Licensing Compliance Administrator

National Laboratory of the Rockies; Golden (CO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Laboratory of the Rockies in Golden, CO seeks a Licensing Compliance Administrator to join the Technology Transfer Office. This regular, full-time role focuses on managing IP licensing, royalty tracking, and compliance across patent and software licenses, bridging lab innovations with industry partners.

You will coordinate financial reporting, support new licenses, and work with researchers, legal, and industry to ensure timely payments and adherence to agreements, contributing to

Responsibilities

• Assist in the licensing of NLR Intellectual Property.
• Administer post-execution license compliance activities for patent, software, and other intellectual property license agreements.
• Manage the accurate and timely collection, reconciliation, and reporting of royalties, license fees, milestone payments, minimum annual royalties, and other contractual payments, as well as annual reports.
• Oversee patent cost reimbursement collections and ensure licensees fulfill their contractual obligations to reimburse NLR for applicable patent prosecution and maintenance expenses.

Job description

Golden, CO

Full time

R14519

Posting Title

Licensing Compliance Administrator

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Location

CO - Golden

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Position Type

Regular

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Hours Per Week

40

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Working at NLR

NLR is located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Golden, Colorado is the nation's primary laboratory for energy systems research and development.

Join the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR), where world-class scientists, engineers, and experts are accelerating energy innovation through breakthrough research and systems integration. From our mission to our collaborative culture, NLR stands out in the research community for its commitment to an affordable and secure energy future. Spanning foundational science to applied systems engineering and analysis, we focus on solving complex challenges to deliver advanced, secure, reliable, and cost-effective energy solutions. Our work helps strengthen U.S. industries, support job creation, and promote national economic growth.

At NLR, you'll find a mission-driven environment supported by state-of-the-art facilities, multidisciplinary research teams, and strong collaborations with industry, academia, and other national laboratories. We offer robust professional development opportunities, and a competitive benefits package designed to support your career and well-being.

Job Description

The National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) Technology Transfer Office (TTO) is responsible for planning, directing, and executing NLR’s sponsored research agreements, intellectual property, and licensing programs. The Office manages the negotiation and oversight of research and intellectual property-related agreements working in close strategy coordination with multiple offices across the Lab and at Department of Energy (DOE).

The Office also provides leadership and guidance across the laboratory on technology transfer and intellectual property matters, develops staff expertise, and builds and improves the business processes and systems that support partnering and commercialization. This is an opportunity to be part of the Licensing Team which is a highly collaborative team that builds the relationships and creates the connections needed to move cutting-edge energy innovations from the Lab to the marketplace. You will work closely with NLR researchers, legal, and industry across technical areas such as critical mineral supply chains, geothermal, and advanced computing. NLR’s Technology Transfer Office actively markets promising technologies, works with businesses that have the technical and financial resources to commercialize them, and negotiates licenses that enable NLR innovations to reach end users and deliver real and lasting impact.

In this role, you will coordinate financial reporting and tracking issues related to NLR’s IP license agreements, support development of new licenses, track progress and obligations of new records of invention/software records and coordinate the license revenue-funded project program in NLR’s technology transfer office.

This role is pivotal in bridging laboratory innovations and the marketplace and centers on managing intellectual property (IP) licensing, royalty tracking, compliance, and supporting commercialization efforts.

Key responsibilities include:

• Assist in the licensing of NLR Intellectual Property

• Administer NLR’s post-execution license compliance activities for patent, software, and other intellectual property license agreements.

• Manage the accurate and timely collection, reconciliation, and reporting of royalties, license fees, milestone payments, minimum annual royalties, and other contractual payments, as well as annual reports.

• Oversee patent cost reimbursement collections and ensure licensees fulfill their contractual obligations to reimburse NLR for applicable patent prosecution and maintenance expenses.