Director of Engagement, Agreements, and Licensing

Indiana University Indianapolis; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental insurance

Tuition subsidy for employees

Generous paid time off plans

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Indianapolis is seeking a Director of Engagement, Agreements, and Licensing. This role is crucial for leading licensing activities and managing operations within the Innovation and Commercialization Office. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in academic or industry settings and demonstrate effective leadership and communication skills. Comprehensive benefits are offered including health insurance and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• 10 years of relevant experience required.
• 10 years of experience in academia or industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leads and manages licensing activities for ICO.
• Provides the highest level of operational leadership.
• Acts as a liaison for licensing, agreements, and business relationships.

Skills

Effective leadership skills

Excellent collaboration and team building skills

Effective communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in science related field

Ph.D or terminal degree in a science related field

Job description

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About the Company

The Innovation and Commercialization Office (ICO) at Indiana University Indianapolis is responsible for fostering connections between Indiana University (IU) inventors and external collaborators and facilitating the transfer of university discoveries to the market. ICO works to establish partnerships between research and industry, provide connections to resources, commercialization guidance, and business engagement.

About the Role

Ensures that ICO licensing activities and operations are integrated and coordinated so researchers are supported by service-oriented employees.

Responsibilities

• Leads and manages the licensing activities for ICO, including overseeing license agreement negotiations and serving as a resource and point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, such as the Office for Research Administration, General Counsel, and the Office for Research compliance.
• Provides the highest level of operational leadership and coordination of assigned staff members to define innovation and commercialization.
• Works with ICO Director of Operations on processes and implementations for compliance and serves as a resource for escalated operational issues.
• Provides the highest level of operational leadership for patent strategy development and management.
• Serves as a liaison with stakeholders across the university for licensing, agreements, and business relationship needs for ICO.
• Contributes on senior leadership teams to formulate strategic planning and the highest-level operational objectives for Innovation and Commercialization.
• Establishes long-term business plans and long-term strategic objectives.
• Directs leadership staff who provide supervision to Innovation and Commercialization teams.
• Responsible for escalated operational issues, including human resources and/or people management situations.
• Drives innovation and excellence within the area of Innovation and Commercialization; reviews and creates policies and procedures.
• Determines overall budget for Innovation and Commercialization teams; reviews and approves financial proposals from direct reporting leaders; has significant fiscal responsibilities that require frequent interaction with executive leaders.
• Provides expertise and identifies grant and/or funding opportunities; develops business relationships across the university and externally.
• Stays up-to-date on new Innovation and Commercialization standards, technologies, policies, and procedures and works collaboratively with other Innovation and Commercialization leaders across departments and/or campuses in determining standards, best practices, and related policies/procedures; ensures the adoption and implementation by direct reporting leaders.
• Serves diverse stakeholders in developing and commercializing transformational science.
• Supports educational programs and initiatives for faculty, research scientists, and graduate students on topics related to technology commercialization and innovation planning.
• Provides leadership and oversight of Technology Development and Licensing.
• Ensures that the ICO technology development and licensing activities are integrated and coordinated so that researchers are supported by service-oriented employees responsible for promoting innovation and commercialization.

Qualifications

EDUCATION

• Required: Bachelor's degree in science related field.
• Preferred: Ph.D or terminal degree in a science related field (mathematics, life sciences, chemistry, medical, or related field).

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Required: 10 years of relevant experience.
• Preferred: 10 years of experience in academia or industry. Demonstrated experience in successfully negotiating and executing commercialization of university-based discoveries. Demonstrated experience in developing technology transfer approaches and processes in a university setting.

Required Skills

• Effective leadership skills.
• Excellent collaboration and team building skills.
• Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills.
• Demonstrates ability to maintain confidential information.
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
• Effective communication skills: spoken, digital, and listening.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Effectively coaches and delivers constructive feedback.
• Builds and manages effective teams.
• Ability to represent the company with external constituents.
• Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion.
• Demonstrates problem solving skills.

Preferred Skills

• Understanding of conflicts of interest in a university setting.
• Understanding of sponsored research agreements, inventions with federal funding, and federal and state laws applicable to technology transfer agreements and in a university setting.

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation. Due to the broad responsibilities, the Director of Licensing and Agreements will be expected to work across all IU campuses.

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance.
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions.
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU.
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting.
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options.
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses.
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year.
• Generous paid time off plans.
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology, General Business, and Legal

• Industries

  Higher Education

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