Commercialisation Manager (Any CSIRO site, AU) na None

Role highlights

• Turn innovation into impact across CSIRO’s Future Industries portfolio.
• Partner to shape opportunities and lead successful deals.
• Drive growth by enhancing CSIRO’s commercialisation pipeline.

About CSIRO

As Australia's national science agency, CSIRO is solving the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. Many of our iconic innovations were once considered impossible until someone, just like you, joined us and took on the challenge.

Visit CSIRO.au for more information.

The opportunity 

CSIRO is seeking a Commercialisation Manager to work across boundaries in sourcing, identifying, and delivering commercialisation opportunities within CSIRO’s Future Industries (FI) portfolio, including Manufacturing, Health & Biosecurity, the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP), Science Connect, and Agriculture and Food research units.

The successful candidate will partner early with research teams to explore potential markets, scale opportunities, and determine optimised business models — including licensing, venture creation, and deal structures — while leading deal teams to successful completion.

You will also mentor and support Partnerships & Business Development (P&BD) colleagues on priority projects, sharing best practices to strengthen CSIRO’s overall commercialisation portfolio.

Please note: To be successful, you may need to be eligible to obtain and hold an NV1 security clearance.

Your high-level duties will include: 

• Working in support of CSIRO’s organisational strategy, implement a Partnerships and Business Development strategy that drives impactful innovation and science.
• Demonstrated ability to work on commercialisation across the full scope of the FI sector activities and experience working with large corporations and small to medium enterprises.
• Current networks in domestic and international markets, as well as investors (institutional, corporate, and private) that support CSIRO’s impact strategies relevant to the sector.
• Proven expertise in commercialising Life Science or Physical Science IP.
• Engage the research portfolio management process as it develops and implements criteria to identify and prioritise commercial opportunities with the greatest potential to create future revenue impact.
• Develop and implement commercialisation plans and partnerships that align with CSIRO short-term requirements and long-term strategy to drive research impact and sustainable revenue.
• Ensure legal, ethical and professional practices together with CSIRO values and Code of Conduct are adhered to.
• Provide persuasive, commercially sound, professional advice and solutions in a complex and dynamic environment of time pressure, divergent views and agendas, legislative requirements and conflicting priorities.
• Work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary, regionally dispersed team to carry out tasks in support of CSIRO’s objectives.

Role particulars

Location: All CSIRO sites will be considered (Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide)

Salary: AU$157k – AU$174k per annum (pro rata for part-time), plus 15.4% superannuation

Tenure & work schedule:

Indefinite, full-time

We will explore options for part-time and flexible work arrangements based on needs of the role and individual circumstances.       

Reference: 101445

As the successful candidate, you will bring:

Essential criteria

1. A relevant degree in conjunction with demonstrated achievement in senior advisory and managerial roles in the relevant portfolio (see additional essential criteria below for portfolio areas), ideally with postgraduate managerial qualifications.
2. Exceptional business and commercial acumen, combined with contemporary experience and multiple demonstrable examples of leading the commercialisation of technologies through complex licences, royalty, equity and venture creation transactions (specifically, structuring, capital raising, negotiating, closing and handing over commercial transactions).
3. Highly developed networks with industry, entrepreneurs, investors and others in the start-up ecosystem, within the relevant portfolio areas covered below.
4. Ability to lead, advise and mentor colleagues in appropriate commercialisation pathways.
5. A demonstrated history of professional and respectful behaviours and attitudes aligned to CSIRO values in a complex working environment with both internal and external clients/partners and colleagues.
6. Superior interpersonal, coaching, systems thinking, communication, negotiation and consultative skills at all levels but particularly in relation to advising and guiding senior business leaders.
7. Demonstrated experience in successful project management, including planning, engagement, monitoring and reporting to meet or exceed specified outcomes and timeframes

For full details about this role, including the extensive list of duties, please review the Position Description. 

Not sure if you meet all the criteria?

While it is CSIRO policy that the successful candidate must meet all the essential criteria, there are many ways to demonstrate this. Don’t let the list discourage you. If you are unsure about applying, please reach out to the contact person in the Position Description.

Setting you up for success

We are committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible to everyone. We recognise that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. Please contact [email protected] and let us know how we can support you.  

Life at CSIRO and flexible work arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. We can discuss flexible work arrangements with you during the recruitment process. CSIRO also offers a range of leave entitlements, benefits and career development opportunities. To find out more, visit Careers at CSIRO.

Inclusion and belonging

Solving Australia's greatest challenges takes a diversity of minds and lived experiences. We know diverse teams are more effective and deliver more innovative outcomes. As an equal employment opportunity organisation, we are committed to creating diverse and inclusive teams where people feel they belong. We recognise true diversity encompasses all ages, abilities, cultures, faiths, levels of education, genders, sexualities, diversity of thought and much more. We focus on hiring people who share our values of People First, Further Together, Making it Real and Trusted.

CSIRO holds Gold Status for the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQIA+ inclusion, and a Science in Australia Gender Equity Bronze Award.

Eligibility 

Applications for this position are open to Australian Citizens. Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.   

The successful candidate may be required to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the Negative Vetting 1.

· Ability to travel nationally and internationally as required, and a current Australian Drivers

licence.

· Ability to obtain an Australian Financial Services (AFS) Licence.

Child safety 

CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. View our Child Safe Policy. 

How to apply 

Please apply online and submit a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) and CV that demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the essential requirements of this role.

Applications close 

Sunday 26 October 2025, 11:00pm AEDT