Director of Intellectual Property Management - (497169 )

University of Houston; Houston (TX); Sur place; USD 127 000 - 146 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The University of Houston Office of Technology Transfer and Innovation seeks a senior leader to advance technology transfer and intellectual property activities. This role supports the VP for Energy and Innovation and energy initiatives by managing IP assets within UH and the UH system.

Responsibilities include identifying inventions and disclosures, guiding patent applications and prosecution, and coordinating with outside counsel.

Qualifications

• Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline.
• Experience: minimum of seven (7) years of directly job-related experience; ten (10) years preferred in academic technology transfer.
• Registered Patent Agent, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Responsabilités

• Manages intellectual property, identifies inventions, disclosures, and patent applications.
• Directs patent prosecution, portfolio strategy, and liaises with outside counsel.
• Collaborates with UH administrative units, faculty, and staff to manage IP initiatives.
• Implements technology transfer service policies in accordance with laws and UH policies.
• Ensures financial and administrative compliance of IP activities.

Connaissances

Patent law familiarity

Project management

Strategic planning

Academic technology transfer

Formation

Terminal degree

Description du poste

Department: Office of Tech Trnsfr &InnovaSalary: 127,300 - 146,400

Description

Under general supervision, manages and implements technologytransfer and intellectual property activities. Assists the VP forEnergy and Innovation and Energy and Innovation executiveleadership with management of intellectual property assets createdwithin UH and UH system.

Responsibilities

• Manages intellectual property, identifies potentialinventions, disclosures, and patent applications.
• Responsible for patent prosecution, patent portfolio strategy,and directs the processing of patent applications. Serves as aliaison with outside counsel.
• Works collaboratively with University of Houston administrativeunits, faculty, center directors, and staff within the Division ofEnergy and Innovation to manage special programs, projects, andinitiatives of the Office of Technology Transfer andInnovation.
• Responsible for the implementation, modification, and operationof technology transfer service policies in accordance withapplicable Federal and State laws, agency regulations, and UHSpolicies and procedures.
• Ensures financial and administrative compliance of intellectualproperty activities.
• Responsible for managing financial obligations with outsidecounsel.
• Reviews and recommends changes in intellectual property businessoperations to Energy and Innovation executive leadership withregard to research agreements, copyrights, patents, royalties,licenses, and consortia agreements.
• Facilitates organization and implementation of UH SystemIntellectual Property Committee meetings to review and discussintellectual property policies, pending disclosures, and patentsubmission.
• Assists with strategic planning and implementation of majorinterdisciplinary research projects and technology transferinitiatives and business operations.
• Complies and analyzes relevant information to facilitatemanagement decisions and serves as a resource to the VP of Energyand Innovation and Energy and Innovation executiveleadership.
• Performs other job-related duties as required.

Qualifications

MQ: Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical andpractical aspects of an analytical, technical or professionaldiscipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professionaldiscipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtainedthrough a formal, directly job-related terminal degree from acollege or university or an equivalent in-depth specializedtraining program that is directly related to the type of work beingperformed. Experience: Requires a minimum of seven (7) years ofdirectly job-related experience. Preferred: Ten (10) years ofdirectly job-related experience, preferably in an academictechnology transfer office, deep familiarity with patent laws,patent applications and management, and patent prosecution.Registered Patent Agent, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.Certification/Licensing: None.

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The University of Houston System and its universities are EqualOpportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.