CTO

Company: ASSOCIATION-STATE OF TERRITORI
Location: Des Moines
Posted on: September 12, 2020

Job Description:

Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics Platform Chief Technology Officer Position Information: Position Title: Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics Platform Chief Technology Officer Job Group: Contract Required Minimum Quals: PhD. in relevant scientific discipline

10 years of experience developing bioscience technical innovations for commercial application. Preferred Qualifications: Demonstrated ability to create and work towards a technological vision.

Excellent interpersonal skills and proven collaborative leader in order to work and elicit cooperation across a diverse range of stakeholders.

Results‐driven, creative, commercially oriented leader with demonstrated ability to set and manage priorities.

Understanding of project management discipline, with demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Experience working in industry, particularly in a product development and/or entrepreneurial role

Experience in the vaccines and immunotherapeutics area Job Description: Iowa State University is looking for a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) who will lead efforts to identify and accelerate the development of new technologies and innovations with strong commercial potential in the vaccines and immunotherapeutics platform area. This person will also serve as a driver for developing interfaces between the University and industry in this area to facilitate technology development and supporting collaborations. The CTO will possess and/or develop a deep understanding of innovations being developed within Iowa State University and the University of Iowa and throughout industry that have commercial potential in the vaccines and immunotherapeutics platform space. The CTO will also work in close partnership with Iowa Innovation Corporation (IIC) staff to vet and prioritize those opportunities for commercial development in Iowa. The CTO and IIC partners will provide support of and guidance to prioritized ventures. The CTO will:

Understand the technologies/innovations being developed within the Regents universities and scout for relevant innovations being developed anywhere within Iowa.

Lead technical vetting and prioritizing of innovations as potential commercial opportunities.

Provide ongoing technical product development guidance to prioritized ventures, ensuring that timely progress is made against commercial development milestones.

Understand industry needs, the university resources, and expertise that could be of value for any developing ventures in the vaccines and immunotherapeutics platform and, with IIC staff, develop and manage processes through which these resources can be accessed.

Serve as a member of the IIC leadership team.

In partnership with IIC staff, the CTO will:

Develop and implement strategies for translating new innovations in the vaccines and immunotherapeutics platform to commercial products.

Vet and prioritize for ongoing IIC support, technologies/innovations based on their combination of technical potential and commercial viability.

Guide prioritized ventures towards commercial development.

Build and maintain relationships among platform researchers at the universities and with industry partners and coordinate (as well as conceive) joint activities and projects.Â

Serve as primary contacts into their assigned platform.

This position could be part time or full time based on the candidate's availability. Department/Program & College Description: Iowa is adopting a more aggressive, formalized approach to organizing for economic development in the bioscience sector, focusing on four technology platforms: biobased chemicals, digital and precision agriculture, vaccines and immunotherapeutics and medical devices.  The Iowa Innovation Corporation (IIC; www.iicorp.com ), a public-private partnership formed to promote economic development in the state, is fostering development of robust cohesive innovation ecosystems within each of the platforms. Success will require an evergreen pipeline of commercially oriented innovations and university engagement is central to delivering on this need. This position, focusing on the vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, will be central to the success of this strategy.

Iowa is uniquely positioned to be a leader in R&D-driven innovation and economic growth in the area of animal vaccines, with a particular focus on vaccines used in food-producing animals. This is a result of the unique confluence of vaccine and animal health companies, USDA research and regulatory facilities, and ISU and University of Iowa’s research expertise and capabilities in the basic sciences, veterinary medicine and novel R&D approaches. This triangulation of three core assets provides the State of Iowa with a signature base of science and technology capacity around which to further build a cluster of R&D and production economic activity. Additionally, significant research and development infrastructure exists at ISU for this platform, including the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, the Nanovaccine Institute, the National Institute of Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Education, the Center for Food Security and Public Health, and the Institute for International Cooperation in Animal Biologics.

This position will reside at ISU, capitalizing on these outstanding research strengths in vaccines and immunotherapeutics. Founded in 1858, Iowa State University is the largest public university in the state with nearly 35,000 students. ISU is a member of the Association for American Universities, an invitation-only organization of the 65 top public and private research institutions in the U.S. and Canada . In FY20, ISU attracted $253 million in external research funding. ISU’s scientific breakthroughs are poised to help grow and diversify Iowa’s economy.

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Department Unit/Website: https://www.research.iastate.edu/ Appointment Type: Regular with Term Appointment (Fixed Term) Number of Months Employed Per Year: 12 Month Work Period Time Type: Full time Pay Rate Type: Salary Pay Grade: Contract Application Instructions: To apply for this position, please click on “Apply” and complete the Employment Application. Please be prepared to enter or attach the following:

1) Resume/Curriculum Vitae

2) Letter of Application/Cover Letter

3) Contact Information for Three References

If you have questions regarding this application process, please email employment@iastate.edu or call 515-294-4800 or Toll Free: 1-877-477-7485.

Original Posting Date: August 28, 2020 Posting Close Time : This posting will close at 12:00 AM CST on the date listed below. The posting will no longer be available to apply to after 11:59 PM CST the day prior.

Posting Close Date: September 11, 2020 Job Requisition Number: R3125

Iowa State University is classified as a Carnegie Foundation Doctoral/Research University-Extensive, a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), and ranked by U.S. News and World Report as one of the top public universities in the nation. Over 36,000 students are enrolled and served by over 6,200 faculty and staff (see www.iastate.edu). Ames, Iowa is a progressive community of 60,000, located approximately 30 minutes north of Des Moines, and recently voted the best college town in the nation (see www.visitames.com). Iowa State University is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity and strongly encourages applications from all qualified applicants, including women, underrepresented minorities, and veterans. ISU is responsive to the needs of dual career couples, is dedicated to work-life balance through an array of policies, and is an NSF ADVANCE institution.Iowa State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status and will not be discriminated against.

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