Director of Engagement, Agreements, and Licensing
Job in
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, 46262, USA
Listed on 2026-01-12
Listing for:
Indiana University Indianapolis
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-01-12
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
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Management
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About the Company
The Innovation and Commercialization Office (ICO) at Indiana University Indianapolis is responsible for fostering connections between Indiana University (IU) inventors and external collaborators and facilitating the transfer of university discoveries to the market. ICO works to establish partnerships between research and industry, provide connections to resources, commercialization guidance, and business engagement.
About the Role
Ensures that ICO licensing activities and operations are integrated and coordinated so researchers are supported by service-oriented employees.
Responsibilities
- Leads and manages the licensing activities for ICO, including overseeing license agreement negotiations and serving as a resource and point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, such as the Office for Research Administration, General Counsel, and the Office for Research compliance.
- Provides the highest level of operational leadership and coordination of assigned staff members to define innovation and commercialization.
- Works with ICO Director of Operations on processes and implementations for compliance and serves as a resource for escalated operational issues.
- Provides the highest level of operational leadership for patent strategy development and management.
- Serves as a liaison with stakeholders across the university for licensing, agreements, and business relationship needs for ICO.
- Contributes on senior leadership teams to formulate strategic planning and the highest-level operational objectives for Innovation and Commercialization.
- Establishes long-term business plans and long-term strategic objectives.
- Directs leadership staff who provide supervision to Innovation and Commercialization teams.
- Responsible for escalated operational issues, including human resources and/or people management situations.
- Drives innovation and excellence within the area of Innovation and Commercialization; reviews and creates policies and procedures.
- Determines overall budget for Innovation and Commercialization teams; reviews and approves financial proposals from direct reporting leaders; has significant fiscal responsibilities that require frequent interaction with executive leaders.
- Provides expertise and identifies grant and/or funding opportunities; develops business relationships across the university and externally.
- Stays up-to-date on new Innovation and Commercialization standards, technologies, policies, and procedures and works collaboratively with other Innovation and Commercialization leaders across departments and/or campuses in determining standards, best practices, and related policies/procedures; ensures the adoption and implementation by direct reporting leaders.
- Serves diverse stakeholders in developing and commercializing transformational science.
- Supports educational programs and initiatives for faculty, research scientists, and graduate students on topics related to technology commercialization and innovation planning.
- Provides leadership and oversight of Technology Development and Licensing.
- Ensures that the ICO technology development and licensing activities are integrated and coordinated so that researchers are supported by service-oriented employees responsible for promoting innovation and commercialization.
Qualifications
EDUCATION
- Required: Bachelor's degree in science related field.
- Preferred: Ph.D or terminal degree in a science related field (mathematics, life sciences, chemistry, medical, or related field).
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Required: 10 years of relevant experience.
- Preferred: 10 years of experience in academia or industry. Demonstrated experience in successfully negotiating and executing commercialization of university-based discoveries. Demonstrated experience in…
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