Shape R&D; partnerships across Canada’s Prairies by connecting innovative companies with specialized graduate and postdoctoral research talent. Apply market mapping and commercialization expertise.

Talent Innovation Canada’s Business Development Officer strengthens industry access to advanced research talent. You will identify high-growth firms, understand pressing R&D; challenges, and design TICAN placements that create value for companies and researchers. The work spans clean growth or mobility technology.

Key Responsibilities:

- Pitch high-impact talent pipelines to engineering and R&D; leaders
- Define successful placements around companies’ most pressing R&D; challenges
- Build pathways from research placements to full time employment
- Map company clusters and sectoral R&D; talent opportunities




- Match specialized researchers with suitable industry partners

Requirements:

- Graduate degree relevant to clean growth or mobility technology
- At least eight years’ recent industrial or academic research experience
- Experience coordinating industry-based research and commercialization plans
- Experience engaging graduate programs and academic research laboratories
- Senior business development experience cultivating long-term relationships

Bring research, commercialization, and relationship-building expertise to connect Prairie companies with TICAN’s advanced technical talent.

📌 Strategic R&D Partnerships Officer (Toronto)
🏢 Talent Innovation Canada
📍 Toronto