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Senior Commercialisation Manager

We are seeking a commercially driven professional with experience in IP Licensing to join as a Senior Commercialisation Manager to lead the development of high-potential intellectual property, licensing opportunities and spinout ventures emerging from one of the UK's leading research-intensive universities.

• Help turn world-class research into commercial success
• Join an ambitious and collaborative environment
• Play a pivotal role in the development of IP through to Licensing

Reporting to the Head of Intellectual Property and Commercialisation, you'll manage a portfolio of IP-rich opportunities and help determine the most effective route to market, whether through licensing, spinout creation, venture development, or strategic partnerships.

You'll take opportunities from early assessment through to commercial execution, while also providing leadership, mentoring, and support to colleagues across the team.

This is an exciting role in one of the UK’s most innovative universities, where breakthroughs regularly make national media headlines, and progress into novel technologies and impactful ventures.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the assessment and development of commercialisation opportunities.
• Structuring and negotiating licensing, option, and IP-related agreements.
• Supporting spinout formation, venture development, and investment readiness activities
• Managing relationships with founders, academics, investors, and commercial partners.
• Providing leadership and guidance to commercialisation colleagues.
• Balancing commercial potential, risk, strategic value, and institutional objectives across a diverse portfolio.

You will bring:

• Significant experience in IP commercialisation, technology transfer, licensing, or venture development.
• Proven experience in the successful commercialisation of licensing including developing, negotiating, or managing licences, royalty arrangements, diligence obligations, or post-deal relationships – ideally from a Life Sciences/Pharma domain.
• Commercial acumen with the ability to assess opportunities from technical, market, legal and financial perspectives.
• Strong people leadership skills with proven management experience.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building abilities.
• Degree qualified in Science, Technology, Business, Legal or similar, with a higher degree or postgraduate qualification a bonus.
• Experience within a university, research-intensive environment or technology transfer office is highly desirable, as is a deal sheet of successful Licenses.

How to apply

Roy Bennett at ADLIB is our recruitment partner for this vacancy.
Contact him at roy@adlib-recruitment.co.uk if you would like further information, or apply via LinkedIn Jobs.