Senior Director Of Operations And Compliance

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Senior Director of Operations and Compliance

Duties: Reports to an officer of the University, the Associate Vice President (AVP) for Technology Transfer; and oversees system-administration based operational teams. Overseeing all aspects of discovery oriented intellectual property at the University of Colorado. Oversees system-administration based operational staff and is responsible for development and oversight of standard operating procedures (SOPs), training systems, communication between campus-based and system-administration teams and integration of workflow and SOPs with the database. Works with AVP, campus Directors and system-administration teams in development of policy, creation of operating practices and licensing of intellectual property. Oversees development, adoption and maintenance of standard operating procedures (SOPs) to formalize operations, facilitate training and achieve continuous performance improvement. Seeks opportunities to leverage the intellectual property database for automation of a variety of operational processes. Management: Oversees activities of system-administration based operational teams: patent administration, contract administration, database and finance. Manages shared services organizational growth and change necessary to support growth in activity of campus-based licensing, commercialization and industry research teams as driven by priorities of university and campus leadership. Attends regular meetings with each operational team, encouraging new process improvements and prioritizing projects. Responsible for 4-5 direct reports who are the operational team leads. Coordinates with team leads on performance reviews of all operational staff. Works across teams to create opportunities for professional development through challenging new projects or career mobility throughout the organization. Works with AVP and Director of Finance to develop pricing for service offerings to university units. Along with the AVP and campus-based Directors, represents the University’s intellectual property interests from the national to the state and local level. License Enforcement: Designs and implements a license enforcement program including a staffing plan. Works with licensing teams to optimize reporting requirements to facilitate downstream license enforcement. Leads renegotiation of high-value and high-priority license agreements, sometimes working with the campus Directors, licensing staff University Counsel and AVP as needed. Compliance: Designs and implements procedures for CU’s compliance with reporting requirements under Bayh Dole reporting, IP service agreements, inter-institutional agreements, industry-sponsored research projects and any other contract that requires reporting. Coordinates with campus compliance officers to inform faculty concerning US and State governmental regulations, laws, and university policies regarding intellectual property. Performs other duties as assigned.

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