Job Purpose
To work closely with researchers and officials to support:
- Commercialisation of intellectual property assets
- Promote industrial engagement by researchers
- Support management of a reagents portfolio
Key Activities
- Manage agreed projects relating to IP management and commercialisation resulting from research institutions
- Regularly (at least once per week although more frequent attendance may be required based on business needs) attend sites in London Edinburgh Cambridge Salisbury Swindon and Harwell to provide facetoface support to researchers
- Working with legal and patent subcontractors to resolve IP and commercialisation cases
- Gathering data and providing analysis to support development of simple business cases for IP commercialisation
- Facilitate and deliver core training for researchers on IP and Commercialisation
- Working with internal and external legal advice to review collaboration agreement issues
- Ensure appropriate management of IP for specific cases working with patent agents when appropriate
- Supporting other team members with technology transfer activities
- Support as required promotion of industrial partnerships
- Support as required management of the reagents portfolio
- Support as required provision of entrepreneurial training
- Support as required due diligence review of applications to funding schemes for IP and commercialisation related issues
- Support as required researcher applications to other funders for the IP and commercial sections
Qualifications :
Required Criteria
- Degree (BSc MSc or PhD) qualified in life sciences with an additional qualification in business or law (advantageous) or comparable experience
- Significant experience of working in a technology transfer role to commercialise complex IP and patent portfolios
- Experience of commercialisation of intellectual property in the medical and life sciences area
- Significant experience of negotiating commercialisation licences and spin out creation with a wide range of end users
- Experience of working with industry researchers and government to identify mutually beneficial outcomes for commercialisation of IP
- Ability to communicate complex information regarding intellectual property and commercialisation to a range of audiences using appropriate style and format of messages
Desired Criteria
- Experience of a customer facing service role with a wide range of active projects at any one time
- Experience of working with external legal counsel and patent agents to resolve issues and ensure effective protection of IP assets
- Experience of delivering IP related training to scientists
- Experience of reviewing research funding applications and performing due diligence checks
- Experience of line managing one or two direct reports
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime