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; leadersDefine successful placements around companies’ most pressing R&D; challengesBuild pathways from research placements to full time employmentMap company clusters and sectoral R&D; talent opportunitiesMatch specialized researchers with suitable industry partnersRequirements:
Graduate degree relevant to clean growth or mobility technologyAt least eight years’ recent industrial or academic research experienceExperience coordinating industry-based research and commercialization plansExperience engaging graduate programs and academic research laboratoriesSenior business development experience cultivating long-term relationshipsBring research, commercialization, and relationship-building expertise to connect Prairie companies with TICAN’s advanced technical talent.