JOB DESCRIPTION

ICFO is seeking an Innovation Manager for its Health Portfolio within the KTT team. This role focuses on biomedical and health technologies, including bio-photonics and advanced imaging. The successful candidate will organize, manage, and promote ICFO’s portfolio of technologies in the health sector, develop strategic partnerships —particularly with hospitals and biomedical centers— and help translate research outcomes into impactful clinical and commercial applications.

KEY RESPONSABILITIES
• Lead and manage the Health Portfolio team, including junior innovation managers and project managers, as resources and projects allow, reporting directly to the Head of KTT.
• Collaborate closely with Group Leaders to accelerate the commercialization, clinical validation, and industrial impact of ICFO technologies.
• Conduct market analysis, technology scouting, and benchmarking to identify trends, opportunities, and competitive positioning in bio-photonics, advanced imaging, and health technologies.
• Manage ICFO’s patent portfolio in the Health sector, promoting inventions, exploring licensing opportunities, and facilitating technology transfer.
• Evaluate the commercial potential of new inventions, research initiatives, and discoveries, providing recommendations for strategic development.
• Draft, negotiate, and manage contracts, agreements, and partnerships with industrial partners, hospitals, and biomedical institutions.
• Identify and secure public and private funding opportunities, supporting proposal development and providing strategic briefings to management.
• Oversee LaunchPad incubation projects within the Health Portfolio, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and timely execution.
• Manage and coordinate the Barcelona Medical Photonics Network (BMPN), fostering collaboration among hospitals, biomedical centers, and ICFO researchers, and strengthening ICFO’s role as a key innovation hub in medical photonics.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with industry partners, investors, research institutions, and other strategic stakeholders within the health and medtech ecosystem.
• Represent ICFO at networking events, conferences, clinical–industrial forums, and industry meetings to promote the Health Portfolio and strengthen strategic alliances.