Licensing Associate - RI Tech and Comm

10 Nationwide Children's Hospital; Kentucky; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Nationwide Children's Hospital seeks a licensing professional to evaluate opportunities, negotiate agreements, and manage external relationships to advance technology commercialization. You will translate scientific concepts into business terms and help chart strategic pathways for new innovations.

Bachelor's degree is required; master's degree in science, CS, engineering, or business is preferred. You will collaborate with researchers, draft contracts, and build a global network of partners to

Qualifications

• Identifies and evaluates licensing opportunities and IP assets for commercialization.
• Drafts and negotiates licensing and option agreements, translating science into business terms.
• Develops and maintains a network of partners and collaborators across sectors.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate technology licensing opportunities and manage external relationships.
• Draft and negotiate licensing contracts and NDAs with internal and external stakeholders.
• Educate researchers on commercialization pathways and advise on strategy.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

IP/Patent knowledge (Bayh-Dole)

Technology assessment & commercializ.

Contract negotiation

Business development & partnerships

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Master's degree in science, CS, engineering, or business (preferred)

Job description

Overview:

Job Description Summary: Evaluates licensing opportunities, negotiates contracts, and manages relationships with external partners to develop technology commercialization at Nationwide Children's Hospital.

Essential Functions:

• Identifies, solicits, and manages novel technologies for potential licensing opportunities, ensuring compliance with licensing regulations and intellectual property protection.
• Collaborates to draft and negotiate licensing and optioning agreements, translating complex scientific language into clear and understandable terms appropriate for business negotiation.
• Builds and maintains a network of local, regional, national and international business partners.
• Prepares technical summaries, conference presentations, and reports on novel technologies and licensing activities.
• Establishes and maintains policies and procedures for evaluating and marketing technology.
• Develops and implements annual and technology-specific strategies.
• Advises and educates NCH inventors regarding the commercialization of research and technology.

Education Requirement:

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience, required. Master's degree in science, computer science, engineering, or business, preferred.

Licensure Requirement:

(not specified)

Certifications:

(not specified)

Skills:

• Exercises excellent verbal, written, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Through understand of copyright law and software/business method patents and understanding of Federal rights in data and software (i.e. the Bayh-Dole Act).
• Ability to evaluate new technologies and work with faculty and staff to develop a commercialization pathway.
• Substantial knowledge of the application of basic and applied research to new product development, commercialization, and manufacturing; experience with software production management, marketing or sales, preferred.
• Experience with contracts such as material transfer, inter-institutional and non-disclosure agreements.

Experience:

• Two years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and work experience, preferred.
• Work experience in commercializing computer software and computer science related technology as it applies to health care/life science, preferred.
• Broad technology-based experience in IT hardware and software, including experience in software product development, preferred.
• Previous technology transfer or business development experience, preferred.
• Experience with contracts such as material transfer, inter-institutional and non-disclosure agreements.

Physical Requirements:

• OCCASIONALLY: Bend/twist, Climb stairs/ladder, Squat/kneel
• FREQUENTLY: Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 11-20 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Standing, Walking
• CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Color vision, Computer skills, Decision Making, Depth perception, Flexing/extending of neck, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Reaching above shoulder, Repetitive hand/arm use, Seeing - Far/near, Sitting
• Additional Physical Requirements performed but not listed above: (not specified)

The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision.

EOE M/F/Disability/Vet

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