Director, Business Development and Licensing

September 15

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The Jackson Laboratory

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Nonprofit research • biomedical research • genomics • genetics • cancer

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Description

• As a Commercialization Leader at JAX, you will play a pivotal role in evaluating technologies and intellectual property for commercial potential. • Your focus will be on licensing and technology transfer activities. • Collaborating closely with the Vice President of JAX Mice Clinical and Research Services (JMCRS), JAX faculty, and staff, you’ll develop innovative strategies to market and license intellectual property and new products for commercialization. • This role is remote with travel as needed. • You will constantly evaluate JAX technologies and intellectual property for commercial potential and licensing through technology transfer activities. • You will be the work closely with legal (internal and external), PI, CFO,. • You will draft and oversee agreements. • You will work with JAX faculty to develop innovative strategies to market and license intellectual property and new products for commercialization. • You'll be responsible for consolidating complex technical data for the Rare Disease Translational Center's pre-clinical drug discovery initiatives. • Your role involves analyzing commercial viability, outlining value propositions, and elucidating the commercial impact to prospective licensing partners. • This includes engaging with biotech and pharmaceutical firms, investment groups, and senior leadership within JAX. • Your role involves identifying prospective commercial partners for JAX's intellectual property assets. • This includes assessing startup ventures and investment opportunities aimed at advancing translational research. • You will collaborate with legal team to draft term sheets for exclusive license agreements, sponsored research agreements and collaborative agreements and work closely with legal team to negotiate and execute with patient foundations and biotech/pharma companies. • Your responsibility includes spearheading negotiations for agreements with start-ups, patient foundations, and biotech/pharma companies to optimize the value of JAX's intellectual property. • Collaborating with the Chief Intellectual Property Officer, you'll prioritize JAX technology and intellectual property originating from the RDTC and faculty across diverse scientific domains for potential commercialization. • Your role involves engaging with, overseeing, and coaching junior business development and licensing professionals to adeptly navigate all aspects of technology transfer and licensing. • Additionally, you'll guide them in adopting standard business processes for streamlined operations and workflow efficiency. • Your responsibility includes crafting materials for the Corporate Development Office's representation at external events, conferences, corporate and government affairs, as well as for internal forums and scientific retreats.

Requirements

• Essential experience in negotiating contracts and legal agreements (e.g., NDA/CDA, MSA, SRA, In-/Out-licensing) for technology commercialization. • Seven years experience in Academic (technology transfer) and/or commercial biotech/pharma sections (business development & licensing). • Master's required, PhD Preferred. • Seasoned in intellectual property law and comprehension of biomedical research and technology transfer practices. • Bonus if experienced in drug development processes, FDA regulations, start-up ventures, medical devices, or software applications. • Proven track record in successfully negotiating and executing complex deals concerning intellectual property assets, with the capability to provide deal summaries. • Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing. • Strong organizational and time-management skills, with a PMP certificate considered advantageous. • Capability to comprehend and evaluate early-stage scientific concepts. • Comfortable working independently as well as collaboratively. • Proficient in fostering and maintaining long-term relationships with business partners and faculty inventors, with a talent for strategically connecting to facilitate technology transfer opportunities. • Proficiency in MS Office Suite, particularly MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.