Associate Director - Commercialization

About the role

JOB SUMMARY The Center for Research Innovation (CRI) at Northeastern University is seeking a self-motivated individual with experience in technology transfer and demonstrated success in technology licensing/commercialization to join its team as a Associate Director - Commercialization. As part of the commercialization team, this position will report to the Director of Commercialization and coordinate closely with CRI team members to maximize the impact and value derived from the university's technology portfolio. The Associate Director - Commercialization will leverage their specific industry expertise with a focus on life sciences research and inventions to manage a portfolio of faculty, researchers and research centers. A key responsibility will be to foster and deepen key relationships with university researchers within its global network and work to advance the development and commercialization of ground-breaking technologies. This includes supporting spinouts and start-ups and fostering strategic relationships with industry partners. As a liaison to both the research community and industry, the Associate Director - Commercialization will have a high-service mentality, continually developing and effectively communicating a working knowledge of Northeastern's capabilities. Responsibilities include managing a growing intellectual property portfolio; assessing/evaluating the commercialization potential of new technologies; developing and implementing strategies for the marketing and licensing of technologies to start-ups and other commercialization partners; negotiating options, licenses, amendments, and other relevant agreements; and supporting post-license activity. This position requires a highly motivated and professional individual. A combined strategic and execution-oriented mindset will be most successful in this role. The University is unable to work sponsor for this role, now or in the future .