Description

The Binghamton University Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Partnerships (EIP) manages intellectual property rights and technology transfer activities for Binghamton University, including technology licensing, business incubation, entrepreneurship training, creation of start ups, and innovation initiatives.

The Senior Technology Transfer Associate is a key member of the Technology Transfer Office, responsible for advancing Binghamton's intellectual assets from intake through assessment to intellectual property protection, marketing, licensing, and commercialization.  The role includes supporting the launch and growth of university spinout companies, including through campus and partner technology commercialization and business incubation resources. 

Responsibilities include:

• Work with campus inventors to encourage and facilitate submission of New Technology Disclosures
• Assess inventions and creative works for their potential for patenting or copyright protection and for licensing to commercial partners; design and support commercialization pathways, including through campus spinout companies.
• Advise and educate Binghamton creators regarding intellectual property law, funding agency regulations, and SUNY policies as they apply to ownership, revenue sharing, and management of conflicts of interest
• Prepare marketing materials and undertake campaigns to present inventions, software, and creative works to potential company commercialization partners
• Coordinate inventors in working with RF SUNY and outside counsel on patent filings and copyright registrations
• Guide faculty, staff, and students to resources helpful in translating and commercializing their inventions and in launching spinouts, including through support from institutional, state, and federal grant programs, as well as university and external technology commercialization and business incubation resources
• Participate in deploying and delivering programs designed for educating and supporting university inventors in the process of technology translation and commercialization
• Build and foster relationships with corporate business development teams
• Draft and negotiate agreements, e.g., options and licenses, nondisclosure, material transfer, intellectual property, and inter-institutional agreements
• Manage caseload through docketing database (Minuet by Inteum), and utilize additional database platforms as appropriate
• Assist the University's Division of Research relative to compliance function, e.g., in making reports of inventions to government and industry sponsors of research
• Contribute to funding proposals and implementation of grants awarded

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in physical science, natural/life science, engineering, or related field
• One to three years of professional work experience in a technology transfer role at a university, in R&D, in a business development group in industry, or other roles related to technology commercialization or startups
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite and Google Workspace
• Communication and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team
• Inquisitive and an active learner
• Adept at research and analysis
• Outreach and networking skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously in a deadline-driven environment

Preferred:

• Advanced degree (Master's) in physical/life sciences or engineering, and/or MBA
• At least three (3) plus years of professional work experience in a technology transfer role at a university with a state or federal agency, in the private sector with startups, incubators or investment firms, or in a business development group in industry
• Contracting experience
• Experience working with a startup