Patent Licensing & Translation Associate

We need to output HTML fragment with headings for sections that have real content. Use

for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. We must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Keep substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Key sections: - Position Summary: includes description of PSU, mission, Innovation and Intellectual Property office, and then "Position Summary" again with description of duties. We can combine into an "About the role" maybe. The instruction: Use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to decide which sections to include based on content. We have: - Position Summary (description of university and role) -> could be "About the role". - Duties: list of duties (multiple bullet-like paragraphs). Should be under "Responsibilities" with

• . - Minimum Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications: could be under "Requirements" or "Qualifications". The instruction says we can have Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We need to decide. Probably "Requirements" for minimum qualifications, "Preferred Qualifications" maybe as part of Qualifications or Skills. But we can combine. - Key Cultural Competencies and Environmental Stewardship: could be under "Skills" or maybe separate but we can include under "Skills". However we need to avoid filler. They are substantive. - Work Days/Hours: schedule -> "Schedule" section. - Total Compensation Range & Benefits Statement: pay and benefits -> we need separate "Pay" and "Benefits" sections if they have specifics. The posting gives salary range and benefits description. So we can have Pay section with salary range, and Benefits section with benefits description. - Other info like representation, AAUP, etc. Might be metadata; we can drop or fold into short p. The instruction: do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

  or drop it. So we can include a short paragraph for things like "Position FTE 1.0", "Tenure Status N - not applicable", "Renewable End date, if applicable 09/30/2030", "Proposed Start Date 02/01/2027", "Classification Title Legal and Compliance Rank N - No Rank Working Title Patent Licensing & Translation Associate Department 400301 - STP Strategic Partnerships Admin Position Number D90553 Representation AU - AAUP Renewable". That's a lot of metadata; we could drop most, but we need to preserve ALL substantive information. Are these substantive? They are administrative details; maybe not essential to the job description but they are part of posting. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. However we can fold minor metadata into a short

  . So we can include a paragraph that lists these details in a concise way. We must not include application instructions, boilerplate, EEO, etc. So we drop the "Application Instructions", "Additional Information", "Search Details", "Supplemental Questions", "Applicant Documents Required Documents", etc. We also need to drop duplicated lines. Now craft HTML. Structure:

  About the role

  ... (summary of PSU and role)

  Responsibilities

  • ... each duty
  ...

  Requirements

  Minimum Qualifications: Master’s or advanced professional degree (Ph.D., JD, or MBA) with 3+ years of experience; Advanced degree in sciences, engineering, business, or law; 3–5 years of direct experience in university technology transfer, commercialization, or corporate business development; Demonstrated experience negotiating contracts, non-disclosure agreements, or intellectual property licenses; Excellent organizational skills, high attention to detail, and exceptional written and verbal communication skills; Deep knowledge of the university research environment, grant structures, and federal compliance rules; Successful completion of a background check.

  Maybe also include Preferred Qualifications as part of Requirements or Skills. Could add a separate

  Preferred Qualifications

  but not in allowed headings list. The allowed headings list includes Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We could use Qualifications for both minimum and preferred. Or we could put preferred under Skills. Let's decide: Use

  Qualifications

  for both minimum and preferred, maybe separate paragraphs. But we also have Key Cultural Competencies and Environmental Stewardship; those could go under

  Skills

  . Schedule:

  Schedule

  Monday-Friday, 8am - 5pm, and some nights and weekends

  Pay:

  Pay

  Starting annual salary between $67,512 and $83,496, negotiable above based on experience, skills, market parity, internal equity, and department budget.

  Benefits:

  Benefits

  Excellent benefits package includes 95% premium paid healthcare; generous retirement and vacation package; reduced tuition rates for employee, spouse or dependent at any Oregon University System school.

  We also need to include the metadata paragraph maybe after About the role or before Responsibilities. Let's add a short

  for metadata: "Position FTE 1.0; Tenure Status N - not applicable; Renewable; Proposed start date 02/01/2027; End date 09/30/2030; Classification Title Legal and Compliance, Rank N - No Rank; Working Title Patent Licensing & Translation Associate; Department STP Strategic Partnerships Admin; Position Number D90553; Representation AU - AAUP." Now ensure we don't repeat job title. We haven't. Now ensure we don't include any boilerplate like EEO, etc. Now produce HTML fragment. Check each duty list: The duties section is a big block with headings like "Proactive Innovation Harvesting & Grant Mining", "IP Development, Patent Portfolio Management, & Licensing", etc. We need to turn each duty into

