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Senior Director, Innovation Hub Network - Institute For Economic Development

Company

University of Texas at San Antonio
Address , San Antonio, 78249, Tx
Employment type FULL_TIME
Salary $125,000 a year
Expires 2023-06-29
Posted at 1 year ago
Job Description
Location: San Antonio, TX
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Job ID: 9812
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Org Marketing Statement
The University of Texas at San Antonio is a Hispanic Serving University specializing in cyber, health, fundamental futures, and social-economic development. With more than 34,000 students, it is the largest university in the San Antonio metropolitan region. UTSA advances knowledge through research and discovery, teaching and learning, community engagement and public service. The university embraces multicultural traditions and serves as a center for intellectual and creative resources as well as a catalyst for socioeconomic development and the commercialization of intellectual property-for Texas, the nation and the world. Learn more online , on UTSA Today or on Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , YouTube or LinkedIn .
UTSA, situated in a global city that has been a crossroads of peoples and cultures for centuries, values diversity and inclusion in all aspects of university life. As an institution expressly founded to advance the education of Mexican Americans and other underserved communities, our university is committed to ending generations of discrimination and inequity. UTSA, a premier public research university, fosters academic excellence through a community of dialogue, discovery and innovation that embraces the uniqueness of each voice.
Posting End Date
Applications will be accepted through 11:59 PM CDT on 5/12/2023. At the discretion of the hiring department, this position posting may close once a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received.
Salary
Salary Range: Up to $125,000/Annualized, commensurate with education, experience and qualifications.
Required Application Materials
  • Resume is required.
  • Cover Letter is required.


Essential Functions
Job Summary
Function:
  • Entrepreneurial, partnership-focused leader with a business and community engagement mindset to lead its new University of Texas at San Antonio innovation hub network.
  • Lead and help coordinate vibrant engagement with the business community broadly defined (e.g., established businesses, high tech companies, the growing entrepreneurial community, public sector users of technology) with a constant focus on fostering economic development through the creation of new programs and partnerships with the university.
  • Complement existing UTSA programming in areas of government-university-industry collaboration.
  • Provide thoughtful societally-just community economic engagement.
  • Provide specialized skill, strategic planning and doing, administration, program development related to advancing government and industry connectivity with university innovation and R&D.

Scope:
  • Build out and scale a distributed network of innovation hubs across San Antonio that will support lab-to-market innovation programming, collaboration with established companies and bold entrepreneurs, and thoughtful societally-just community engagement.
  • Launch a bold new platform to support translation of innovation into practice, accumulation of user and market signals to guide university R&D
  • The director should have a strong passion for higher education's positive impact on communities, broad knowledge of and passion for delivering on use-inspired innovation and technology, workforce development issues, a love of San Antonio and a vision for how the Innovation Hub Network can be a bridge between external innovation and technology ecosystem and UTSA.
  • The Innovation Hub Network will provide venues that will support innovation development programming, collaboration with established companies, economic and innovation development entities, and bold entrepreneurs.
  • The director will need well-honed communication and organizational skills, and a strong ability to lead through collaboration and consensus-building.
  • This role will critically evaluate stakeholder needs, the changing requirements and innovation and technology gaps, and opportunities to stimulate economic growth through UTSA's partnerships, programs, and advanced facilities.
  • The director will serve as a nexus between the research and innovation activities of the university, the workforce development efforts of San Antonio, Bexar County and regional governments, new and established entrepreneurs, industry leading companies, and community-based organizations focused on economic development and equity.

