Technology Licensing Advisor - Remote/Hybrid

The Ohio State University; Energy (IL); On-site; USD 88,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ohio State University is seeking a Licensing Officer within ERIK | Technology Commercialization to cultivate relationships with faculty and staff creators of innovations in the College of Engineering. The role involves licensing, evaluating business cases, creating marketing summaries, and negotiating licenses with partners.

Responsibilities include supporting marketing strategies and working with the Licensing and IP Management teams to advance commercialization, while remote work

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physical sciences or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 4 years of relevant experience.
• Preliminary knowledge proficiency in licensing and intellectual property principles.
• Examples include preliminary licensing terms, targeted fundamentals of intellectual property, basic understanding of marketing methods, and intermediate negotiation knowledge.
• Active participant in deal teams with and without being a deal lead.
• Able to provide recommendations and justifications on filing decisions with modest supervision. Independently manages a small to mid-sized IP portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate and sustain relationships with university faculty and staff creators and developers of innovations in the College of Engineering.
• Identify university-owned innovations with commercial applications and evaluate business cases.
• Prepare non-confidential summaries for marketing purposes and support marketing strategy development.
• Participate in negotiation of license and option agreements with partners.

Skills

Licensing knowledge

Negotiation

Deal teams

Marketing basics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physical sciences or equivalent

Job description

The Ohio State University is seeking a Licensing Officer within ERIK | Technology Commercialization to cultivate relationships with faculty and staff creators of innovations in the College of Engineering. The role involves licensing, evaluating business cases, creating marketing summaries, and negotiating licenses with partners.

Responsibilities include supporting marketing strategies and working with the Licensing and IP Management teams to advance commercialization, while remote work