Project Manager, Lab2market - Halifax, Canada - Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University

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Halifax, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Description

Position Details:

Position Information
Position Title
Project Manager, Lab2Market

Department/Unit

Research Services

Location

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Posting Number

S05724

Employee Group

DPMG

Position Type

Term

Duration of Contract (if applicable)

Two (2) years

Employment Type

Full Time

Full-time Equivalency (FTE)

1.0 FTE

Salary
- $58,103 - $77,730 per annum

Classification

ADM05

Provisional Statement

This is a provisional classification. Formal regular review classification procedures may be initiated at any time by the incumbent or supervisor after the incumbent has worked a minimum of six months in the role._

About Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University is Atlantic Canada's leading researchintensive university and a driver of the region's intellectual, social and economic development. Located in the heart of Halifax, Nova Scotia, with an Agricultural Campus in Truro/Bible Hill, Dalhousie is a truly national and international university, with more than half of our almost 21,000 students coming from outside of the province. Our 6,000 faculty and staff foster a vibrant, purposedriven community, that celebrated 200 years of academic excellence in 2018.

Job Summary

Dalhousie University, under the leadership of the Vice-President Research & Innovation, administers over $200M annually in research and innovation funding. Under the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE), as part of Dal Innovates, and reporting to the Associate Director Commercialization and Start-Ups, the Project Manager, Lab2Market implements and manages the Lab2Market Discover program and supports senior program managers to plan, execute and deliver the Lab2Market Validate and Launch programs.

Key Responsibilities

Manage Lab2Market Discover program from recruitment to postprogram team engagement, including but not limited to budget development and management, project management, and workflow assignment to team members.
Provide workshop session facilitation and moderation, and participant checkins and support as well as lab crawl planning and management for program recruitment.
Set up and manage software platforms for programs. Develop staff training series to fill the gaps in using relational databases (e.g. Airtable).
Develop a data governance strategy in collaboration with Associate Director. Lead data collection, management, evaluation and reporting including postprogram surveys.
Colead alumni engagement projects with the Ecosystem Manager. Engage with Dalhousie Sandboxes including development of joint programming, events, and recruitment of participants for Dal Innovates programming.

Note

The successful applicant will be eligible for hybrid work (combination of in-person work on campus and remote work) as agreed by all parties based on operational requirements and university guidelines.

Required Qualifications

Undergraduate degree in an applied field such as life sciences, computer science or engineering plus three to five years' experience in business and project management (or an equivalent combination of training and experience).
Experience in program lifecycle and project management across multiple sites and stakeholders including budgeting.
Experience with customer discovery; business model development and validation; and startup methodologies including Lean, and Disciplined Entrepreneurship.
Strong interpersonal and communication (verbal and written) skills as well as experience in stakeholder engagement, contracting and vendor management, working with industry startups, executives, and investors, and providing coaching or mentorship to students.

Assets

Job Competencies
Self-Awareness & Professionalism

Respect & Inclusion
Adaptability
Knowledge & Thinking Skills
Communication

Additional Information

Dalhousie University supports a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Our total compensation package includes a defined benefit pension plan, health and dental plans, a health spending account, an employee and family assistance program and a tuition assistance program._

Application Consideration

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