Senior Licensing Associate
Core
Manages the transfer of physical science technologies from university into commercial sectors, handling IP legal protection, license negotiations, and promotion.
Role type
Senior Licensing Associate (Technology Transfer)
Builds
Commercial licensing deals and sponsored research activities for university physical science technologies
Domain
Higher Education / Technology Transfer / Intellectual Property
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
IP portfolio management, license agreement drafting and negotiation, technology assessment, commercialization strategy, stakeholder relationship management, team supervision, workshop delivery
Preferred skills
Engineering or physical science degree, legal agreement implementation experience, business development, finance acumen, patent assessment, outbound software licensing experience
Technologies
Patent assessment tools, market research methodologies
Responsibilities
Drafts and negotiates license agreements (material transfer, inter-institutional, NDA), evaluates new technologies for commercial use, reviews and edits promotional materials, coordinates IP matters with legal and research teams, cultivates industry partnerships, supervises IP specialists and interns, conducts IP policy workshops
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship duties