Senior Manager, Business Development (InnoHK)

The successful candidate will participate in developing strategies to engage with global leading universities and research institutes to support commercialization of technologies from their R&D efforts. He / she will be a key manager to our partner from InnoHK, and to ensure quantifiable commercial deliverables. Key responsibility outlined below:-

The Position

• Manage the InnoHK accounts and engage the stakeholders to facilitate the best customer experience at Science Park
• Nurture the spinoffs from research institutes in collaboration with HKSTP programmes and technology transfer activities
• Collect market intelligence such as global technology trends, innovation landscape & industry needs and engage industrial partner to support and deploy innovative solutions in real applications·
• Build the pipeline of technology commercialization opportunities and drive industry partnership formation with research institutes
• Support marketing and business development activities including but not limited to delegation visits, roadshows, workshops and  networking events to foster collaborations between partners and achieve successful commercialization outcomes
• Support other initiatives and perform such other duties as assigned

The Candidate

• A bachelor's degree in Biomedical, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Engineering/Science-related subjects or other disciplines; MBA or PhD is preferred 
• 10 years of experience, preferably in new business / market development
• A track record of technology transfer / commercialization in any of the following areas will be a definite advantage – Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Healthcare, IoT, Fintech, microelectronics, advanced materials,  biomedical technology
• Knowledge about technology transfer, incubation and investment of startups, technology trends, government policies and incentives for I&T development
• Extensive network with academia, high-tech companies, industries, startup communities, investors, government and regulatory bodies
• Strong business acumen, versatile and dynamic, entrepreneurial flair with excellent interpersonal & influencing skills
• Good command of written and spoken Englsih and Chinese including Mandarin

What We offer  

• Unique Work.Live.Play.Learn culture in Hong Kong’s largest Innovation & Technology ecosystem
• 5-day work week, attractive annual leave and additional special leave
• Medical benefits including dental and annual check-up from Day-1, with extended coverage to dependent(s)
• Professional training and career advancement opportunities
• Accessible to various bus service with network across different locations in HK

Interested parties please submit your application by clicking “Apply Now”.  Commencing position will be commensurate with qualifications, relevant experience, and competencies.  

The application will remain open until the position is filled. HKSTP reserves the right not to fill the position.

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Applicants not invited for interview within 6 weeks may consider their applications unsuccessful.  Personal data of unsuccessful applicants will be retained for a maximum of two years counting from the date the vacancy has been filled.

About Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation

 
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) was established in 2001 to create a thriving I&T ecosystem grooming 12 unicorns, more than 14,000 research professionals and over 1,700 technology companies from 26 countries and regions focused on developing healthtech, AI and robotics, fintech and smart city technologies, etc.
 

More information about HKSTP is available at www.hkstp.org.