Patentand Royalties Manager - Tech Transfer Office

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is seeking a Patent and Royalties Manager to oversee MSK's patent and royalty portfolio, ensuring accurate administration and compliance across IP assets. You will partner with researchers, legal professionals, and business stakeholders to support licensing and technology commercialization.

The role emphasizes data-driven reporting, accounting-like processes, and timely royalty distributions, with a hybrid schedule at 633 Third Avenue, New York, NY.

Qualifications

• Experience with patent docketing, IP licensing, or royalty management.
• Strong understanding of patent processes and IP agreements.
• Experience in accounting or bookkeeping in tech transfer or law firm.
• Ability to analyze financial data and prepare accurate reports.
• Advanced MS Office skills, especially Excel, with complex data handling.

Responsibilities

• Manage operational activities related to MSK's patent and royalty portfolio, ensuring accurate administration of intellectual property assets.
• Oversee royalty reporting, revenue tracking, payment processing, royalty distributions, and related financial reconciliation activities.
• Review and interpret licensing agreements to ensure compliance with financial and reporting obligations.
• Monitor critical patent, licensing, and royalty deadlines and maintain accurate records within intellectual property management systems.
• Generate reports, analyses, and portfolio metrics to support strategic decision-making and technology commercialization efforts.
• Support audits and compliance reviews by maintaining organized documentation and responding to information requests.
• Identify process improvement opportunities to enhance operational efficiency, data integrity, and portfolio management practices.

Skills

Patent docketing

Intellectual property

Royalty management

Accounting / bookkeeping

Data analysis

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Excel

IP Licensing systems

Docketing systems

Royalty management systems

Job description

Job details

About Us:

The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursueour missionat MSK and around the globe.

Exciting Opportunities at MSK:

At Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), innovation is at the heart of our mission to end cancer for life. The Patent and Royalties Manager plays a critical role in protecting, managing, and maximizing the value of intellectual property generated through groundbreaking scientific research. This position partners with researchers, legal professionals, and business stakeholders to support the lifecycle of patents, licenses, and royalty-related activities that advance discoveries from the laboratory to real-world impact.

The successful candidate will oversee complex patent and royalty administration processes, ensure accuracy and compliance across intellectual property portfolios, and contribute to strategies that strengthen technology commercialization efforts. This role requires strong analytical capabilities, exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to build effective relationships with internal and external partners while supporting MSK's commitment to scientific excellence, innovation, and patient-centered outcomes.

Role Overview

• Manage operational activities related to MSK's patent and royalty portfolio, ensuring accurate administration of intellectual property assets.

• Oversee royalty reporting, revenue tracking, payment processing, royalty distributions, and related financial reconciliation activities.

• Review and interpret licensing agreements to ensure compliance with financial and reporting obligations.

• Monitor critical patent, licensing, and royalty deadlines and maintain accurate records within intellectual property management systems.

• Generate reports, analyses, and portfolio metrics to support strategic decision-making and technology commercialization efforts.

• Support audits and compliance reviews by maintaining organized documentation and responding to information requests.

• Identify process improvement opportunities to enhance operational efficiency, data integrity, and portfolio management practices.

Key Qualifications

• Experience working with patent docketing, intellectual property, licensing, or royalty management systems.

• Strong understanding of patent processes, intellectual property agreements, and royalty administration principles.

• Experience in accounting or bookkeeping either at a tech transfer office or law firm

• Experience analyzing financial data and preparing reports with a high degree of accuracy.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, and experience working with complex datasets.

Core Skills

• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills with diverse stakeholder groups.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and complex workflows simultaneously.

• Collaborative mindset with a customer-service orientation and strong relationship-building skills.

Additional Information

• Schedule: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST, Monday - Friday

• Location: Hybrid; Monday and Tuesday onsite with additional flexibility as needed; 633 Third Avenue, New York, NY

• Reporting To: Director, Technology Development and Licensing

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Pay Range: $102,800.00 - $164,500.00FSLA Status: Exempt

Closing

At MSK, we believe in fair, competitive pay that reflects your job, experience, and skills.

MSK is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran status or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision.

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