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University of Mississippi · 1 day ago

Director of the Center for Diagnostics, Design, Devices, & Biomechanics and Associate/Full Professor of Practice of Biomedical Engineering

positionUniversity, MS
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityDirector/Executive
date12+ years exp
The University of Mississippi is dedicated to advancing human health through interdisciplinary education, research, and innovation. They are seeking a Director for the Center for Diagnostics, Design, Devices, and Biomechanics, who will establish private-sector relationships, translate university research into tangible products, and create companies to commercialize technology.
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Responsibilities

Establish private-sector relationships and network to identify and support medical device and technology projects
Translate university research findings into tangible products and services to bridge the gap between academic research and practical applications
Create and foster companies to commercialize technology that will capitalize on private sector customer needs

Qualification

Medical device commercializationExtramural funding acquisitionResearch project managementCollaboration with stakeholdersSupervisionMentoringVision for center advancement

Required

A master's degree and 12 years of related experience
Experience bringing medical devices or diagnostics to market, either through translating academic discoveries or employment in the medical device industry, validating product claims or findings, or prototyping new device designs
A history of securing extramural funding from public and private sponsors
The ability to manage multiple, large, and complex research projects
Record of collaboration with a wide range of constituents (e.g. faculty, staff, students; industry and government officials; and/or private, state, and federal sponsors)
Experience supervising, mentoring, and empowering staff
A clear vision for advancing the center

Company

University of Mississippi

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University of Mississippi is an educational institution that provides research, leadership, business, pharmacy, medicine, and law education.
dateFounded in 1844
location
University, Mississippi, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
http://www.olemiss.edu/

H1B Sponsorship

University of Mississippi has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$0.75M
Key Investors
U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyNASA
2024-07-16Grant· $0.75M
2023-06-23Grant

Leadership Team

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Andrea Jekabsons
Chief Human Resources Officer
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Brian Hopkins
Deputy CIO for Academic Technology
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