Director Risk Management And Intellectual Property

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Director, Risk Management and Intellectual Property
Duties: Responsible for contracts and processes related to external partnerships as well as the development of intellectual property assets. There are four fundamental components to the role: contract risk management, contract administration, data and reporting, and intellectual property management. Reports to the Associate VP for Technology Partnerships. Responsible for many contracts and processes related to external partnerships as well as the development of intellectual property assets. There are four fundamental components to the role: contract risk management, contract administration, data and reporting, and intellectual property management. Will have experience reading and correctly interpreting complex regulations and policies, excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong abilities as both an individual contributor and team member, and maintain professional maturity. Will also have excellent customer service and interpersonal skills, exercising strong organizational and time-management skills with an exceptional attention to detail. Review licenses, options, inter-institutional agreements, grants and awards, sponsored research agreements, facilities use permits, leases, work-for-hire, material transfer agreements (MTA), confidential disclosure agreements (CDA), data use, collaboration, and other contracts. Assess and mitigate legal and financial risk, modifying terms as required: For many agreements, work closely with licensing staff and other relevant groups through contract negotiation process on business terms. For many agreements, draft contract language following agreement of business terms. Develop and improve contract templates. Manage and improve standard operating procedures, internal processes, and work product for risk, effectiveness, and efficiency. Evaluation and risk minimization and management of contract language with a variety of sponsoring entities including federal, state, non-profit and industry sponsors, on behalf of the Research Foundation for the State University Contract Administration. Understand terms and oversight of compliance with contracts directly managed by Economic Development, in particular but not limited to those with the State of NY and SUNY (eg COE, CAT, SPIR, MTRC, SBDC, StartupNY, Certified Incubator, Hotspot, other). Working closely with many related internal groups, including the Offices of Sponsored Programs and Grants Management, manage and oversee process, execution, storage, operation, and satisfaction on all contracts in area of responsibility. Manage and improve standard operating procedures, internal processes, and work product for risk, effectiveness, and efficiency. Organize and manage working group of all related Economic Development and other departments to define and report all required information on the relevant sponsor schedules. Manage and improve database software, process of data collection, data quality, and accessibility of information collected for required contract reporting purposes as well as marketing and business development (CRM – customer relationship management). Intellectual Property Prosecution and Management. Work closely with OTLIR licensing staff and outside counsel to identify and develop high potential IP assets, develop strong patent claims on assets, assess IP strategy, minimize prosecution risk, and optimize use of prosecution budget, all focused on building a balanced, high value IP asset portfolio. Work closely with OTLIR licensing staff and outside IP legal firms to improve patentability assessment, strategy, prosecution, and cost. Manage and improve standard operating procedures, internal processes, and work product for risk, effectiveness, and efficiency. Oversee and manage direct reports to include being responsible for recruiting, hiring, setting up objectives, workload distribution, personnel issues, annual performance appraisals, developing position descriptions, approval for time off, and staff professional development including counseling and terminating. Develop and implement appropriate professional development and training programs for direct reports. Ensure all employees in this position’s portfolio have development and training plans. Identify opportunities for team training and skills advancement; provide direction for team members, working on coordinating projects and updates among the staff. Stay current with Performance Programs and Evaluations. Other duties or projects as assigned as appropriate to rank and department mission. Serve as a liaison between faculty and sponsoring partners, campus administrative offices, and the Central Office of the Research Foundation. Lead software, productivity tool, and workflow improvement projects related to departmental mission.

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