WRAIR Biomedical Technology Transfer Fellowship

About the role

The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) is DoD's premier research enterprise for infectious diseases, brain health, and performance optimization. WRAIR’s Office of Research and Technology Applications is offering an educational opportunity focused on the discovery, design, development, and delivery of globally impactful solutions for military relevant infectious diseases, brain health, and performance optimization through innovative research and product development.

Responsibilities

• Learn how WRAIR develops and executes agreements like confidential disclosure agreements, material transfers agreements, cooperative research and development agreements, and clinical trials agreements to support scientific advancement.
• Learn and gain experience in assessing scientific inventions for patenting, licensing, and marketing while gaining insights into intellectual property strategies and aligning technologies with societal needs.
• Analyze WRAIR patent portfolios and develop a comprehensive understanding of scientific portfolios in the biomedical field.
• Learn scientific patenting strategies to enhance your knowledge of intellectual property systems and the role of patents in advancing innovation.
• Identify inventions for submission into the Invention Evaluation Committee (IEC).
• Develop scientific relationships across federal and non-federal entities.

Requirements

Qualified candidates will have an earned master's or doctoral degree in biomedical research fields (biology, chemistry, pharmacology, microbiology and other eligible STEM disciplines). Degree must have been received within five years of the appointment start date. Ideal candidates will have a competitive academic performance (reflected in academic transcripts), research and communication (oral and written) skills, and demonstrated capacity for creative thinking.

Qualifications

• Master's or doctoral degree in biomedical research fields (biology, chemistry, pharmacology, microbiology and other eligible STEM disciplines) received within the last 5 years.
• Competitive academic performance (reflected in academic transcripts).
• Research and communication skills.
• Demonstrated capacity for creative thinking.

Skills

Not specified.

Benefits

Health Insurance Supplement. Participants are eligible to purchase health insurance through ORISE.

Pay

$65,000.00 – $75,000.00 Yearly

Schedule

This is a twelve-month research appointment, with the possibility to be renewed for additional research periods. Appointments may be extended depending on funding availability, project assignment, program rules, and availability of the participant.