When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.Job Type: RegularScheduled Hours: 40Work Shift: Day (United States of America)The Technology Licensing Associate, TVO, will report to the Director of the Technology Licensing Office. This position is responsible for drafting and negotiating research agreements including material transfer, data transfer, collaboration, inter-institutional, non-disclosure and non-exclusive license agreements. The Technology Licensing Associate will evaluate inventions made by researchers, evaluating the commercial potential of inventions and identifying potential licensees. The Technology Licensing Associate will have interactions with BILH research investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Joslin Diabetes Center and Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, pharmaceutical and biotechnology company representatives, venture capitalists and external Technology Transfer Offices. Assists the Director in special IP tasks or duties as requested for the needs of the office such as the intake process from the centralized web-based grant portal and patent and trademark docketing.Job Description:Primary Responsibilities:Negotiates drafts and maintains intellectual property agreements including material transfer, data transfer, collaboration, inter-institutional, non-disclosure and non-exclusive license agreements. Assists with the drafting of exclusive license agreements and industrially sponsored research agreements. Must have the ability to edit language unique to each intellectual property agreement while remaining consistent with hospital mission and policies (essential)Assists in the evaluation and commercialization strategies of inventive technologies, including identifying biopharma and medical device companies capable of licensing and commercializing these technologies. Calling and emailing potential licensee and collaborators, arranging for meetings (essential)Timely enters agreements into the existing TVO IP database and assist with the intake process of new agreement requests from the centralized web-based grant portal (essential)Assists the TVO Finance Analyst with the reconciliation of outside patent counsel invoices ensuring all charges are accurately allocated to their unique TVO IP docket number. (essential)Performs a comprehensive docket review of active cases using USPTO, EPO, WIPO, and other sources accurately updating the TVO IP records accordingly. (essential) Willingness to execute or assist in special tasks or duties as requested for the needs of the office.Required Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in Biological Science required. Master's degree in Biological Science preferred.- 1-3 years technology licensing experience in academic, medical center, and/or industrial environments required. Related experience in biological laboratory research preferred.- Knowledge of patent terminology and filing procedures including both U.S. and foreign matters.- Must be highly accurate, strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain confidentiality of IP affairs.- Strong writing and verbal skills and experience with Word, Excel, Outlook as well as solid internet research capabilities (i.e., USPTO, EPO, WIPO, Google Patents).- Willingness to work as a team player; able to thrive in a fast-paced, demanding environment.Competencies:Decision Making: Ability to make decisions that are guided by precedents, policies and objectives. Regularly makes decisions and recommendations on issues affecting a department or functional area.Problem Solving: Ability to address problems that are highly varied, complex and often non-recurring, requiring staff input, innovative, creative, and Lean diagnostic techniques to resolve issues.Independence of Action: Ability to set goals and determines how to accomplish defined results with some guidelines. Manager/Director provides broad guidance and overall direction.Written Communications: Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers.Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English to medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate full working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures and policies with the ability to use them in varied situations.Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively in small teams to improve the operations of immediate work group by offering ideas, identifying issues, and respecting team members.Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service to patients, visitors, staff and external customers in a professional, service-oriented, respectful manner using skills in active listening and problem solving. Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.Social/Environmental Requirements:Work requires close attention to task for work to be accurately completed. Intermittent breaks during the work day do not compromise the work. Work is varied every day and the employee needs to be adaptable to respond to these changes and use independent judgment and manage priorities. No substantial exposure to adverse environmental conditionsHealth Care Status: NHCW: No patient contact. - Health Care Worker Status may vary by department.Sensory Requirements:Close work (paperwork, visual examination), Color vision/perception, Visual clarityPhysical Requirements:Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally in carrying, lifting, pushing, pulling objects. Sitting most of the time, with walking and standing required only occasionallyThis job requires constant sitting, Keyboard use. There may be occasional Fine Manipulation using one hand.FLSA Status: ExemptAs a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. about this requirement.More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
