Job Reference
912_24_DIR_IBD_IO
Position
BSC climate services Innovation Officer
Closing Date
Wednesday, 15 January, 2025
Reference: 912_24_DIR_IBD_IO
Job title: BSC climate services Innovation Officer
About BSC
The Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) is the leading supercomputing center in Spain. It houses MareNostrum, one of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe, was a founding and hosting member of the former European HPC infrastructure PRACE (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe), and is now hosting entity for EuroHPC JU, the Joint Undertaking that leads large-scale investments and HPC provision in Europe. The mission of BSC is to research, develop and manage information technologies in order to facilitate scientific progress. BSC combines HPC service provision and R&D into both computer and computational science (life, earth and engineering sciences) under one roof, and currently has over 1000 staff from 60 countries.
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We are particularly interested for this role in the strengths and lived experiences of women and underrepresented groups to help us avoid perpetuating biases and oversights in science and IT research. In instances of equal merit, the incorporation of the under-represented sex will be favoured.
We promote Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, fostering an environment where each and every one of us is appreciated for who we are, regardless of our differences.
If you consider that you do not meet all the requirements, we encourage you to continue applying for the job offer. We value diversity of experiences and skills, and you could bring unique perspectives to our team.
Look at the BSC experience:
BSC-CNS YouTube Channel
Let's stay connected with BSC Folks!
We are particularly interested for this role in the strengths and lived experiences of women and underrepresented groups to help us avoid perpetuating biases and oversights in science and IT research. In instances of equal merit, the incorporation of the under-represented sex will be favoured.
We promote Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, fostering an environment where each and every one of us is appreciated for who we are, regardless of our differences.
If you consider that you do not meet all the requirements, we encourage you to continue applying for the job offer. We value diversity of experiences and skills, and you could bring unique perspectives to our team.
Context And Mission
Reporting to BSC Technology Transfer Manager, the BSC Earth Services innovation entrepreneur, will facilitate the exploitation of BSC Earth Services research results by creating a climate service platform, and identifying market opportunities to transfer knowledge and technology developed at BSC ‘s Earth Sciences department to the market. Be responsible of validating the Earth Sciences climate service platform and validate the value proposition and transform it into a business plan that is profitable and attractive to companies and investors.
The entrepreneur will be responsible for assessing the technology's maturity level, validating the real market interest, defining the business model, and preparing the company's business plan for the next five years. As well as the search for the necessary investment to capitalize the company.
The entrepreneur will be responsible for assessing the technology's maturity level, validating the real market interest, defining the business model, and preparing the company's business plan for the next five years. As well as the search for the necessary investment to capitalize the company.
Key Duties
- Work in coordination with the team and the business partners to valorise the project with the objective that it can be established as a viable newly created company. He/She will have to coordinate and monitor all the different stakeholders of the project (PI, Tech Transfer Office, mentor, external consultancy).
- Help with the execution of the business plan, market study and commercialisation plan, holding interviews with interested parties
- Raise financing to mature the project: search, analyse and prepare public financing proposals, based on opportunities to develop the project.
- Search for private financing opportunities for the project: contacts with investment funds, accelerators, etc., preparation of documentation to show to potential private investors (business plan, pitch deck), etc
- Application of an intellectual property protection strategy in coordination with the technology transfer office of BSC
- · Creation of the spin-off: coordinate the institutional processes and negotiations to ensure the constitution of the spin-off and the relevant licenses
Requirements
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Education
- Law, business or science degree preferred
- Specialized training in business administration
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Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
- Experience in project management
- Previous experience in tech transfer and entrepreneurship
- Experience in projects between non-profit research centers and private industry a plus
- Knowledge of Physics, Meteorology, Environmental Sciences a plus
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Competences
- Fluency in Spanish, Catalan and English is essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to take initiative, prioritize and work under set deadlines and pressure
- Willing to travel
Conditions
- The position will be located at BSC within the Directors Department
- We offer a full-time contract (37.5h/week), a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, flexible working hours, extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance, support to the relocation procedures
- Duration: Open-ended contract due to technical and scientific activities linked to the project and budget duration
- Holidays: 23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement
- Salary: we offer a competitive salary commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate and according to the cost of living in Barcelona
- Starting date: 01/02/2025
Applications procedure and process
All applications must be made through BSC website and contain:
A full CV in English including contact details
A Cover Letter with a statement of interest in English, including two contacts for further references - Applications without this document will not be considered
In accordance with the OTM-R principles, a gender-balanced recruitment panel is formed for every vacancy at the beginning of the process. After reviewing the content of the applications, the panel will start the interviews, with at least one technical and one administrative interview. A profile questionnaire as well as a technical exercise may be required during the process.
The panel will make a final decision and all candidates who had contacts with them will receive a feedback with details on the acceptance or rejection of their profile.
At BSC we are seeking continuous improvement in our recruitment processes, for any suggestions or feedback/complaints about our Recruitment Processes, please contact recruitment [at] bsc [dot] es.
For more information follow this link
In accordance with the OTM-R principles, a gender-balanced recruitment panel is formed for every vacancy at the beginning of the process. After reviewing the content of the applications, the panel will start the interviews, with at least one technical and one administrative interview. A profile questionnaire as well as a technical exercise may be required during the process.
The panel will make a final decision and all candidates who had contacts with them will receive a feedback with details on the acceptance or rejection of their profile.
At BSC we are seeking continuous improvement in our recruitment processes, for any suggestions or feedback/complaints about our Recruitment Processes, please contact recruitment [at] bsc [dot] es.
For more information follow this link
Deadline
The vacancy will remain open until a suitable candidate has been hired. Applications will be regularly reviewed and potential candidates will be contacted.
OTM-R principles for selection processes
BSC-CNS is committed to the principles of the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers of the European Commission and the Open, Transparent and Merit-based Recruitment principles (OTM-R). This is applied for any potential candidate in all our processes, for example by creating gender-balanced recruitment panels and recognizing career breaks etc.
BSC-CNS is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable state or local law.
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BSC-CNS is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable state or local law.
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