Situated on a beautiful 400-acre, tree-lined campus located in the heart of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a national and global leader. As a top ten public university, multiple Georgia Tech undergraduate and graduate programs in technology, engineering and business are ranked best in class. Its extensive research activities address real world challenges and provide solutions that improve quality of life for all.
With over $1 billion in sponsored research activity, Georgia Tech is a recognized leader in research, and is one of the South’s largest industrial and engineering research agencies, playing a leading role in the Georgia Research Alliance, a centerpiece of the state’s economic development strategy which expands university research capacity, seeding and shaping startup companies around inventions and discoveries.
Georgia Tech is an engineering research powerhouse.
Licensing Associate Job Duties
The Licensing Associate is responsible for assisting Georgia Tech researchers to ensure appropriate protection of intellectual property, innovations, and discoveries, while striving for commercialization of innovations. This position will interact on a regular basis with: Faculty and staff. This position typically will advise and counsel: Faculty and staff. This position will supervise: N/A.
- Review, research, and assess new discoveries and innovations for commercial value, patentability, marketability, and technical understanding.
- Identify, investigate, and analyze potential licensing opportunities to achieve growth and financial profitability, in accordance with university objectives and strategic plans.
- Assist in negotiating and drafting NDA¿s, MTAs, and non-exclusive contracts.
- Responsibilities typically include managing simple projects working under supervision.
- Projects faced are basic and don’t require extensive experience.
- Assist legal counsel in seeking patent protection for Georgia Tech inventions and managing patent prosecution activities.
- Under supervision, manage relationships with faculty, provide feedback and guidance to faculty regarding inventions and discoveries, assist faculty in navigating the patent process.
- Actively market innovations to potential industry partners and participate in other business development activities.
- Participate in professional development and training opportunities.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Position Details
- Salary: $61,000-$83,000, commensurate with experience
- Position can be remote with a presence on campus at least once per month
- Visas will not be considered for this position
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Licensing Associate Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Life or Physical Sciences or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 0-1 year of job related experience
Licensing Associate Preferred Qualifications
- Certified Licensing Professional (CLP) or Registered Technology Transfer Professional (RTTP)
- Master’s degree in Life or Physical Sciences
- Two or more years of job-related experience. Internship at technology transfer office
Licensing Associate Abilities
- Strong ability to successfully manage a moderate sized portfolio of less complex but diverse technologies and carry simple projects concurrently through to completion.
- Ability to draft and negotiate simple agreements, under supervision, for non-exclusive licenses, transfer materials and non-confidential disclosures; demonstrated ability or ability to efficiently learn how to interact effectively and productively with faculty.
- Knowledge researching technology markets, working with faculty and students in the evaluation of early-stage technologies, and a basic understanding of intellectual property and contract law.
- Expert in written and verbal communication, analytical thinking, people management, problem solving, customer service, organization, strong attention to detail, interpersonal relationship building, problem-solving, and creativity skills.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office products.