Senior Advisor, Strategic Partnerships - Vancouver

Position Summary

The Senior Advisor, Strategic Partnerships is responsible for leading Mitacs National Sector strategy and implementation in their respective assigned sectors, including defining and implementing sector strategy, developing relationships with key sector industry and research centre accounts and partners, and ensuring that Mitacs contributions to national innovation priorities, talent development, and research are achieved.

Successful Candidates will be assigned one or more of the following National or Regional sectors:

• Software
• Gaming
• Digital media
• Entrepreneurship
• Life sciences / health

Key Responsibilities

Sector Leadership

• Serve as the Mitacs national sector lead for assigned sector(s)
• Develop and ensure implementation of overall Mitacs sector strategy
• Develop and implement Federal and Provincial funding strategies in cooperation...