Associate Director Licensing, TIDO
84104BR
Research-Office of Intellectual Property
Status
Full-Time
Standard Hours per Week
40
Job Category
Information Technology,
Regular, Temporary, Per Diem
Regular
Pay Range
$132683.20-$212295.20 Annual
Office/Site Location
Boston
Remote Eligibility
Part Remote/Hybrid
Job Posting Description
At Boston Children’s Hospital, the quality of our care – and our inclusive hospital working environment – lies in the diversity of our people. With patients from local communities and 160 countries around the world, we’re committed to reflecting the spectrum of their cultures, while opening doors of opportunity for our team. Here, different talents pursue common goals. Voices are heard and ideas are shared. Join us, and discover how your unique contributions can change lives. Yours included.
The Associate Director of Licensing with TIDO will negotiate transfer of Children’s research innovations to corporate partners for product development. Manage IP portfolio, oversee outside patent counsel, and make strategic investment decisions in patents/applications. They will lead and close complex industrial sponsored research and commercialization deals. Develop commercialization strategies and negotiate high-value, complex agreements. Manage major office-wide initiatives and high-profile projects while balancing competing priorities and stakeholder relationships. Mentor junior staff in negotiating simple agreements and independently leads complex business negotiations.
Key Responsibilities
- Technology & Disclosure Management: Receives and organizes innovations; evaluates commercial potential based on IP strength, development stage, and market opportunity.
- Patent & IP Portfolio Oversight: Manages patent strategy with outside counsel, guides go/no-go decisions, and values IP for corporate transactions.
- Agreement Negotiation (Simple & Complex): Drafts and negotiates NDAs and similar agreements independently; leads strategy and execution for term sheets, licenses, options, and sponsored research agreements.
- Faculty & Start-Up Relationship Management: Serves as faculty ambassador, manages startup-related matters, and collaborates with legal and conflict-of-interest teams.
- Stakeholder & Leadership Engagement: Navigates complex negotiations and disputes, leads cross-functional initiatives, and works with senior leadership to execute strategic programs.
- Commercialization & Team Leadership: Develops commercialization strategies with business development leaders and mentors team members in structuring and negotiating agreements.
Minimum Requirements:
Education
- Advanced degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Business or Law
- CLP, RTTP or Patent Bar certification preferred
Experience
- 7 years of direct experience required in scientific/technology evaluation, business development/marketing, patents or similar.
- Proven ability to negotiate complex, high-value deals.
- Strong mentorship skills and teamwork in a matrixed environment.
- Deep understanding of life sciences research, commercial assessment, and patent law.
- Expertise in developing and executing commercialization strategies.
- Excellent communication, analytical, and strategic thinking skills.
- Skilled in stakeholder management, relationship building with industry, multitasking, and use of databases and project management tools.
The posted pay range is Boston Children’s reasonable and good-faith expectation for this pay at the time of posting.
Any base pay offer provided depends on skills, experience, education, certifications, and a variety of other job-related factors. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive benefits package that includes flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.
Boston Children’s Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, military or veteran status or any other classification protected by law in hiring, promotion, compensation and other terms and conditions of employment. Boston Children’s Hospital collects and maintains information regarding gender, race, and ethnicity for equal opportunity compliance purposes. Boston Children’s Hospital also is subject to various government recordkeeping and reporting requirements for the administration of civil rights laws and regulations.
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