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Assistant Technology Manager, UT Research Foundation – UT System
Market Range 12
About the UT System
The University of Tennessee is comprised of campuses at Knoxville, Chattanooga, Martin, and Pulaski; the Health Science Center at Memphis; the Space Institute at Tullahoma; and the statewide Institute of Agriculture and Institute for Public Service.
The UT System has a presence in each of Tennessee’s 95 counties. Through the combined force of education, research and outreach, the University serves students, business and industry, schools, governments, organizations, and citizens statewide.
The University of Tennessee System, through its multiple campuses and institutes, serves the people of Tennessee and beyond through the discovery, communication, and application of knowledge. The System is committed to providing undergraduate, graduate, and professional education programs in a diverse learning environment that prepares students to be leaders in a global society. The UT System’s delivery of education, discovery, outreach, and public service contributes to the economic, social, and environmental well-being of all Tennesseans.
The Opportunity
Reporting to UTRF Vice President and in collaboration with the entire UTRF team, the Assistant Technology Manager is expected to support the technology evaluation, protection, marketing, and commercialization efforts of early-stage technologies.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Engagement with faculty, student and staff at campuses and colleges within the UT System and staff members of UT including Legal, Compliance, ORIED, etc:
o Builds relationships with innovators across UT Campuses.
o Supports any UT employee that performs research or has other IP issues; and partners closely with research staff at UT.
o Gain a clear understanding of the inventors’ assessment of the commercial potential of the technology.
o Works with UTRF staff members who are responsible for database management, obligatory agreement reporting, license agreement compliance, and financial accounting to ensure for a given technology, obligatory reports are filed, all appropriate invoices for payment are sent to license holders, all parties to the agreement are in full compliance with all contract terms.
o Provides appropriate and timely education, outreach, and training to university research community regarding university IP policies and best practices related to intellectual property.
- Seeking industry partners through evaluation of commercial potential, development, and marketing of UT innovations.
o Evaluate the commercial potential of inventions to develop the appropriate commercialization strategy.
o Determine the array of commercial applications of the disclosed technology, the size and value of the various commercial markets, and the advantages the invention would hold over existing products or technologies.
o Uses commercial evaluation to make informed patent filing decisions.
o Works with faculty, staff, and/or student inventors to develop non-confidential description of the technology that can be used for marketing the invention to the appropriate industry partners.
o Develop and distribute marketing material to prospective licensees.
o Develop and recommend a technology maturation plan if one is necessary to enable value extraction.
o Responsible for all patent prosecution activities including communicating with inventors, licensees, and patent counsel.
- Negotiation of commercialization agreements and business term sheets for the development of commercial products
o Working with the UTRF Vice President to assist the various offices of sponsored program in the negotiation and execution of CDAs, MTAs.
o Working with the UTRF Vice President to assist the various offices of sponsored program in the negotiation of intellectual property clauses in research agreement and in-coming license agreements.
o Assist the UTRF Vice President in the negotiation with other academic institutions on inter-institutional agreements.
o Works with UTRF Vice President on the license and option agreement negotiation process including term sheets and commercialization agreements, including providing recommendations on appropriate license and business terms.
- Activities related to startups based on UT’s intellectual property
o Encourage and assist startup enterprises based on UT technologies.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Successful candidate will hold a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Life Sciences discipline 3+ years of relevant professional experience, or a Master’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Life Sciences discipline or higher or JD or MBA.
Due to export control restrictions the successful candidate must be a U.S. citizen or resident alien with a green card.
Successful candidate will have:
- Ability to work independently while managing multiple project
- Outstanding written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to quickly understand unfamiliar research and technologies.
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Candidate will hold MBA, JD, or Patent Agent
Preferred candidates will have:
- Internship experience in intellectual property management and technology transfer offices
- Experience working in/with technology startup(s) or business incubators
- Familiarity with or experience in intellectual property management and technology transfer
- Familiarity with or experience in a university research environment and capacity to analyze complex research programs
- Knowledge of intellectual property law.
- Ability to deal with technical and business issues.
Application Process
For full consideration applications should be accompanied by a letter of interest, resume and three references. Review of applications will begin immediately.
Compensation for the position will be competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience withing the proper market range.
The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits and much more. Additionally, Tennessee residents do not pay a state income tax. For more information on the University of Tennessee’s benefits, visit https://hr.tennessee.edu/benefits/
Job
Other Professional
Primary Location
US-Tennessee-Knoxville
Organization
Ut Research Foundation
Schedule
Full-time
Campus/Institute University Administration
