Bsc Health Projects Innovation Officer

**Job Reference**: - 466_25_DIR_IBD_IO **Position**: - BSC Health Projects Innovation Officer **Closing Date**: - Thursday, 31 July, 2025 **Reference**: 466_25_DIR_IBD_IO **Job title**: BSC Health Projects Innovation Officer **About BSC** - The Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) is the leading supercomputing center in Spain. It houses MareNostrum, one of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe, was a founding and hosting member of the former European HPC infrastructure PRACE (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe), and is now hosting entity for EuroHPC JU, the Joint Undertaking that leads large-scale investments and HPC provision in Europe. The mission of BSC is to research, develop and manage information technologies in order to facilitate scientific progress. BSC combines HPC service provision and R&D into both computer and computational science (life, earth and engineering sciences) under one roof, and currently has over 1000 staff from 60 countries. Look at the BSC experience: BSC-CNS YouTube Channel Let's stay connected with BSC Folks We promote Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, fostering an environment where each and every one of us is appreciated for who we are, regardless of our differences. **Context And Mission** - Reporting to BSC Technology Transfer Manager, BSC HEALTH PROJECTS Innovation Officer, will facilitate the exploitation of BSC health research results by acting as a health innovation projects promoter, and identifying market opportunities to transfer knowledge and technology developed at to market. Be responsible of validating life sciences mature project results. The Innovation Officer will be responsible for assessing the technology's maturity level, validating the real market interest, defining the business model. **Key Duties** - Work in coordination with the team to valorise the project with the objective that it can be established as a viable transfer strategy. He/She will have to coordinate and monitor all the different stakeholders of the innovation project (PI, Tech Transfer Office, mentor, external consultancy). - Help with the execution of the business plan, market study and commercialisation plan, holding interviews with interested parties - Raise financing to mature the project: search, analyse and prepare public financing proposals, based on opportunities to develop the project - Search for private financing opportunities for the project: contacts with investment funds, accelerators, etc., preparation of documentation to show to potential private investors (business plan, pitch deck) - Application of an intellectual property protection strategy in coordination with the technology transfer office of BSC **Requirements**: - Education - Law, business, or science degree preferred - Specialized training in business administration - Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience - Experience in project management - Previous experience in tech transfer and entrepreneurship - Experience in projects between non-profit research centers and private industry a plus - Knowledge of Physics, Meteorology, Environmental Sciences a plus - Fluency in Spanish, Catalan and English is essential - Competences - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Ability to take initiative, prioritize and work under set deadlines and pressure - Willing to travel **Conditions** - The position will be located at BSC within the Directors Department - We offer a full-time contract (37.5h/week), a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, flexible working hours, extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance, support to the relocation procedures - Duration: Open-ended contract due to technical and scientific activities linked to the project and budget duration - Holidays: 23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement - Starting date: 01/09/2025 **Applications procedure and process** - A full CV in English including contact details - A cover/motivation letter with a statement of interest in English, clearly specifying for which specific area and topics the applicant wishes to be considered. Additionally, two references for further contacts must be included. Applications without this document will not be considered. **Development of the recruitment process** The selection will be carried out through a competitive examination system ("Concurso-Oposición"). The recruitment process consists of two phases: - **Curriculum Analysis**: Evaluation of previous experience and/or scientific history, degree, training, and other professional information relevant to the position. - **_40 points_**: The recruitment panel will be composed of at least three people, ensuring at least 25% representation of women. The panel will make a final decision, and all individuals who participated in the interview phase will receive feedback with