Director of CAHNRS Intellectual Property (IP) Commercialization
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Job Location:
Pullman, WA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on:
April 5 2026If a date is not listed above review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.
Available Title(s):
1461-NNADMINPRO - Project SpecialistBusiness Title:
Director of CAHNRS Intellectual Property (IP) CommercializationEmployee Type:
Admin. ProfessionalPosition Details:
The Opportunity:
- Interfacing with commodity commissions as a primary function to align intellectual property (IP) deployment with industry needs.
- Building consensus among internal and external stakeholders regarding which IP assets should be prioritized and how they should be deployed to relevant industries.
- Collaborating with faculty for technology evaluation and commercialization opportunities.
- Supporting the Office of Research in option and license agreements while ensuring contractual and procedural compliance.
- Coordinating royalty collection and management product development and brand management in partnership with external entities marketing WSU IP.
Additional Information:
This is a full time (100% FTE) permanent position. This position is overtime exempt.
Monthly Salary: $8342 - $13317 Commensurate with experience and qualifications
In accordance with RCW 49.58.110 the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidates current experience education skills and abilities related to the position.
Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical dental life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation optional supplemental retirement accounts; training and development; and employee tuition waiver. For additional information please review the detailed Summary of Benefits offered by WSU for AP staff and Total Compensation.
Required Qualifications:
- Positions require a Bachelors degree in relevant field and six (6) years experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified within the project specialty (Intellectual Property). A Masters degree in a related field may be substituted for up to one (1) year of the required experience. Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted for the education requirement on a year-for-year basis.
- Experience using the Microsoft Office suite is required as is fluency using Zoom and other videoconferencing platforms.
Preferred Qualifications:
- A PhD or JD.
- Experience in a role that was a primary interface with third party stakeholders preference given to experience with stakeholders such as commodity commissions or similar groups.
- Experience building consensus among diverse groups representing diverse interests.
- Experience in a research development and support role.
- Experience with handling intellectual property especially in the academic technology transfer setting.
- Experience supporting active research faculty staff and students.
- Experience developing and delivering outreach and educational materials.
- Experience protecting and licensing new plant varieties.
- Demonstrates a highly proficient communication style verbally and in writing.
- Experience in marketing new products and/or services.
- Experience in customer service.
- Experience working with commodity commissions or other similar industry stakeholder groups.
- Experience utilizing Inteum Minuet and/or Wellspring Sophia for the management of IP and licenses.
Position Sponsorship Eligibility: Not eligible for work visa sponsorship
About Department/College/Area/ Campus - CAHNRS Office of Research: We support a sustainable future through the powerful combination of both discovery and translational research designed to address the grand challenges of the 21st centuryregionally and globally. For more information about the great work we are doing and to view our mission and values please visit our website linked above.
Area/College: College of Agricultural Human and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS)
Location: Pullman WA
Application Instructions: Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application. Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications and additional requirements.
1) Resume
2) Cover Letter
External candidates upload all documents in the Application Document section of your application.
Current WSU Employees (internal candidates) before starting your Workday application please use these instructions to update your education and experience in your worker profile in Workday. Internal candidates upload all documents in the Resume/Cover Letter section of your application.
Documents may be submitted as one file or separate files. Applicants are encouraged to upload as a PDF if possible.
Reference contact information will be requested later in the recruitment process through Workday.
Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34 engages in law enforcement requires security clearance interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity has access to personal identifying and/or financial information unsupervised access to university buildings/property or other business-related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.
Time Type:
Full timePosition Term:
12 MonthWashington State University encourages all qualified candidates to apply including members of the military and veterans and persons with disabilities.
WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services programs activities education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process contact Human Resource Services: (v) Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-; TDD Callers: 1- (f) or .
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