenue and1st investment in spin-outs .
Develop optimal deal and investment structures aligned with target commercial partners or investors in order to maximise returns for the company, as well as Inventors and Founders.
Maintain regular contact with academic inventors and founders as well as external parties during the commercialisation phases of a project..
Maintain good information flow between Operations, the , Communications and the Finance, Legal & Portfolio Management Groups to facilitate market awareness, correct valuation of opportunities and support for the identification of potential customers and investors.
Skills, Experience & Qualities Essential
Experience of commercial deal making in the area of transacting intellectual property.
Experience in the analysis of financials and development of deal models to independently demonstrate commercial value and deal propositions.
An ability to learn and master new skills necessary to deliver high value, complex licensing and investment deals.
A diplomatic yet results focused individual with sufficient gravitas to be credible with senior academic, investors and industry partners.
Motivated by achieving stretching commercial targets
Basic understanding of management accounts (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow)
A post graduate qualification in a business-related discipline.