Team Lead Advisor

Do you thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and enjoy working in a team atmosphere Are you an outside the box thinker who strives to implement continuous improvements Do you take a strategic approach to your work Do you enjoy a fast-paced culture where your opinions are valued and respected Do you enjoy building partnerships to solve mutually beneficial challenges

Mitacs is a national not-for-profit that helps industry and non-profit partners solve strategic challenges by leveraging Canadas world-class post-secondary talent and a global network of industry academic and government partnerships. Through these collaborations Mitacs helps business and community partners succeed improves students on-the-job skills development and strengthens Canadas world-class innovation ecosystem. At Mitacs we strive to develop the next generation of innovators with vital research and business partnership with domestic and international companies governments and academia we support a new economy using Canadas most valuable resource its people.

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Reporting to the Director Strategic Partnerships the National Quantum Sector Lead is responsible for leading Mitacs Quantum Sector strategy including defining and implementing sector strategy developing relationships with key sector industry and research centre accounts and partners ensuring that Mitacs contributions to national innovation priorities talent development and research are achieved directly delivering to Mitacs assigned program target as well as indirectly ensuring that Mitacs Quantum sector targets are achieved nationally.

Serve as the Mitacs national sector lead for Quantum becoming the face of Mitacs in this sector
Develop and ensure implementation of overall Mitacs sector strategy
Develop and implement Federal and Provincial funding strategies in cooperation with Government Relations
Work in cooperation with Regional Sector Lead team members to deliver Mitacs programs to target levels as assigned
Directly hold key ecosystem accounts and deliver Mitacs programs to target levels as assigned
Become highly visible within the designated sector ecosystem ensuring that potential partners become familiar with Mitacs offerings and consider Mitacs as a funding source when initiating joint academic industry engagement projects and initiatives
Ensure alignment with overall Mitacs national strategies while recognizing and supporting the unique Quantum sector needs. Help establish sector targets and monitor and support delivery against targets
Identify and pursue opportunities for partnership development aligned with organizational goals in key provincial and national sectors
Develop and consummate key MOUs and Umbrella projects with key ecosystem partners

Exceptional relationship building and influence skills with the ability to navigate complex multi stakeholder environments.
Proven track record initiating and negotiating complex agreements with private sector organizations and government-funded innovation/commercialization entities
Demonstrated experience working with academic-private sector collaboration ecosystem
A widespread network of key players in the assigned sector(s)

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