"Tech Transfer Marketing Analyst -Technology Ventures"

Job Description

Under the supervision of the Director, the Technology Transfer Marketing Analyst will provide support for invention disclosure and marketing activities in Technology Transfer Office (TTO) at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Internally assists faculty and research staff with assistance and support for submitting invention disclosures to the TTO.
• Performs initial analysis, including financial analysis and valuation of early-stage technologies; and recommendation on the disclosed to the TTO.
• Conducts market research and analysis to identify potential licensing or commercialization partners; inputs marketing activities and communication information into the internal database.
• Works with the Director to assess invention disclosures for marketing and commercial potential and develop and implement general and technology-specific marketing strategies.
• Responsible for writing non-confidential technology summaries, letters, and information packages for posting to the TTO website through the Inteum database, other websites such as iBridge, AUTM, etc?, or market to potential licensees
• Interacts with inventors to ensure inventions at the Medical Center are disclosed and processed by the TVO; responsible for ensuring completeness of the invention disclosure forms
• Works with Director to identify key topics, prepare flyers, invite speakers, and market educational events to key audiences within the Medical Center; responsible for organizing education sessions for inventors; presents and markets technologies at national and International meetings.
• Assists with negotiations for agreements to out-license technologies with identified partners and option agreements as applicable
• Participates in the management of de-risking projects for selected technologies to improve market readiness.
• Identifies contract research organizations (CROs) to perform R&D work on selected inventions.
• Manages projects with regard to the legal framework, finance, timeline, and outcome including expectation communication between inventors and CROs
• Secures potential new inventions or improvements over existing inventions through patenting.
• Participates in regular seminars and grand rounds at the Medical Center to enhance TVO presence and to help identify potential inventions
• Performs other duties (e.g. prepare analysis, reports, meeting presentations, special projects) as assigned by the manager

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in the Sciences required
• Masters in the Sciences is preferred

Experience and Skills:

• 1 -2 years of experience in managing early-stage life science technologies (medical devices, digital health, etc.) in academic technology transfer offices, life science companies, or life science-focused investment firms is required for master’s degree applicant, preferred. 
• 2 years of experience in assessment and marketing of early-stage medical devices, therapeutic and diagnostic technologies in the area of Cardiovascular, Oncology, Gastroenterology, and Neuroscience preferred.

Req ID : 12927
Working Title : Tech Transfer Marketing Analyst -Technology Ventures
Department : Technology Ventures
Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Job Category : Legal
Job Specialty : Legal
Overtime Status : EXEMPT
Primary Shift : Day
Shift Duration : 8 hour
Base Pay : $80,870 - $125,340