The Oklahoma State University’s Canopy HealthTech Director will lead the strategy, implementation, and day-to-day operations for Oklahoma State University’s Canopy HealthTech Program participation. The Director reports to the Executive Director of the Center for Health Systems Innovation and indirectly to the Canopy Program Director at OU i-Hub.
The OSU Director works in a fast paced and unstructured environment that interfaces with research, technology and business worlds within Oklahoma State University and the other Canopy Health University and corporate stakeholders within Oklahoma, and national partners. The OSU Director must demonstrate a significant leadership role in this position by the development, promotion, and execution of Oklahoma State University’s participation in this complex interdisciplinary program. A major effort for this position requires the ability to coach and mentor academic faculty on the requirements and realities of participating in Canopy and how Canopy can help in navigating the business world involving the commercialization of virtual health technology. Another important effort for this position is to drive collaboration across the Canopy HealthTech partnership including the Tulsa Innovation Labs, University of Oklahoma, Tulsa University, Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology, and 36 North. This is a senior level position that provides the opportunity to leverage new and existing relationships, evaluate new technologies and assess new business opportunities while developing relationships with outside investors and industry to sustain the program's funding.
Canopy HealthTech will establish a key component of the infrastructure necessary to connect virtual health technologists with needed resources to launch start-ups. After a competitive application process, Canopy HealthTech will accelerate commercialization for participant teams by providing product development funding, active project management, entrepreneurial training, and commercialization mentorship. This mentorship will be provided by a diverse group of medical technology executives. As these projects transition from academia to venture creation, Canopy HealthTech will establish a “soft landing” for them in Tulsa.
Primary Roles & Responsibilities:
Program Management
· Supervise Oklahoma State University’s participation in the Canopy HealthTech program.
· Lead engineering and clinical faculty to develop and present to the Oversight Committee (OC) research grant applications that are translational in nature and that can result in new or improved medical products.
· After the selection of 5-8 projects on an annual basis, work with the project faculty, Canopy HealthTech team and Center for Health Systems Innovation Executive Director to ensure the attainment of project goals and critical milestones toward financing and commercialization of products
· Act as a primary connection for Canopy HealthTech Program to resources across Oklahoma’s entrepreneurial ecosystem that can ensure the success of each project.
· Work with Center for Health Systems Innovation and collaborators for Canopy HealthTech to build awareness and foster collaborations among the Schools of Engineering, Medicine, Law, Business, etc. at each partner University to develop potential participants.
· Leverage translational research programs at Oklahoma State University in order to share best practices, identify mutually beneficial resources.
· Initiate and sustain the importance of the Program to ensure the appropriate visibility and sustainability among the administration, faculty, and local economic development resources
· Assist in Canopy HealthTech promotion of appropriate projects to the angel and venture capital community with the goal of providing follow up financing and commercialization
Reporting/Communication
· Assist in Canopy HealthTech’s preparation of quarterly progress reports, presentations to the philanthropic supporters of Canopy HealthTech and other reporting requirements as needed.
· Meet with the University Presidents, Deans of Engineering and Medicine, and members of the Oversight Committee to give program updates.
· Assist Canopy Director in writing and editing communication material (print and web) that provides information to potential investigators (applicants) and corporate/foundation partners. Create appropriate connection to content within Oklahoma State University’s website content. The purpose of this “external” material is to increase participation of clinical practitioners as investigators and to inform potential commercial partners about opportunities.
· Contribute to communication material such as annual reports and status updates. The purpose of this “internal” communication is to inform the sponsors and external advisory board members of progress in meeting the goals of Canopy HealthTech.
· Prepare materials for presentation at meetings of the George Kaiser Family Foundation, other funders, external advisory board, and other venues.
Public Event Presences and Speaking
· Represent Canopy HealthTech, Center for Health Systems Innovation, and Oklahoma State University at local, national, and Biotech events and conferences.
· Speaking engagements when requested.
· Educate on Business and Funding coaching for area start-up companies and angel investors.
· Design and plan training seminars with Canopy HealthTech for faculty to educate them on commercialization of virtual health technology.
· Collaborate with staff from the University Advancement offices to plan and implement fundraising events to help increase awareness of Canopy HealthTech and its benefit to campus efforts to receive continued support for the program.
Fiscal Control
· Educate investigators and department fiscal/grants staff about reporting requirements and answer questions related to awards and allowable costs.
· Purchase goods and services for program operations.
Supervision
· Will supervise staff as appropriate
Environmental Hazards:
Typical office environment.
Physical Requirements:
Ability to lift and carry 8-10 pounds, stoop, reach, stand, walk, finger, grasp, feel, talk, hear, see, and perform repetitive motions with or without reasonable accommodations.
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