IXC Australia

Current Opportunities

    Are you:

    • A creative, articulate professional with research experience in science or engineering disciplines?
    • A lateral thinker, passionate about innovation and your own discipline, yet able to think outside of the box and make connections to other fields
    • A great listener with highly developed interpersonal skills, with career goals in commercialisation, technology transfer or business development and able to manage relationships with clients in a highly fluid environment, respect confidentiality and work with people across all levels of an organisation?

    Apply to be an IXC Intermediary

    The InnovationXchange (IXC) Australia Limited is based in Melbourne but deploys IXC Intermediaries within clients located in the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sydney, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Discussions are underway to deploy IXC Intermediaries with clients in Europe, Chile, Israel, Canada, and Malaysia.

    IXC is a commercially neutral, not-for-profit organisation which provides intermediary services to diverse global trade ecosystems such as Advanced Manufacturing and Materials, Food and Agriculture, Resources and Energy, Life and Health Sciences, Transport and Logistics and Social Innovation.

    We are looking for Intermediaries to be based in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide. To be eligible you should have appropriate high level qualifications (typically a Masters or PHD) in a scientific, engineering or social science field. IXC Intermediaries need to be credible when dealing with CEOs and researchers a range of industries and organisations.

    As an IXC Intermediary, you will:
    • Be part of a network of IXC Intermediaries in Australia and the UK.
    • Be deployed by IXC in up to six client organisations per week.
    • Provide your client with information and options for making connections with external organisations.
    • Bring opportunities for collaboration to a client and facilitate their direct engagement with the other party using the opportunity and engagement process to protect confidential IP
    • Have no vested interest in the outcome of the connections that they find, only client satisfaction.

    The rewards include a healthy salary and a real chance to make a difference in the world. For the right person this is the most stimulating and rewarding job you will ever have.

    Tess Julian, Manager Training and Development, IXC Australia - tjulian@ixc.com.au