EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IP & LICENSING, Office of Technology Development

Boston, NH - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 5 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Boston Universitys Technology Development Office is seeking an accomplished and dynamic Executive Director of Intellectual Property and Licensing to lead and manage a small dedicated team of attorneys and administrators. This leader will oversee all aspects of intellectual property prosecution working closely with outside counsel to promote collaborative industry partnerships and ensure that Boston University and Boston Medical Center equitably share in the commercial successes of their innovations. Key Responsibilities:

Lead and coordinate intellectual property prosecution efforts in collaboration with external counsel.
Draft negotiate and manage licensing agreements and related contracts including Material Transfer Agreements Inter-institutional Agreements and Confidential Disclosure Agreements with support from the Business Development team.
Ensure strict compliance with university policies applicable laws and sponsor agreement terms.
Serve as a trusted educational resource for faculty and staff on intellectual property and licensing matters.
Provide accessible timely and professional intellectual property management and licensing services to Boston University Boston Medical Center and their faculty and staff. We seek a strategic leader who is committed to fostering innovation protecting intellectual assets and advancing Boston Universitys mission through effective and equitable licensing practices.

Required Skills

Licensed Patent Attorney (Massachusetts license preferred); masters degree in science or technology preferred. . Demonstrated ability to execute in a multi-project environment. Prefer at least 10 years of experience in executing technology related transactions and 5 years supervisory experience.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color natural or protective hairstyle religion sex age national origin physical or mental disability sexual orientation gender identity genetic information military service pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition or because of marital parental or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Required Experience:

Director

Lead and coordinate intellectual property prosecution efforts in collaboration with external counsel.
Draft negotiate and manage licensing agreements and related contracts including Material Transfer Agreements Inter-institutional Agreements and Confidential Disclosure Agreements with support from the Business Development team.
Ensure strict compliance with university policies applicable laws and sponsor agreement terms.
Serve as a trusted educational resource for faculty and staff on intellectual property and licensing matters.
Provide accessible timely and professional intellectual property management and licensing services to Boston University Boston Medical Center and their faculty and staff. We seek a strategic leader who is committed to fostering innovation protecting intellectual assets and advancing Boston Universitys mission through effective and equitable licensing practices.