Senior Program Manager, Industry Research Partnerships

The Senior Program Manager works with research leadership, faculty, academic units, centers, and university engagement offices to build a structured, searchable view of research expertise, facilities, technologies, and collaboration opportunities. The role turns complex technical information into clear capability summaries, leadership briefings, and materials for future industry engagement. It also helps identify prospective partners, coordinate meetings and roundtables, maintain partnership records, and serve as a point of contact for industry relationships. Success requires managing multiple workstreams, maintaining accurate databases and documentation, and aligning efforts across a large research institution. This position suits an organized, persuasive professional who can work comfortably with technical experts, academic administrators, and external stakeholders while learning unfamiliar research areas.