Tech Transfer & Patent Network Lead

Progressio Solutions; Tohatchi (NM); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Progressio Solutions seeks a knowledge-driven liaison to connect a university center with OTCs, coordinate patent-related projects and align activities with national priorities. You will build a centralized patent database, support filings, and monitor readiness across partner institutions.

Responsibilities include developing OTC networks, sharing best practices in tech transfer, and maintaining patent repositories to track commercialization progress.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of university research structures and academic collaboration models.
• Patent law, IP protection, and international conventions.
• Methods of technology assessment, valuation, and readiness evaluation.
• OTC networks and partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the liaison between the center and the university OTCs.
• Coordinate joint projects for patent identification, protection, and promotion.
• Align OTC activities with national research priorities.
• Build and maintain a centralized patent database compiling inventions from all partner universities.
• Support patent filing, documentation, and renewal processes.
• Monitor patent readiness levels and categorize by application area.
• Develop networks and partnerships with local and international OTCs.
• Share best practices in technology transfer, IP management and related domains.
• Facilitate collaborative research-to-market pipelines across universities.
• Maintain digital repositories of patents and research results.
• Track utilization and commercialization status of patents.

Skills

University collaboration models

IP law & protection

Technology assessment & readiness

OTC networks

Job description

Progressio Solutions seeks a knowledge-driven liaison to connect a university center with OTCs, coordinate patent-related projects and align activities with national priorities. You will build a centralized patent database, support filings, and monitor readiness across partner institutions.

Responsibilities include developing OTC networks, sharing best practices in tech transfer, and maintaining patent repositories to track commercialization progress.