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Partnership and Business Developer - Swiss National AI Institute and EPFL AIDescription longue
Are you passionate about driving positive impact in our society through AI? Are you motivated to help EPFL unleash its enormous potential in AI and position the institution at the forefront of AI in Switzerland and worldwide? Do you have experience in establishing and managing excellent collaborations between researchers and industry partners?
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The EPFL AI Center focuses on advancing research, education and innovation in AI at EPFL and beyond. It is at the core of a vibrant EPFL community and dynamic external ecosystem that includes a large number of partners and stakeholders in AI, including academia, industry, government, and international organisations.
To supplement our team along the development of the Swiss National AI Institute, we seek a dynamic Partnership and Business Developer with a can-do mindset. The Partnership and Business Developer builds, supports and nurtures a trustful relationship between industrial partners and the research, education and innovation ecosystem of the EPFL AI Center and the Swiss National AI Institute. You will be able to identify needs and requirements to develop industry-academia collaboration. You will be the privileged point of contact for all kinds of collaboration models. You will work with other EPFL services and entities, as well as ETHZ partners, to promote research competencies and innovation capabilities in the strategic domain of Artificial Intelligence.
Mission
Your mission will be to develop and execute strategic industry partnership programs in the Swiss National AI Institute and the EPFL AI Center, as well as support and manage the whole lifecycle of different partnership programs. In the course of this, you will interact with a large number of stakeholders in- and outside EPFL, and collaborate tightly with ETHZ AI Center. You will also work closely with the EPFL Vice-Presidency for Innovation and Impact (VPI), developing a solid knowledge of the EPFL Innovation ecosystem, including research laboratories, students and startups, to become a privileged point of contact for a portfolio of companies in the AI industry and a trusted point of contact for researchers in the EFPL AI Center.
Main duties and responsibilities
As part of the Swiss National AI Institute and EPFL AI Center teams, you will have the following responsibilities:
Profile
Degree in science or engineering (Master or Doctorate), demonstrating in-depth understanding of entrepreneurial or project management processes and solid scientific expertise, ideally in AI;
At least 3 years of of relevant experience, ideally in a dynamic environment;
Former experience in product development and/or innovation management in a technology company. Experience in providing solutions based on customer needs.
Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously, and thrive in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities;
Strong communication an