Duties
Typical:
  • Support the Associate VP, Innovation & Economic Development to achieve the overarching vision and mission of the Institute for Economic Development and the Office of Commercialization and Innovation.
  • Collaborate internally within UTSA, e.g., with Career Engaged Learning, Professional and Continuing Education, and other university-based units focused on workforce development.
  • Establish policies that support the Innovation Hub Network business strategies, plans and comprehensive goals for performance and growth.
  • Manage federal contracts and other government and industry agreements, ensure financial and legal compliance.
  • Oversee daily operations of the Innovation Hub Network and manage staff in finance, marketing, communications, project management and other related roles.
  • Evaluate performance by analyzing and interpreting data/metrics and development and submit timely reports to the sponsor and Institute leadership on all matters of importance.
  • Assist in pursuit of new lines of revenue and other fundraising ventures.
  • Manage relationships with partners and vendors to include facilitation of membership agreements, subcontracts, and services agreements.
  • Provide project management structure and support for collaborative research and workforce development activities.
  • Assure all federal cost-sharing activities are managed and the Innovation Hub meets all requirements as determined by overarching sponsor contracts and agreements. Organize meetings, events, and board meetings with the highest quality planning and execution.
  • Develop and manage a portfolio of companies and be responsible for growing the total size of the portfolio by identifying prospects and creating new partnerships between them and the university; develop an understanding of the strategic technology and business challenges of portfolio companies; maintain knowledge of UTSA scholarship and research, activities, and resources and accurately match them to the needs of the portfolio companies; maintain productive relationships and encourage collaboration with UTSA departments, laboratories, and faculty; identify new opportunities for company-UTSA interaction and collaboration; plan and execute a series of company-specific meetings and events with UTSA faculty; and proactively identify and bring developments and opportunities of potential value to the attention of portfolio companies
  • Developing new product lines, processes, or services to ensure continued growth.
  • Communicate and coordinate with stakeholders about project updates and next steps to ensure successful implementation.
  • Review competitors' products to identify opportunities for new products or improvements to existing ones.
  • Monitor industry trends and competitor activities to identify new opportunities.
  • Perform other responsibilities as may be assigned by the Associate Vice President for Innovation and Economic Development.
  • Manage the development of new products and services, including working with designers and engineers on prototypes.
  • Develop and manage budgets for projects and departments, including hiring staff as needed.
  • Create a vision for future projects based on research and data analysis of competitor's offerings and market trends.
  • Meet regularly with stakeholders to discuss progress on projects, offer feedback, and resolve any issues.
  • Develop and nurture strategic communication with other UTSA administrative units and participate in office-wide programs, conference development, faculty liaison activities, and faculty travel planning.
  • Perform other responsibilities as may be assigned by the Associate Vice President

Required Qualifications
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. .
  • Master's degree from an accredited institution in a relevant field, such as engineering, computer science or business.
  • Six years of experience in a related role, i.e., innovation manager, business analyst or a business developer, technology, manufacturing, finance.
  • Knowledge of personal computers, Microsoft Office, various accounting software and standard office equipment.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Working knowledge of data analysis and performance/operation metrics.
  • Ph.D. degree from an accredited institution in a relevant field, such as engineering, computer science or business.
  • Eight years' experience in a related role. At least five years in a supervisory capacity.


Working Conditions
  • Normal office conditions.
  • In-state and out-of-state travel as required.

This position will be primarily located: UTSA Downtown Campus
On Campus: Primary work location will be on campus. Travel and parking expenses are the employee's responsibility.
Hybrid-Regularly: This position will require working both remotely and on campus (approximately five or more days on campus per month). Travel and parking expenses are the employee's responsibility. Applicants must be adaptable and open to working in both environments.
Additional Information
  • UTSA is a tobacco free campus.
  • Applicants selected must be able to show proof of eligibility to work in the United States by time of hire.
  • This position is grant-fund and contingent upon funding availability.
  • This is a security sensitive position. Employment is contingent upon a successful background check.


EO/AA Statement
As an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer, it is the policy of The University of Texas at San Antonio to promote and ensure equal employment opportunity for all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or genetic information, and veteran status. The University is committed to the Affirmative Action Program in compliance with all government requirements to ensure nondiscrimination. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply. UTSA campuses are accessible to persons with disabilities.