Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Specialist

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We are in search of a Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property (IP) Specialist to join our remote team, with members located near Pittsburgh, PA and Morgantown, WV. As a core member of our Strategic & Technical Outreach Support team, you will play a valuable part in supporting and executing a wide range of projects and programs primarily around inventions and intellectual property management, technology promotion, and licensing agreements.

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This work supports the Research Innovation Center (RIC) at the National Energy Technology Lab (NETL) on the Research Support Services (RSS) contract. NETL is part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory system and supports the mission to advance the energy security of the United States. NETL implements a broad spectrum of energy and environmental R&D programs that will return benefits for generations to come.

The position is directly related to NETL’s Technology Transfer work across NETL, but especially the Research and Innovation Center. Technology transfer is the process of transferring new technologies from the laboratory to the marketplace, transforming research into new products and companies so inventions benefit the greatest number of people as quickly and efficiently as possible. At NETL, researchers work every day to develop technology solutions to difficult problems. And NETL Technology Transfer works with entrepreneurs, companies, universities, and the public sector to move federally funded technologies to commercialization.

Responsibilities Include:

• Supporting the management of NETL’s invention portfolio, including assisting in the preparation and evaluation of new inventions.
• Reviewing NETL patents and assisting in developing strategies for developing IP/patent positions in select areas.
• Working directly with the national laboratory’s researchers and their teams in the identification of new inventions, submission of invention disclosures, and identification of invention ownership issues.
• Interfacing with potential partners regarding invention management.
• Organizing, supporting, and participating in regular invention and/or commercialization reviews.
• Maintaining and managing status of inventions and intellectual property in the electronic inventions management system.
• Reporting NETL inventions to iEdison/DOE HQ.
• Preparing and delivering Patent/IP Awareness workshops for NETL staff.
• Coordinating with DOE Patent Counsel regarding application filings and patent prosecution.
• Supporting NETL licensing process and interinstitutional agreements for shared inventions.
• Maintaining process guidance documents and drafting legal agreements.
• Supporting the Lab’s initiatives to expand its entrepreneurial culture, including planning and executing researcher training and workshops (e.g., Energy I-Corps), preparing learning materials, and marketing commercialization success stories
• Communicating processes to internal and external clients.
• Preparing and reviewing customized reports for completeness; providing to varying audiences. And ensuring team deliverables to the client are of high quality and provided on time.
• Preparing and administering routine correspondence, memoranda, and related documentation.
• Executing process and system improvements by working with team and support staff as needed.
• Tracking and reporting weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual metrics, as well as responding to ad-hoc metric requests

Required Experience, Skills, and Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in business, social sciences, STEM, or related field and five years of prior relevant experience.
• Possess understanding of Bayh-Dole Act, copyright and patent licensing, intellectual property management, sponsored research, and technology commercialization.
• Direct experience in engineering or technical research and technology transfer, invention and IP management, licensing, and technology commercialization.
• Proficient in Microsoft SharePoint, Teams, Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint
• This position will require extensive interface with all levels of the federal client and potential collaborative partners, so excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.
• The complexity of information to be managed will require excellent organization and documentation skills; attention to detail is a must; and an ability to troubleshoot, resolve administrative problems, and quickly respond to inquiries.

Preferred Experience, Skills, and Education:

• Direct experience in engineering or technical research, especially previous experience working with government organizations and laboratories.
• Prior experience with experiential education to help researchers gain insight into entrepreneurship, starting a business or industry requirements and challenges, e.g., NSF I-Corps or Energy I-Corps programming.
• Knowledge of project management principles and methodologies.
• Demonstration of professional memberships in sponsored research or technology transfer organizations such as AUTM or others, and certifications such Certified Research Administrator, RTTP or CLP desired, but not required.

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