Licensing Transactions Officer

WORK SCHEDULE (CHOOSE ONE):

• Work Schedule: Hybrid work arrangement with at least 2 days per week on-site.

 

BUDGETED SALARY:

• $123,264- $141,903 per annum 
   

SCHOOL/UNIT DESCRIPTION:

Dean of Research / Office of Technology Licensing: The Office of Technology Licensing (OTL) was established in 1970 to manage the intellectual property assets of Stanford University. OTL evaluates, markets, and licenses technology owned by the University. OTL's mission is to encourage effective technology transfer for the public benefit as well as generating royalty income for Stanford to benefit research and education. OTL is one of the country's most active offices in the field of technology transfer from the university to industry. Our staff, most of whom are professionals engaged directly in licensing, manages over 3,000 active dockets.

 

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Licensing Transactions Officer will provide essential support to Stanford faculty by drafting and negotiating material transfer, confidentiality, inter-institutional and tangible research property related agreements. The Licensing Transactions Officer will maintain a caseload that includes a variety of types of agreements with different types of collaborators, sponsors (industry, non-profit, government and other) and licensees. The OTL team is looking for a skilled negotiator who can independently review and negotiate agreements, communicate regularly with faculty and staff, and maintain a positive, professional attitude in a fast-paced environment. 

 

This is a 100% FTE, benefits-eligible hybrid position with the expectation to be in the office twice a week. For consideration, please submit resume. All final candidates must complete a background check.

 

Responsibilities

Core Duties:

• Conduct formal negotiations, finalize and administer industrysponsored project agreements, commensurate with experience.

• Negotiate intellectual property and publication rights, as wellas confidentiality, indemnification and invoicing terms.

• Negotiate complex Material Transfer Agreements, draft languagethat complies with University, Federal and other regulatory policies,requirements and conditions.

• Negotiate other research-related agreements that involveintellectual property, publication and confidentiality issues.

• Identify contractual and policy issues such as compliance,conflicts of interest and accounting, provide follow through untilresolved.

• Advise and assist client groups by interpreting and explainingcontract terms and conditions of material transfers and industrysponsored project agreements.

• Assist in resolving contractual problems that arise during courseof project by consulting with investigators, staff andsponsors.

• Review and revise standard agreements to reflect changes inUniversity policies, Federal regulations and laws.

Minimum Education andExperience

Bachelor’s degree and five years of relevant experience or acombination of education and relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to draft, negotiate and conclude industryresearch agreements.

• Demonstrated understanding of intellectual property and licensingissues as they pertain to industry sponsored research.

• Demonstrated understanding of university research environment andpolicies.

• Advanced communication skills to clearly and effectivelycommunicate information to internal and external audiences, clientgroups and all levels of management.

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills to review andanalyze complex information.

• Strong service orientation, demonstrated ability to workeffectively in a fast-paced, action-oriented, customer-focused serviceenvironment.

• Extremely detail oriented and able to work well independently,but also able to seek out assistance when needed.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, good judgment and the ability toconduct negotiations in a timely manner.

• Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize avariety of tasks and demands.

• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite andability to learn applicable university and departmentalsystems.