Commercialisation Manager, Environment, Energy and Resources
Acknowledgement of Country
CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. View our vision towards reconciliation
Child safety
CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. View our Child Safe Policy.
The opportunity
- Join Team CSIRO and make the impossible possible!
- Turn research into real-world impact
- Shape the future of innovation
CSIRO is seeking a Commercialisation Manager, Environment, Energy and Resources to identify and develop commercial opportunities across its research portfolio. This role involves early-stage partnering, market analysis, optimising business models and recommending and executing on commercialisation pathways including licensing and venture.
You will collaborate with science leadership, facilitate deal teams, and work with professional advisers to complete transactions, whilst also mentoring Partnerships & Business Development team members to enhance CSIRO’s commercialisation efforts. This position plays a key role in bringing scientific innovations to market to address major global and national challenges.
Your duties will include:
- Working in support of CSIRO’s organisational strategy, implement a Partnerships and Business Development strategy that drives impactful innovation and science.
- Through inspiring leadership, articulate the value of early engagement with researchers and partners to optimise the identification, qualification, validation, negotiation and execution of commercial opportunities.
- Represent CSIRO in engagements with relevant stakeholders and engage strategically with priority industry and government relationships.
- Engage the research portfolio management process as it develops and implements criteria to identify and prioritise commercial opportunities with the greatest potential to create future revenue impact.
- Develop and implement commercialisation plans and partnerships that align with CSIRO short-term requirements and long-term strategy to drive research impact and sustainable revenue.
Location: All CSIRO Sites in Australian major cities considered
Salary: AU$157,833 - AU$174,631 plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure: Indefinite
Reference: 99687
To be considered you will need:
- A relevant degree in conjunction with demonstrated achievement in senior advisory and managerial roles in the relevant portfolio, ideally with postgraduate managerial qualifications.
- Exceptional business and commercial acumen, combined with contemporary experience and multiple demonstrable examples of leading the commercialisation of technologies through complex licences, royalty, equity and venture creation transactions.
- Highly developed networks with industry, entrepreneurs, investors and other in the start-up ecosystem.
- Outstanding ability to lead, advise and mentor colleagues in appropriate commercialisation pathways.
- Demonstrated experience in leading negotiations on complex, high-value commercialisation transactions, including in leading the structuring, capital raising, negotiating, closing and handing over of commercialisation transactions.
- Demonstrated ability to independently create, lead and execute complex high-impact transactions. Demonstrated ability to provide high quality advice and support to executive leadership.
- A demonstrated history of professional and respectful behaviours and attitudes aligned to CSIRO values in a complex working environment with both internal and external clients/partners and colleagues.
- Superior interpersonal, coaching, systems thinking, communication, negotiation and consultative skills at all levels but particularly in relation to advising and guiding senior business leaders.
- Demonstrated experience in successful project management, including planning, engagement, monitoring and reporting to meet or exceed specified outcomes and timeframes.
For full details about this role please review the Position Description
Eligibility
Applications for this position are open to Australian Citizens; the successful candidate may be required to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the Negative Vetting 1. Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.
Flexible working arrangements
We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work.
Diversity and inclusion
We are working hard to recruit people representing the diversity across our society, and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish.
About CSIRO
At CSIRO Australia's national science agency, we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. We put the safety and wellbeing of our people above all else and earn trust everywhere because we only deal in facts. We collaborate widely and generously and deliver solutions with real impact.
CSIRO is committed to values-based leadership to inspire performance and unlock the potential of our people.
Join us and start creating tomorrow today!
How to apply
Please apply on-line and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.
Applications close
24 April 2025, 11:00pm AEST
Acknowledgement of Country
CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. View our vision towards reconciliation
Child safety
CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. View our Child Safe Policy.
The opportunity
- Join Team CSIRO and make the impossible possible!
- Turn research into real-world impact
- Shape the future of innovation
CSIRO is seeking a Commercialisation Manager, Environment, Energy and Resources to identify and develop commercial opportunities across its research portfolio. This role involves early-stage partnering, market analysis, optimising business models and recommending and executing on commercialisation pathways including licensing and venture.
You will collaborate with science leadership, facilitate deal teams, and work with professional advisers to complete transactions, whilst also mentoring Partnerships & Business Development team members to enhance CSIRO’s commercialisation efforts. This position plays a key role in bringing scientific innovations to market to address major global and national challenges.
Your duties will include:
- Working in support of CSIRO’s organisational strategy, implement a Partnerships and Business Development strategy that drives impactful innovation and science.
- Through inspiring leadership, articulate the value of early engagement with researchers and partners to optimise the identification, qualification, validation, negotiation and execution of commercial opportunities.
- Represent CSIRO in engagements with relevant stakeholders and engage strategically with priority industry and government relationships.
- Engage the research portfolio management process as it develops and implements criteria to identify and prioritise commercial opportunities with the greatest potential to create future revenue impact.
- Develop and implement commercialisation plans and partnerships that align with CSIRO short-term requirements and long-term strategy to drive research impact and sustainable revenue.
Location: All CSIRO Sites in Australian major cities considered
Salary: AU$157,833 - AU$174,631 plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure: Indefinite
Reference: 99687
To be considered you will need:
- A relevant degree in conjunction with demonstrated achievement in senior advisory and managerial roles in the relevant portfolio, ideally with postgraduate managerial qualifications.
- Exceptional business and commercial acumen, combined with contemporary experience and multiple demonstrable examples of leading the commercialisation of technologies through complex licences, royalty, equity and venture creation transactions.
- Highly developed networks with industry, entrepreneurs, investors and other in the start-up ecosystem.
- Outstanding ability to lead, advise and mentor colleagues in appropriate commercialisation pathways.
- Demonstrated experience in leading negotiations on complex, high-value commercialisation transactions, including in leading the structuring, capital raising, negotiating, closing and handing over of commercialisation transactions.
- Demonstrated ability to independently create, lead and execute complex high-impact transactions. Demonstrated ability to provide high quality advice and support to executive leadership.
- A demonstrated history of professional and respectful behaviours and attitudes aligned to CSIRO values in a complex working environment with both internal and external clients/partners and colleagues.
- Superior interpersonal, coaching, systems thinking, communication, negotiation and consultative skills at all levels but particularly in relation to advising and guiding senior business leaders.
- Demonstrated experience in successful project management, including planning, engagement, monitoring and reporting to meet or exceed specified outcomes and timeframes.
For full details about this role please review the Position Description
Eligibility
Applications for this position are open to Australian Citizens; the successful candidate may be required to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the Negative Vetting 1. Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.
Flexible working arrangements
We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work.
Diversity and inclusion
We are working hard to recruit people representing the diversity across our society, and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish.
About CSIRO
At CSIRO Australia's national science agency, we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. We put the safety and wellbeing of our people above all else and earn trust everywhere because we only deal in facts. We collaborate widely and generously and deliver solutions with real impact.
CSIRO is committed to values-based leadership to inspire performance and unlock the potential of our people.
Join us and start creating tomorrow today!
How to apply
Please apply on-line and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.
Applications close
24 April 2025, 11:00pm AEST
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