Albert Einstein College of Medicine · 2 weeks ago
Senior Licensing Associate
Bronx, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$135K/yr - $135K/yr
5+ years expAlbert Einstein College of Medicine is seeking a Senior Licensing Associate to enhance its licensing and collaborative relationships with commercialization partners. The role involves managing a portfolio of life science, biotech, and healthcare technologies, evaluating their commercial potential, negotiating license agreements, and participating in project management activities related to Einstein’s 2030 Acceleration Fund.
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Responsibilities
Synthesize scientific/technical information/data of early-stage inventions to understand the commercial potential and articulate the value proposition and commercial impact to potential commercialization partners, including entrepreneurs and investment groups
Evaluate Einstein technologies for their commercial/licensing/economic development potential: The incumbent will be expected to combine an understanding of patent law, science/technology, and commercial development with some industry and market experience and financial acumen
Source and evaluate potential commercial partners for Einstein intellectual property assets, including start-up and other investment opportunities
Draft and negotiate various agreements and term sheets (i.e., license, options, revenue-sharing, inter-institutional, preliminary patent management, confidentiality and collaboration) on behalf of Einstein
Diligently shepherd agreements through the negotiation and execution phases, by capturing discussions and intent in written agreements and effectively communicating status updates to investigators and upper management, as needed, on a timely basis
Demonstrate ability to serve as lead negotiator in high-profile exclusive license agreements and agreements with start-ups involving equity and shareholder rights agreements
Solicit and assess new inventions for intellectual property protection and commercialization
Understand Einstein/Montefiore scientific assets from various scientific disciplines and confidently interact with faculty/researchers/clinicians
Establish a high level of understanding of Einstein faculty research interests and achievements and communicate and promote the information to form new collaborative opportunities internally and externally
Develop and execute innovative strategies for the development/commercialization of technologies and actively market technologies to third parties: For any given technology the incumbent would be expected to develop and implement a marketing strategy
Leverage and establish new relationships with industry/pharma/drug development/regulatory professionals to engage with Office and provide critical feedback and insights into Einstein IP assets to prime them for commercialization
Identify potential projects for internal investment and provide project management oversight including selection and criterion processes with the goal of increasing value of Einstein IP and maximizing licensing interest and ROI
Review and prepare office metrics on a quarterly basis and as needed for internal and external reports, such as AUTM
Serve as a general business development resource for Einstein, and, as such, the incumbent may be utilized to perform other Office functions including administrative, general support, novel program development, and internal and external Office awareness program and material development
The Associate is expected to collaborate, mentor and train non-senior office members (including interns) regardless of the reporting structure
Prepare materials for the Office’s participation at external events and for internal seminars and represent the Office, as needed
Qualification
Required
Master's Degree and 5+ years experience in academic and/or commercial biotech/pharma arenas
Experience in contract negotiations a must
Strong knowledge of intellectual property law and a high level of understanding of biomedical research and technology transfer practices
History of successful negotiations and execution of complex deals regarding intellectual property assets with ability to provide deal sheet
Preferred
A Ph.D. degree is strongly preferred
Experience with the drug development process and/or FDA regulations and/or medical mobile applications and/or government sponsor obligations (Bayh-Dole) is a plus
Thorough understanding of corporate & securities agreements preferred
Company
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine is one of the nation's premier centers for research, medical education and clinical investigation.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$15MKey Investors
American Heart AssociationJim Joseph Foundation
2023-07-26Grant
2009-04-05Grant· $15M
Leadership Team
L.Priyanka Mahali
Co-Founder
Maria Mora
Study Coordinator at Bronx Healthy Start Partnership
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