Director Industry Partnerships & Technology - Research Operations Service & Support

CAMH is seeking an accomplished and visionary leader to serve as full-time, permanent Director, Industry Partnerships and Technology Transfer (IPTTO). Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Research & Science, the Director will lead the strategic evolution of CAMH's research commercialization and innovation agenda. This is an exceptional opportunity to shape how groundbreaking mental health discoveries move beyond the laboratory to create meaningful impact for patients, the health system and society. The Director provides leadership for CAMH's Industry Partnerships and Technology Transfer Office, developing and implementing the research institute’s commercialization strategy while cultivating a culture of innovation, entrepreneurship and strategic partnership across the research enterprise. Working closely with scientists, executive leadership, legal counsel, research finance, government agencies, investors and global industry partners, the Director will position CAMH as a leader in translating research discoveries into real-world solutions through licensing, venture creation, strategic collaborations and commercialization. This role requires a strategic thinker with demonstrated success navigating the intersection of science, intellectual property, business development and investment, and someone who thrives building partnerships that accelerate innovation while advancing CAMH's mission to improve mental health care worldwide. Through its core values of Courage, Respect and Excellence, CAMH is implementing its Strategic Plan: Connected CAMH, to transform lives, ignite innovation and discovery, revolutionize education and drive social change. CAMH is more than a hospital, it is a cause. CAMH is on a mission to change the way society thinks about and responds to mental illness. They aim to eliminate prejudice and discrimination and shape a world where mental illness is central to our healthcare system – a world where Mental Health is Health. To learn more about CAMH, please visit their website at: www.camh.ca. To view our Land Acknowledgment, please click here.

The Director will lead the strategic evolution of CAMH's research commercialization and innovation agenda by managing the Industry Partnerships and Technology Transfer Office. They will cultivate strategic partnerships and translate groundbreaking mental health discoveries into real-world solutions through licensing, venture creation, and commercialization.

The ideal candidate possesses an advanced degree in Life Sciences, with a PhD or MBA strongly preferred, and extensive leadership experience in technology transfer or business development. They must demonstrate expertise in intellectual property strategy, complex agreement negotiation, and the ability to influence diverse internal and external stakeholders.

• Defined benefit pension plan • Extended health benefits • Wellness benefits

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• Technology transfer
• Commercialization
• Intellectual property strategy
• Business development
• Strategic partnerships
• Patent portfolio management
• Technology valuation
• Market analysis
• Executive leadership
• Relationship building
• Stakeholder management
• Venture creation
• Licensing
• Innovation management
• Strategic planning
• Courage
• Research
• Mental Health
• Business Development
• Strategic Planning
• Certified Associate In Materials Handling
• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• Leadership
• Innovation
• Mental Diseases
• Social Change
• Strategic Partnership
• Technology Transfer
• Visionary

• Management & Leadership
• Science & Research
• Healthcare
• Legal
• Consulting
• Technology Partner
• Director of Operations
• Manufacturing Managers
• General and Operations Managers

Minimum education

Master’s degree

Minimum experience

10+ years

Apply by

Sep 25, 2026

Posting language

English

Working hours

40 hours per week