Director of Technology Commercialization & New Ventures
Gardner Innovation Search Partners has been exclusively retained to recruit the position of Director of Technology Commercialization & New Ventures at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Organization: Stevens Institute of Technology
Title: Director of Technology Commercialization & New Ventures
Salary range: $200,000-$225,000 commensurate with experience
Work environment & Location: On-site required
Visa Sponsorship: U.S. citizen or permanent resident preferred
Reporting to the Vice Provost of Research and Innovation, the Director of Technology Commercialization & New Ventures will lead the continuing development and exploitation of the University’s intellectual property portfolio and will play a significant role in implementing the innovation and entrepreneurship components of the University’s Strategic Plan.
Key Responsibilities:
Manage the licensing, startup, and entrepreneurial functions of the Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship and serve as a liaison between the Office and the business and research community.
Developing and strengthening strategic partnerships with industry leaders to drive research collaboration and commercialization opportunities.
Lead efforts for developing startups and partnerships with industry to identify entrepreneurial opportunities for faculty, staff, and students.
Facilitate faculty driven startup activities and new venture creation by working with industry partners, faculty founders, business entrepreneurs, investors, and other parties.
Educate faculty on funding opportunities with industry and/or small businesses.
Develop strategies for licensing in focus areas based upon the University’s research (e.g., perform technology valuations, technology marketing and market assessments).
Serve as a resource for information about patents and licensing and promote recognition that such functions are meaningful and valuable aspects of university life by planning and implementing programs to stimulate innovative research and intellectual property disclosure among faculty and staff.
Manage the activities of the Stevens Venture Center by interacting with member companies and Entrepreneurs in Residence.
Assess the current patent portfolio of the University and develop a management strategy for underexploited intellectual property and a strategy for future patent prosecution.
Provide guidance on intellectual property issues; engage with attorneys for new patent filings, analyses, responses to Office Actions and Restriction Requirements; comply with federal regulations requiring the submission of reports to federal sponsors.
Strengthen and broaden opportunities for Stevens’ relationship with external partners and resources across the state and the region (e.g., NYC Innovation Hub, R&D Council NJ, TechUnited: NJ, BioNJ, NJ CSIT) to identify and engage with opportunities for commercialization and in support of Stevens’ mission.
The Successful Candidate:
The successful candidate will have a high level of knowledge of science and technology developments and demonstrated knowledge in one or more scientific disciplines as evidenced by an advanced science in engineering, biomedical engineering or other relevant degrees. The ideal candidate will also have a background in business development and/or law.
Required Qualifications:
Five or more years of experience in licensing, technical entrepreneurship, corporate business development, and/or venture capital investments.
Preferred Qualifications:
PhD, MBA, or JD is preferred.
Additional Requirements:
This position will engage in regular interactions with many university organizational functions such as the Office of General Counsel, Budget Office, Office of Sponsored Programs and the Office of Sponsored Accounting.
Stevens Institute of Technology is a premier, private research university in Hoboken, New Jersey, overlooking the Manhattan skyline. Stevens prepares its more than 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students for an increasingly complex and technology-centric world, leveraging finance, computing, engineering and the arts to confront the most challenging problems of our time with innovative teaching and research. The university is in the top 1% nationally of colleges with the highest-paid graduates.
Built on a rich, 142-year heritage in engineering and science, Stevens Institute of Technology has a record of innovation in science, technology and education. Extensive partnerships and collaboration with industry, government and other universities contribute to the dynamic ecosystem which distinguishes the University. It is known for its unique pedagogical model, its distinctive and highly productive research programs and its world-class facilities. One of the central tenets of the Stevens mission is that solutions to many of today’s critical societal problems can be addressed through advanced research and technology development/ commercialization. Read about Research & Entrepreneurship at Stevens.