• . The text includes multiple sentences; we can keep them as is. Let's extract duties: From the posting: "Duties Proactive Innovation Harvesting & Grant MiningSystematically mine university-wide awarded grant data, publications, and completed final grant reports to identify early-stage discoveries with high translational or commercial potential.Implement a rigorous, proactive scouting workflow. Conduct extensive, direct outreach across all PSU academic departments and colleges to build trust and surface disclosures before they are publicly published. Coordinate with the greater faculty support" Seems there is a missing space; but we can keep as is. Then "IP Development, Patent Portfolio Management, & LicensingManage the administrative and legal aspects of PSU’s physical science, engineering, software, and life science patent portfolios.Work with faculty inventors to evaluate discoveries, draft comprehensive intellectual property strategy plans, and manage patent prosecution timelines with external law firms. Draft, negotiate, and prepare high-value patent and copyright licenses, options, and commercialization agreements for the Director’s signature." Then "Invention Evaluation & Innovation Support AdministrationDeliver rigorous scientific, legal, and commercial evaluations for newly submitted invention disclosures, and support the deployment of PSU’s seed-funding.Conduct high-intensity patentability, market sizing, competitive landscape, and customer-discovery analyses on new disclosures. Coordinate regular, documented review meetings with select faculty and external partners. Assist in administering intake, review, milestone compliance, and tracking project progression for internally-funded projects." Then "Faculty Outreach, Training, & MentorshipDeliver education, training, and resources to faculty, postdocs, and graduate students to increase translational participation across the institution.Develop and deliver training workshops and seminars covering translation topics such as the benefits of research translation, patent basics, invention disclosure submissions, customer discovery, and industry partnering. Work alongside collaborative RGS staff to match early-career researchers with experienced innovation mentors and provide substantive advice on innovation disclosures and innovation development/support programs." Then "Formalized Partnership Pipelines & Non-License AgreementsDraft and negotiate agreements that govern external research collaborations and university-industry interactions.Draft, negotiate, and process material transfer agreements (MTAs), non-disclosure agreements (NDAs/CDAs), and support the negotiation of intellectual property terms within Industry Sponsored Research Agreements (ISRAs). Deploy streamlined, flexible, and templated contract frameworks designed to minimize administrative friction and shorten the timeline from initial corporate contact to active collaboration." Then "Compliance, Intake, and ReportingManage data integrity and meet reporting compliance standards for federal, state, and institutional stakeholders.Ensure all submitted invention disclosures meet federal reporting guidelines (such as iEdison and Bayh-Dole requirements) and internal standards. Monitor development progress and milestone compliance for existing startup licensees. Generate required metrics reports for federal and State agencies, university leadership, and the annual Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) Licensing Survey." Then "Supervise Student & Program InternsProvide direct supervision to student workers and hands-on professional mentorship to graduate trainees.Independently supervise student assistants managing database inputs, website updates, and paper files. Act as an active mentor and supervisor for graduates participating in workshops and development programs hosted by PSU. In accordance with the AAUP collective bargaining agreement this position is open only to current PSU AAUP academic professionals. Article 17 Section 11 refers." We need to split each duty into separate
• . The headings like "Proactive Innovation Harvesting & Grant Mining" etc are part of the duty description; we can keep them as part of the
• text. Now ensure we don't include any duplicated lines. Now produce final HTML. Let's craft:

  About the role

  Portland State University is Oregon’s most affordable public research university, located in the heart of one of America’s most dynamic cities. Our mission to “let knowledge serve the city” reflects our dedication to turning ideas into action — in Portland and around the world. The city is our campus, giving students unmatched access to career connections, a vibrant cultural scene and hands-on learning experiences with hundreds of community partners. More than 20,000 students from all backgrounds bring diverse perspectives to our classrooms and campus life, from the tree-lined Park Blocks to the bustling Urban Plaza and state-of-the-art science labs. We are proud of our world-class faculty, groundbreaking research and international reputation for excellence in sustainability, community engagement and innovation. Innovation and Intellectual Property is responsible for protecting and managing patentable and copyrighted works developed in the course of PSU research activities. We serve PSU faculty, students, and staff by promoting the use and increasing the impact of innovations developed in the course of research activities. By working with IIP, PSU innovators create lasting impacts on our world. Working directly within the Innovation & Intellectual Property (IIP) office of Propel PSU, the incumbent will split their focus between proactive discovery harvesting (systematically mining university-wide awarded grant data and final reports to identify early-stage innovations, along with leveraging existing and curating new relationships with researchers across all colleges and centers at PSU to find new innovations and helping the innovators to disclose them when appropriate) and traditional technology transfer roles (including conducting high-intensity patentability/market analyses, managing intellectual property (IP) assets, and drafting/negotiating complex licensing and industry sponsored research agreements). The incumbent will also play an important role in programs associated with institutional innovation capacity building, prototyping and development of early-stage technologies. The incumbent will also deliver training and expertise on translation topics to faculty and graduate students, and externally to build streamlined, flexible partnership pipelines with industry and community networks to drive economic and societal impact.

  Position FTE 1.0; Tenure Status N - not applicable; Renewable; Proposed start date 02/01/2027; End date 09/30/