Licensing Associate, Life Sciences

NYU Grossman School of Medicine; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,482 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NYU Grossman School of Medicine seeks a Licensing Associate, Life Sciences to manage disclosure and transfer of NYU technologies from NYU Abu Dhabi to the marketplace. You will solicit disclosures, assess commercial potential, identify partners, and help form startups.

The role works with the Director, Technology Transfer and NYUAD researchers, with adjusted NYC hours to accommodate Abu Dhabi researchers. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in science or engineering required.
• Excellent problem-solving, collaboration, and oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Meet with researchers to learn of their research and solicit invention disclosures.
• Evaluate invention disclosures for commercial potential and license potential.
• Prepare non-confidential marketing summaries of inventions for circulation and posting.
• Identify potential commercial partners for licensing NYU inventions and/or funding NYU research.
• Draft and negotiate confidentiality and material transfer agreements with companies.
• Review grants and contracts for new technologies and coordinate with NYUAD teams on IP protection.
• Research and evaluate active R&D interests of companies and schedule meetings for licensing discussions.
• Assist in negotiation of IP agreements with companies.
• Engage with NYUAD's entrepreneurship teams to foster spin-off/start-up creation.
• Monitor licensees’ milestones and maintain data in IP database.
• Adhere to NYULH and NYUAD policies and standards.

Skills

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Problem-solving

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in science or engineering

Job description

NYU Grossman School of Medicine is one of the nation's top-ranked medical schools. For 175 years, NYU Grossman School of Medicine has trained thousands of physicians and scientists who have helped to shape the course of medical history and enrich the lives of countless people. An integral part of NYU Langone Health, the Grossman School of Medicine at its core is committed to improving the human condition through medical education, scientific research, and direct patient care. At NYU Langone Health, equity and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace inclusion and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge. For more information, go to med.nyu.edu, and interact with us on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed, Facebook, X and Instagram.

Position Summary:

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Licensing Associate, Life Sciences. The Licensing Associate manages activities related to the disclosure and protection of new innovations and the transfer of life sciences related technology from the NYU campus in Abu Dhabi to the marketplace. This includes regular outreach to the research community to actively solicit innovation disclosures, assessing the commercial potential of these disclosures from researchers, identifying potential commercial partners, working closely with TOVs Market Analyst to market technologies to companies negotiating research and license agreements, and promoting the creation of start-up companies based on NYU technologies.

This position will also work closely and take guidance from the Director, Technology Transfer at NYUAD who will have primary responsibility for in person communication with researchers. As a result, this position will have adjusted working hours in NYC to accommodate researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi.

Job Responsibilities:

• Meet with researchers to learn of their research, make them aware of intellectual property considerations, and solicit/encourage invention disclosures.
• Evaluate invention disclosures from faculty for commercial potential. Work with the Director, Intellectual Property, outside counsel, and inventor to evaluate patentability and license potential of inventions.
• Work with TOVs Market Analyst to prepare non-confidential marketing summaries of inventions, including commercial applications, to freely circulate to industry and post on website. Maintain accurate tracking of marketing efforts through Salesforce or other platforms as instructed.
• Identify potential commercial partners for licensing NYU inventions and/or funding NYU research, including companies and investor groups, and identify and contact key decision makers within such entities.
• With limited support or oversight, draft and work with the Contracts team to negotiate confidentiality agreements and material transfer agreements with companies to facilitate in-depth discussions.
• Review existing grants and contracts for new technologies that might be emerging from research and match them as applicable. Initiate discussions with Director, Technology TransferNYUAD regarding potential disclosure or patent requirements to ensure protection of intellectual property.
• Research and evaluate the active research and development interests of companies, including reaching out to schedule meetings with companies and attending conferences for networking with company personnel responsible for technology licensing and business development in the United States.
• Assist Director, Technology TransferNYUAD in the negotiation of the relevant intellectual property agreements with companies.
• Actively engage and collaborate with Vice Provost, NYUAD Research Translation and Entrepreneurship to ensure cooperation in creation of spin-off and start-up companies resulting from commercialization of NYUAD technologies.
• Monitor signed agreements with companies to stay aware of licensees obligations to meet agreed upon milestones and royalties. Also, monitor changes in company focus, personnel, or resources, status of ongoing research and product development, making and protection of follow-on inventions, etc. Maintain good long-term relationships, ensure compliance with agreements, and identify need to amend agreements if necessary.
• Maintain consistent and accurate data in TOVs intellectual property database (currently Evolve), including entry of IP-related agreements, patent information, and financial information.
• Adhere to all relevant NYULH and NYUAD policies and behavioral standards.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Key Competencies:

• Follows NYULH and NYUAD policies and procedures and able to work seamlessly across multiple policy constructs
• Exercises good judgment and effectively prioritizes work
• Flexible and willing to work asynchronously
• Understands and embraces Enterprise Systems
• Embraces the practice of Continuous Improvement
• Accountable, Collegial and Ethical

Minimum Qualifications:

• To qualify you must have a Bachelors degree in science or engineering is required
• Ability to work effectively with senior management, academic scientists, and executives from industry, and to achieve consensus and promote good long-term relationships; Excellent problem-solving, collaboration, and oral and written communication skills;
• English language fluency.
• Seek a highly motivated self-starter; must be detail-oriented and able to multi-task.
• A customer service mindset is a must.
• Knowledge of intellectual property law and licensing practices desirable.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ph.D and/or MBA;
• Fluency in Arabic;
• Experience working in a technology transfer office;
• Industry or startup experience in the life sciences sector;
• Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) or general SWANA Experience

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

NYU Grossman School of Medicine provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.

At NYU Langone Health, we are committed to supporting our workforce and their loved ones with a comprehensive benefits and wellness package. Our offerings provide a robust support system for any stage of life, whether it's developing your career, starting a family, or saving for retirement. The support employees receive goes beyond a standard benefit offering, where employees have access to financial security benefits, a generous time-off program and employee resources groups for peer support. Additionally, all employees have access to our holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care. The benefits and wellness package is designed to allow you to focus on what truly matters. Join us and experience the extensive resources and services designed to enhance your overall quality of life for you and your family.

NYU Grossman School of Medicine is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration. We require applications to be completed online.

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