Senior Contract Manager

Kentucky Bar Association; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization is seeking a Senior Contract Manager to join their Technology Commercialization team. The role involves drafting and negotiating various agreements to facilitate the commercialization of university technologies. The position offers a fully remote work arrangement for candidates residing in the United States.

Qualifications

• Experience in drafting and negotiating contracts.
• Knowledge of intellectual property agreements.

Responsibilities

• Drafting, negotiating, and finalizing commercialization agreements.
• Collaborating with innovators and institutions for partnerships.
• Monitoring existing agreements for compliance.

Job description

Senior Contract Manager

UK Innovate’s Technology Commercialization team at the University of Kentucky conducts its commercialization activities to create a partnership culture that is focused on strong relations with our stakeholders, transparency, and customer service.

The Contracts Manager will report to the Sr. Associate Director for Contracts and work collaboratively with other team members to draft, negotiate, and manage agreements related to the commercialization and partnering efforts of UK Innovate. The Contracts Manager will be responsible for working with faculty innovators and third parties to draft and execute contracts including intellectual property licenses, options, inter-institutional agreements, transfer agreements (NDAs, MTAs, DUAs), collaboration, and other agreements as needed to consummate partnerships to move technologies of the university to market.

The primary responsibilities of this position will include, but are not limited to:

1. Drafting, negotiating, and finalizing commercialization and intellectual property related agreements.
2. Collaborating with innovators, potential licensees, and other institutions to establish and memorialize partnerships through appropriate contracts.
3. Helping implement frameworks for partnerships and commercialization efforts.
4. Working with other UK Innovate team members to strategize appropriate agreement frameworks.
5. Creating and updating agreement templates, documents, and related policies for process efficiency.
6. Monitoring existing agreements to ensure contractual compliance.

Growth in intellectual property licenses and agreements, and the successful commercialization and innovation partnerships, are priorities at UK and serve as major performance metrics in the University’s 2020-2025 strategic plan.

This position is eligible for a fully remote work arrangement. Candidates must reside in the United States to be eligible for this work arrangement. The deadline to apply for this position is May 22, 2025.