Business Development Analyst

at  SickKids

ABOUT SICKKIDS

Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world. As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education. Our reputation would not have been built – nor could it be maintained – without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day. SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.
When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of Healthier Children. A Better World.
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world’s best in paediatric healthcare.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Industry Partnerships & Commercialization (IP&C) office of The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) champions the development and commercialization of SickKids innovations. To achieve this goal, we foster a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship, we forge commercial partnerships and we help to build start-up companies.
Reporting to the Business Development & Alliance Manager, the successful candidate in this entry-level role will provide informed analysis, technology assessment and market research support to the Business Development team of the Industry Partnerships & Commercialization office at SickKids. The work includes, but is not limited to, obtaining invention disclosures from scientists, performing due diligence (scientific, intellectual property, market research) to develop and assess the potential of disclosed inventions, assisting with the development of business cases and outreach strategies for SickKids technologies and innovations.
The position offers an opportunity to be exposed to major areas of technology licensing, to work closely with leading scientists and Business Development Professionals, as well as the opportunity to evaluate commercial opportunities for SickKids’ technologies.

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL GET TO DO:

• Identify new (potential) SickKids intellectual property by meeting with SickKids scientists and clinicians, reviewing primary research publications, attending internal scientific talks
• Perform and summarize market intelligence studies and competitor analysis for new or active disclosures
• Perform triage assessment, including prior art searches to assist with evaluation of intellectual property
• Develop marketing materials for technologies/research in our portfolio (e.g. technology briefs, slide decks) and build industry networks for outreach and partnering purposes
• Support management of the internal intellectual property management database (Inteum)
• Assist in reviewing, drafting and negotiating the commercialization sections of various sponsored research and grant applications

HERE’S WHAT’S EXCITING ABOUT THE ROLE:

• This is an entry-level business development role, providing a great opportunity to apply a strong scientific background in a meaningful way while learning business development basics
• SickKids is a world-renowned pediatric, teaching and research hospital with an annual Research Institute R&D budget of $298M
• Ranked the no. 1 in Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals List for Research Intensity as ranked by Research Infosource
• Join a growing team of business development professionals, who are championing the commercialization of one of the richest academic research portfolios in the country
• Help us to build on our research and commercial successes in cystic fibrosis, rare diseases and genetically inherited diseases
• Work with some amazing Principal Investigators, who are working on cutting edge projects, e.g. CRISPR applications for curing childhood disease, autism, gene therapies, medical devices for infants, brain cancer, cell therapies and more
• Help to develop and establish start-up companies