RDI - Tech Transfer Manager

Organization: Dubai GovernmentEducational-level Beginning of the main content section.Return to the home pagePrintable Format Job Description - RDI - Tech Transfer Manager (26003079)Job Description RDI - Tech Transfer Manager - (26003079) About Dubai Future Foundation:Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) was established in 2016 to institutionalize future-shaping for Dubai and strengthen the city’s position as a leading global city of the future. The Foundation works in partnership with government and private-sector entities to imagine, design and accelerate Dubai’s future. Its work spans five strategic areas: future foresight, knowledge dissemination, capacity building, future design and future acceleration. At the heart of DFF’s mandate is turning future-focused ideas and opportunities into tangible outcomes. The Foundation embraces risk-taking, agility and foresight as key attributes in navigating emerging opportunities and challenges. DFF is guided by a core belief that leading in the present is not enough; the future must be actively imagined, designed and executed.Job Description LIFE AT DUBAI FUTURE FOUNDATIONDubai Future Foundation (DFF) aims to realize the wise vision of Dubai’s leadership to institutionalize the envisioned future and forward-thinking methodologies, while positioning Dubai as the leading city of the future.In partnership with its local and global partners from governments, companies, startups, and entrepreneurs, DFF drives joint efforts to collectively imagine, design, and execute the best possible future for humanity.Under the supervision of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of DFF, the DFF runs and oversees many futureproofing projects and initiatives, such as the Museum of the Future, Area 2071, The Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution UAE, Dubai Future Accelerators, One Million Arab Coders, Dubai Future Academy, Dubai Future Solutions, Dubai Future Labs, Dubai Future Forum, etc.DFF’s efforts to share knowledge, adopt innovation, support entrepreneurs and innovative startups, build capacity, and promote forward-thinking and foresight principles contribute to Dubai’s ambitions to be a role model for the cities of the future through the power of unlimited imagination, innovation, foresight and disruptive mindset.For more information on the initiatives, projects, and programs of Dubai Future Foundation, please visit the website: www.dubaifuture.aeWHERE DOES THIS ROLE FIT INTO THE BIGGER PICTURE?This role is pivotal to advancing Dubai Future Foundation's capacity to capture, protect, and commercialize the intellectual output of its affiliated research institutes.It underpins the establishment of a world-class Technology Transfer Office aligned with global best practices, driving the systems, processes, and partnerships necessary to convert research into high-impact market outcomes.Through this work, the role contributes directly to Dubai's ambition of becoming a leading innovation and commercialization hub — where knowledge generated today becomes the economic engine of tomorrow.TECH TRANSFER MANAGERAs the Tech Transfer Manager, you will oversee the identification, protection, management, and commercialization of intellectual property (IP) generated by research institutes affiliated with the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF).The role serves as the core operational gateway between research, legal/IP protection, and market commercialization, ensuring that discoveries are captured early, strategically protected, and translated into high-value market outcomes, including licensing, venture creation, and strategic industry partnerships.YOUR RESPONSIBILITIESIP INTAKE, EVALUATION & PROTECTION• You will oversee the mandatory IP disclosure process across DFF-affiliated research institutes.• You will manage a centralized IP disclosure and tracking system, ensuring timely capture prior to any public disclosure.• You will conduct initial commercial and patentability assessments, evaluating novelty, protectability, market need, strategic relevance, and feasibility for progression to MVP or commercialization.• You will coordinate with external patent counsel to develop and execute filing strategies, including provisional, PCT, and national phase filings.• You will ensure standardized IP assignment and inventor royalty-sharing frameworks are applied consistently across DFF entities.IP PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT• You will build and manage a strategic IP portfolio aligned with DFF priority sectors, including deep tech, future industries, advanced manufacturing, biotechnology, and AI.• You will develop commercialization and protection strategies for IP assets, including defensive, licensing-first, and spin-out-ready approaches.• You will maintain accurate IP records, prosecution timelines, and cost tracking mechanisms.• You will regularly review portfolio performance and recomme

IP INTAKE, EVALUATION & PROTECTION: You will oversee the mandatory IP disclosure process across DFF-affiliated research institutes; you will manage a centralized IP disclosure and tracking system, ensuring timely capture prior to any public disclosure; you will conduct initial commercial and patentability assessments, evaluating novelty, protectability, market need, strategic relevance, and feasibility for progression to MVP or commercialization; you will coordinate with external patent counsel to develop and execute filing strategies, including provisional, PCT, and national phase filings; you will ensure standardized IP assignment and inventor royalty-sharing frameworks are applied consistently across DFF entities. IP PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT: You will build and manage a strategic IP portfolio aligned with DFF priority sectors, including deep tech, future industries, advanced manufacturing, biotechnology, and AI; you will develop commercialization and protection strategies for IP assets, including defensive, licensing-first, and spin-out-ready approaches; you will maintain accurate IP records, prosecution timelines, and cost tracking mechanisms; you will regularly review portfolio performance and recommend optimization actions.