ABOUT MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT)
MIT’s collaborative, hands-on, curiosity-driven ethos in the classroom and lab extends across their campus — and beyond. On the stage or field, in makerspaces, living communities, and the surrounding area, MIT is where brilliant, committed, creative people come together to learn, work, live, and play.
Diverse in every sense of the word, the community is a playground for opportunity in the heart of a global innovation hub. Just across the Charles River from Boston — one of the best cities in the world for innovation — the 166-acre riverside campus brims with opportunity for just about anything. Learn more about MIT and its culture: https://www.mit.edu/about/.
ABOUT MIT’s TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OFFICE
The MIT Technology Licensing Office’s mission is to “move innovations and discoveries from the lab to the marketplace for the benefit of the public and to amplify MIT’s global impact.” They cultivate an inclusive environment of scientific and entrepreneurial excellence, and bridge connections from MIT’s research community to industry and startups, by strategically evaluating, protecting, and licensing technology.
Read more about the MIT Technology Licensing Office here: https://tlo.mit.edu/.
Research Accomplishments at MIT (from http://web.mit.edu/facts/research.html):
The soul of MIT is research. For more than 150 years, the Institute has married teaching with engineering and scientific studies—and produced an unending stream of advancements, many of them world changing.
WORKING AT MIT
Working at MIT offers opportunities, an environment, a culture – and benefits – that just aren’t found together anywhere else. If you’re curious, motivated, want to be part of a unique community, and help shape the future – then take a look at this opportunity.
MIT is committed to helping employees achieve a healthy balance between their careers and the full lives they lead off-campus. Here are some of the ways they accomplish this:
- MIT offers a full range of benefits and resources designed to keep you healthy and build long-term financial security.
- MIT Medical provides a wide range of services.
- The Center for WorkLife and WellBeing meets the personal and professional needs of faculty, staff, postdocs, graduate students, and their families and offers a wide range of programs and services to enhance your quality of life, both at home and at work.
- HR provides learning and development opportunities to grow in your role, career and engage in MIT’s diverse and inclusive community.
- MIT NOW describes MIT’s commitment to solving problems within the community and beyond and outlines procedures, policies that impact staff and all stakeholders.
- Tuition assistance for employees’ families/dependents: https://hr.mit.edu/benefits/ccs
ABOUT THIS ROLE
The Associate Director, Physical Science Licensing is a member of the Technology Licensing Office (TLO) Senior Management Team (SMT) and in partnership with the Associate Director, Life Sciences provides leadership for strategic licensing practices, faculty engagement, and management of critical stakeholder relationships for the TLO. The Associate Director is solely responsible for the management of the Physical Sciences Licensing Team including 7 TLOs and 6 TLAs and an administrative assistant. The role requires the ability to foster and grow networks, work closely with academic and commercial partners and serve as a highly competent and knowledgeable technology transfer resource to TLO and OSATT (Office of Strategic Alliances & Technology Transfer) staff, TLO SMT, innovation ecosystem colleagues, Senior MIT leadership and peer universities.
Job Requirements
- Minimum of B.S. in the physical sciences or a related field. e.g. physics, chemistry, engineering is required.
- Masters Degree in a scientific field or equivalent is required.
- Advanced degree (M.Sc. or Ph.D) and/or MBA is preferred but not required.
- Knowledge of the Bayh-Dole Act, understanding of patent law, licensing terms and conditions is required.
- Eight years of direct experience in intellectual property licensing and contract negotiation, technology transfer or business development in industry or university settings, with at least 3 years in an academic setting.
- Demonstrated experience leading successful negotiations in licensing intellectual property and working with startup and large companies to effectively execute license agreements.
PROCEDURE FOR CONSIDERATION
Interested applicants should send their resume to:
Lisa Rooney
Lisa@gardnerisp.com
(740) 251-7390
David Winwood
David@gardnerisp.com
(919) 673-4080
Additionally, you must apply online at: https://careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/client_mit/external/jobDetails/jobDetail.html?jobPostId=21156&localeCode=en-us
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
MIT is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, ancestry, or national or ethnic origin. MIT’s full policy on Nondiscrimination can be found here.
MIT is fully committed to supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion. Read more about these efforts at diversity.mit.edu.
