ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, TECHNOLOGY LICENSING

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Job description

This position reports to Director of Technology Transfer and oversees the transfer of physical/life science technologies from university into commercial sectors. Oversees technology review, intellectual property (IP) legal protection, IP license negotiations, and IP promotion in media and at scientific and technology related events.

Responsibilities for this position include:

• Oversees and manages the protection and licensing of a portion of the UCF Research Foundation IP portfolio which includes patents, trademarks and copyrights in the areas of physical and life sciences. Drafts and negotiates license agreements and other types of agreements, including material transfer, inter-institutional, and nondisclosure agreements.
• Assesses and evaluates new technologies disclosed to Technology Transfer. Identifies commercial uses and recommends appropriate legal protection. Reviews and edits promotional materials to advertise new technologies to prospective industry partners. Promotes new technologies at scientific and technology focused conferences and business communities.
• Reviews, edits, and negotiates IP terms and conditions for UCF sponsored research activities. Coordinates IP matters between contract manager, general counsel, principal investigator, and external sponsor/external counsel.
• Supervises Intellectual Property & Licensing Specialist, students, and/or interns.
• Conducts workshops and delivers presentations to educate internal and external communities on Technology Transfer matters.
• Manages and licenses life/physical sciences-related intellectual property rights to commercial entities. Leads outreach efforts to facilitate the use and/or commercialization of physical/life sciences-related technologies by private and public sector organizations.
• Analyze Technology Transfer performance metrics and data and benchmark against state and other peer institutes. Brainstorm with the group to eliminate non productive tasks, bottlenecks in the day-to-day operations and create standard operating procedures, checklists, process flow charts for staff to adopt Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) model.
• Represents UCF at professional trade organizations, including Association for University Technology Managers (AUTM).
• Attracts and cultivates relationships with entrepreneurs and industries to sponsor university research and negotiate intellectual property terms of sponsored agreements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:
Assistant Director, Technology Licensing
Job #: 501460
Open Date: 11/19/21
Closing Date: 12/2/21
Annual Salary: $104,664 - Negotiable
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's or Master's degree and 4+ years of relevant experience with at least 1+ year(s) of leadership experience
Preferences:

• Masters degree or Ph.D. in industrial or mechanical engineering.
• 6+ years work experience in technology transfer, intellectual property management, and technology assessment and commercialization

Special Instructions:
Remote work within the state of Florida may be considered based upon specific circumstances.
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