Director, Translation Programs & Capital Engagement

📋 Description

• Serve as the lead point of contact ("Navigator") for multiple Cohort 2 NSF Engines, actively
• Identify each Engine's priority needs and match them to TBP resources, advisors, and programming.
• Deploy the Navigator practice's shared tools, playbooks, and cadence to the NSF Engines while
• Co-lead TBP's translation programming, partnering with The Engine's VP of Tech
• Design and deliver curriculum that helps NSF Engines and their associated institutions and
• Deliver curriculum through topical webinars, roundtables, office hours, small-group problem-solving

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years in venture capital, startup or startup ecosystem work, technology commercialization or
• Experience with Tough Tech, deep science, or university research is a significant advantage.
• Bachelor's degree required; an MBA, a Master's or PhD in a technical/STEM field is a plus.
• A demonstrated, existing, and high-quality professional network among early-stage investors
• A track record of being a trusted point of contact for external partners or clients, with strong
• Experience designing and running programs, workshops, or curricula for researchers, founders, or

🎁 Benefits

• This is a chance to work at the front of a national innovation initiative from The Engine's home
• You'll advise NSF Engine leaders directly, connect their founders to investors, and build the
• If you are mission-driven and want a role that combines relationship management, program building