DIRECTOR IP AND LICENSING #00030195

Key Reponsibilties

• Patents - Lead the overall portfolio management of university IP, coordinating with internal and external counsel.
• Collaborate with university personnel to pursue and protect IP. Identify S&T intellectual property to protect, promote, and manage.
• Manage the IP Disclosure Process - Coordinate monthly provisional and nonprovisional committee meetings, determine the agenda and sequence of teams to present.
• Licenses - Grow royalty income generated through licensing activities, manage student employees to create licensing and marketing materials for IP.
• Lead outreach efforts to faculty, staff, students and others to identify and market opportunities; create systematic ways to reach important constituents with regular updates.
• Identify commercialization partners to license technologies and negotiate license agreements (legal approval through UM Legal).
• Expand efforts to license promising inventions by improving marketing efforts, leveraging alumni resources and exploring creative business creation models.
• Ongoing management of active license portfolio and financial payments.
• Manage other external agreements such as NDAs/CDAs, IIAs, MTAs, Cooperation agreements, Software disclosure/author’s agreements, Engagement agreements, Copyright agreements, Master research agreements, Allocation of rights agreements, and other legal documents as the need arises including OSP support.
• Manage new consortia agreements.
• Help to educate the faculty, staff and students about technology translation opportunities and processes through such programs as Founder Sessions and Summer Build and Launch Accelerator workshop seminars.
• Participate in University of Missouri System Technology Transfer Director meetings.
• Participate in University Research Center Director meetings.

Minimum Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and at least 6 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary.
• Previous experience leading IP management, licensing, industry/university consortium agreements, and other agreements for campus and region.
• Patent attorney/agent and certified licensing professional credentials.
• Engineering or science degree.

Anticipated Hiring Range

The anticipated hiring range for this position has been established as $70,152-$100,000 annually.

Grade

GGS 12

University Title

DIRECTOR I BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Sponsorship Information

Employment visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Benefit Eligibility

This position is eligible for University benefits. As part of your total compensation, the University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, paid time off, short- and long-term disability, paid parental leave, paid caregiver leave, and educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.