Strategic Planning Manager jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

Location: Santa Cruz
Job ID: 34485

JOB POSTING

NOTIFICATIONS

This position may be considered for partial or full remote work, subject to the terms of a telecommuting agreement, with the potential need to come to campus for meetings on occasion. While telecommuting/remote working, the employee is responsible for ensuring a worksite environment suitable for accomplishing their regular job duties during scheduled hours of work and, if applicable, arranging for dependent care just as they would if they were working in person at a UCSC worksite.

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INITIAL REVIEW DATE (IRD)

UC Santa Cruz staff jobs are posted until filled. Application materials submitted by 11:59 pm on the IRD will be routed to the hiring unit for consideration. NOTE: Materials submitted after the IRD will be forwarded only at the request of the hiring unit. Submit your materials before the IRD to ensure consideration by the hiring unit.

The IRD for this job is: 06-06-2022

ABOUT UC SANTA CRUZ

UC Santa Cruz is a public university like no other in California, combining the experience of a small, liberal arts college with the depth and rigor of a major research university. It's known as an unconventional place where innovation and experimentation is part of the campus's DNA. That playful, bold spirit still thrives today, all on a campus renowned as among the most beautiful in the world.

DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW

Managed under the UC Santa Cruz Office of Research, the Innovation & Business Engagement Hub (IBE Hub) is the point of entry for industry partners and entrepreneurs to connect with UC Santa Cruz discoveries, innovations, resources, and talent. Within the IBE Hub, the industry alliances team is responsible for developing and stewarding industry research collaborations to diversify research funding and accelerate innovation. The team initiates and manages industry partnerships across the entire relationship lifecycle and works closely with faculty, researchers, and program leads to facilitate industry engagement. The industry alliances team also collaborates with partners in the IBE Hub focused on innovation transfer, corporate relations, and innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives.



JOB SUMMARY

Reporting to the Director of Industry Alliances & Licensing, the Strategic Initiatives Manager will develop, coordinate, and implement industry alliance plans and activities around emerging and established strategic initiatives with a research and innovation focus. The Strategic Initiaves Manager will have responsibility for initiating, maintaining and expanding partnerships in collaboration with campus stakeholders; coordinating and planning outreach activities and events; and facilitating agreement and engagement processes across a number of strategic initiatives pertaining to research centers and other focused research activities, innovation and technology commercialization programs, industry and research consortia, and regional activities centered on the Silicon Valley Extension campus and Monterey Bay Education, Science and Technology Center.

APPOINTMENT INFORMATION

Salary Information: Salary Range: $73,700 - $89,150/year. Salary commensurate with skills, qualifications and experience.

No. of Positions: 1

Benefits Level Eligibility: Full benefits

Schedule Information:

• Full-time, Fixed
• Percentage of Time: 100%, 40 Hours per Week
• Days of the Week: Mon-Fri
• Shift Includes: Day

Employee Classification: This is a Career appointment

Job End Date: None

Work Location: UC Santa Cruz Main Campus - Kerr Hall

Union Representation: Non-Represented

Job Code Classification: 006251 (INDUSTRY ALLNS SPEC 3)

Travel: Never or Rarely

JOB DUTIES

20% -

• Plans and implements proactive outreach to potential industry partners, tailoring communications to explain how a strategic alliance with the university research program will serve their unique and custom needs. Facilitates outreach activities and bridges potential areas of interest.

20% -

• Engages prospective partnerships and coordinates meetings with university research and innovation program leadership to pitch forming an industry partnership. Coordinates events aligned with strategic initiatives involving campus, community, and industry representatives.

15% -

• Supports planning around the development and expansion of university strategic initatives by integrating industry partnership structures and strategies.

10% -

• Builds and cultivates relationships and ongoing communications with industry partners. Identifies ways to improve the relationship to meet partner needs and achieve alliance goals. Facilitates agreement processes and helps partners understand financial and contractual obligations.

10% -

• Analyzes partner and industry needs, recommending a strategy to expand the industry alliance program, services, and trainings. Launches improvements to programs through creating timelines and leading regular meetings to ensure project successfully meets goals.

10 -

• Expands existing partner agreements through analyzing partner needs and recommending ideas to grow the relationship. Implements initiatives to maximize the relationship.

10% -

• Assists in developing and executing marketing and communication plans to targeted academic, government, and industry relations communities. Effectively communicates and reports program status, key metrics and outcomes, and recommendations.

5% -

• Other tasks to be assigned by supervisor.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in science, business, or a related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
• Experience developing university-industry partnerships and managing across a relationship lifecycle.
• Ability to identify, generate, and qualify new leads for industry partnering opportunities.
• Strong verbal and active listening communication skills. Ability to break down complex concepts and communicate them in an understandable way.
• Highly developed political acumen skills and social perceptiveness. Skilled business development tactics to persuade and influence.
• Ability to work with a diverse group at all levels of the organization including faculty, staff, students and industry partners. Strong sense of ethical conduct that will inspire confidence and motivation.
• Strong critical thinking skills. Productive in work volume, speed, quality and consistency. Ability to see projects through to completion on deadline and satisfy industry partner and university goals.
• Ability to perform all commonly applicable functions in business software suites. Effectively use customer relationship management and marketing and outreach software applications.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Advanced degree in science, business, or a related area.
• Experience in applied and/or scientific research and innovation with skills to identify, evaluate, and present research and technology commercialization collaboration opportunities.
• Knowledge of University of California industry sponsored research, intellectual property, and corporate support policies and guidelines.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Selected candidate will be required to pass a pre-employment criminal history background check.
• The University of California has implemented a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy covering all employees. To be compliant with the policy, covered employees must submit proof of vaccination or have an approved exception or deferral, eight (8) weeks from date of hire.

SAFETY STATEMENT

All UCSC employees must understand and follow job safety procedures, attend required health and safety training, proactively promote safety at work, and promptly report actual and potential accidents and injuries.

HOW TO APPLY

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EEO/AA

The University of California is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. UC Santa Cruz is committed to excellence through diversity and strives to establish a climate that welcomes, celebrates, and promotes respect for the contributions of all students and employees.


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The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. UC Santa Cruz is committed to excellence through diversity and strives to establish a climate that welcomes, celebrates, and promotes respect for the contributions of all students and employees.jeid-da8ee55a940a5c4ca90bce9cd36a8eb5