Senior Licensing Associate
Core
Supporting the commercialization of university innovations by managing assigned technologies and contributing to the evaluation, protection, marketing, and licensing of intellectual property arising from university research.
Role type
Senior Licensing Associate (Technology Transfer)
Builds
Licensing agreements and startup ventures for university research discoveries
Domain
Higher Education / Technology Transfer / Intellectual Property
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Intellectual property strategy, market opportunity evaluation, negotiation of complex agreements, technology marketing, ecosystem engagement, patent portfolio management, invention disclosure evaluation
Preferred skills
Startup formation support, marketing strategy implementation, industry partner identification, USPTO patent agent registration, Registered Technology Transfer Professional
Technologies
Patent prosecution systems, market research tools
Responsibilities
Establish rapport with faculty to identify promising technologies; Evaluate invention disclosures for patentability and commercialization potential; Develop commercialization plans including market research and marketing materials; Structure license deals and negotiate term sheets and agreements; Manage assigned intellectual property portfolio and coordinate patent filings
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
