"Licensing Associate Opportunities (Hybrid) - Office of Technology Management"

Position Summary

The Office of Technology Management at Washington University in St. Louis is looking to fill the following positions:

• Licensing Associate
• Senior Licensing Associate

These positions are responsible for supporting the workload of the Business Development Directors and Business Development Associates for Physical Sciences, Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering with respect to assessing technology, marketing technologies, and negotiating license agreements.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Completes Technology Assessment and Commercial/Patent Reassessment on assigned invention disclosure within established departmental time frames. This assessment should include an evaluation of patentability and commercial opportunity. Recommendations will be made on appropriate IP protection (patent or copyright) and patent conversions.
• Works with legal counsel to protect intellectual property either through patenting or other proper tactics for assigned portfolio. Works directly with departmental patent coordinator and internal legal counsel (OGC) on patent costs and filing tactics with outside patent law firms.
• Develops marketing materials and website information on IP-protected cases. Markets IP and establish contacts with potential licensees. Manages IP portfolio and decisions on future license potential.
• Negotiates key terms and executes simple license agreement with licensee.
• Manages a portfolio of existing licenses with respect to technology development, milestones and non-financial terms of the licensees.

Working Conditions:

• Job Location/Working Conditions: Normal office environment
• Physical Effort: Typically sitting at a desk or table
• Equipment: Office equipment

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of Bachelor's degree in engineering or an advanced degree (MS or PhD) in physical sciences.
• Two years of experience in a university tech transfer office.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in biomedical engineering, engineering, or physical sciences.
• Understanding of technology evaluation, patents, contracts, marketing, and licensing activities, either in a university or private industry.
• Some business experience or a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.
• Ability to assess the commercial potential of emerging technologies.

Salary Range

$65,900.00 - $112,700.00 / Annually

The salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one's qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, market rates for positions within the same grade and department budget.

Grade

G13

Scheduled Hours

37.5

Internal Number

JR91493