CRAFT Research & Partnerships Program Manager

Date Posted: 04/10/2025
Req ID: 42475
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
Department: Dept of Mechanical & Industrial Eng
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00046624

Description:

About us:

The Centre for Research and Applications in Fluidic Technologies (CRAFT) is a collaborative research center between the University of Toronto (UofT) and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC). CRAFT aims to establish an internationally leading and nationally unique research enterprise, focused on device innovation related to (a) diagnostics for remote communities and critical care, (b) organ-on-a-chip technologies, and (c) biofabrication. A particular emphasis is on growing the engagement with industry and clinical partners.

Your opportunity:

The CRAFT Research Program Manager reports to the CRAFT Directors and plays an important role in administering the program. This includes connecting with stakeholders such as government agencies and hospitals. The incumbent will be responsible for preparing reports, compiling statistics, and creating presentations for the board. Additionally, they will be involved in grant writing, forming strategic partnerships, promoting CRAFT initiatives, and other related activities.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Promoting research programs to potential industry collaborators, promoting research initiatives to increase program visibility and reputation.
• Liaising with internal and external contacts to coordinate the execution of seminars and workshops.
• Writing grant applications, building and strengthening relationships with stakeholders and partners of strategic importance.
• Promoting programs and service offerings to internal and/or external contacts.
• Delivering presentations to promote programs, opportunities and/or initiatives.
• Promoting the University’s research capabilities to industrial, governmental and finance sectors to enhance research and innovation funding opportunities.
• Fostering and maintaining networks to build capacity and collaboration.
• Monitoring program accounts, preparing project expense/revenue modeling, forecasting cost-to-completion and financial tracking.

Essential Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Biomedical Engineering, Biology or equivalent degree.
• Minimum six years experience within an academic setting. This must include a combination of relevant research experience, and stakeholder engagement.
• Experience in project management in a related research field.
• Experience identifying, attracting, and retaining research partnerships with government agencies and private sector partners.
• Experience writing excellent and convincing funding proposals to acquire funding for research programs and consortia.
• Experience preparing research project expense/revenue modeling, forecasting cost-to-completion and financial tracking.
• Proven advanced knowledge of the research landscape (academic and industrial) related to microfluidics.
• Superior ability to work collaboratively with faculty members and other contacts to understand and articulate research goals, requirements of industry, and administer research programs.
• Excellent research, analytical, negotiation, entrepreneurial, and organizational skills with the proven ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Understanding of research contracts, intellectual property, research applications and research funding opportunities.
• Superior communication skills including the ability to speak and write clearly and persuasively; superior presentation skills with the ability to effectively develop captivating presentation materials using a variety of tools (E.g. Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint).
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems in a creative and effective manner.
• Ability to work with a high degree of independence with good initiative, judgement, accuracy, tact and discretion.
• Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and the promotions of a respectful and collegial learning and working environment.

Assets (Nonessential):

• Demonstrated experience working with research groups at the National Research Council (NRC) of Canada.
• Project managementprofessional (PMP) certification.
• Experience in microfluidic device design, use, and implementation.
   

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Communicator
• Efficient
• Multi-tasker
• Organized
• Proactive
• Resourceful

Closing Date: 04/18/2025, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW 
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing 
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:  
USW Pay Band 17 -- $107,820. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $137,883. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol. 
Job Category: Research Administration & Teaching

Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.