Technology Transfer Manager - 6474

Job Title: Technology Transfer Manager

Salary: £43,800 - £58,500

Location: Cambridge, Hybrid (2-3 days a week in Cambridge)

Contract: Permanent, Full-time (35 hours per week)

Are you ready to operationalise a portfolio of projects developed with research partners and product teams?

Join us as our Technology Transfer Manager, where your expertise will help translate research, academic and otherwise into benefits for Cambridge English's products and services. We are looking for an individual to lead a high standard of service in managing the technology transfer cycle, leading to successful operationalisation of research that contributes to the organisation's innovation goals.

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

About The Role

As our Technology Transfer Manager, you'll:

• Lead due diligence of research outputs to determine alignment with internal products, services, and roadmaps.
• Act as key contact point for operationalisation activities, liaising with academic researchers and product teams to identify opportunities for impact through the application of research outputs.
• Lead the development and implementation of plans to transfer technology and knowledge from external research partners and internal research teams to internal product and capability teams.
• Managing existing and new patents resulting from the tech transfer process.
• Maximises the impact of dissemination activities like workshops, seminars, and training sessions to promote knowledge transfer.
  
  

About You

You are experienced in innovation management, technology transfer, or knowledge transfer with a track record in managing technology transfer projects. You combine strong stakeholder management skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.

You'll bring:

• A strong understanding of intellectual property rights, data governance, and technology transfer processes.
• Knowledge of innovation management and productisation strategies.
• Familiarity with the legal terminology associated with IP protection, legal agreements and contracts
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  
  

If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.

Rewards And Benefits

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Group personal pension scheme
• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
• Green travel schemes
  
  

We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 25th October. Interviews are scheduled to take place on week commencing 27th October.

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.

Why join us

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.