Senior Manager, Venture Development

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Posted: 09-Apr-25

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Type: Full-time

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Internal Number: JR29528

Location: Chicago, IL

Job Description:

• Assists in developing and maintaining relationships with venture capital, corporate, and other investment partners to create funding and strategic opportunities for faculty startups.
• Works closely with faculty and Venture Development Director to understand faculty venture needs and next steps and to identify potential resources.
• Works with faculty to evaluate research innovations, develop commercialization strategies, and navigate the venture creation process.
• Supports faculty ventures in refining business plans, pitch decks, and presentation skills to prepare for investor meetings and funding opportunities.
• Helps identify and engage entrepreneurial talent including mentors to support faculty-led startups.
• Coordinates with internal teams, including licensing, business development, and technical marketing, to align efforts across the commercialization continuum.
• Supports operational activities related to venture development, such as budget tracking, data collection, and process improvements.
• Monitors and communicates trends in venture capital and emerging technology sectors, providing actionable insights to inform faculty ventures and team strategies.
• Maintains and analyzes metrics to track the progress and success of faculty ventures and external partnerships, ensuring continuous improvement.
• Actively solicits and evaluates inventions, materials and software arising from research for intellectual property protection and commercial potential.
• Works in collaboration with internal team to draft, negotiate, execute, and manage intellectual property licenses and other agreements.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Preferred Qualifications  

Education: 

• Advanced degree in life sciences, medicine, chemistry, materials science, physics, computer science, engineering, or related discipline. 

Experience:  

• Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 4+ years of work experience in technology commercialization, venture creation, and/or investments.
• Launching, working at, or investing in early-stage science and deep tech startups.
• Proven ability to assist in the creation and early growth of science-based faculty ventures.
• Background or familiarity with life sciences, quantum technology, clean tech, or data science and AI.
• Familiarity with the science startup venture landscape and provide operational support to early-stage startups.

Preferred Competencies  

• Strong ability to build rapport and credibility with faculty, researchers, and their labs.
• Proficiency in addressing complex technical, legal, and business issues under the guidance of senior leadership.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills to effectively engage with internal and external stakeholders.
• Adaptability and comfort with ambiguity in a continually evolving field.
• Creative problem-solving skills to support faculty ventures and address day-to-day challenges.
• Basic knowledge of intellectual property and the venture creation process, with a willingness to grow expertise in these areas.

Working Conditions  

• This position is currently expected to work a minimum three days per week in the office.
• Work flexible hours according to demands of business.

Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required) 
• Cover Letter (preferred) 

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