Senior Technology Manager

Position Details

Position Information

Announcement Number STAFF - VA - 26448 For questions regarding this position, please contact:

Daniel Juliano

daniel.juliano

Classification Title Managing Director

Working Title Senior Technology Manager

Brief Position Overview

The Senior Technology Manager reports to the Director of the Technology Transfer Office and acts with a high degree of autonomy to assist MSU researchers to identify, protect, and license intellectual property to industry, supporting the TTO core mission of translating MSU research to practice, to maximize its societal impact.

Position Number 4C0750 Department MSU Technology Transfer Office Division Office of Research and Economic Development Appointment Type Professional Contract Term Fiscal Year Semester If other, specify From date If other, specify End date FLSA Exempt Union Affiliation Exempt from Collective Bargaining FTE 1.0 Benefits Eligible Eligible Salary $105,000 - $125,000 annually, commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications Contract Type LOA If other, please specify Recruitment Type Open

Position Details

General Statement

• Establishing collaborations and working relationships between industry and the research and creative areas of MSU. This includes pursuing industry sponsored research and collaborating on commercial opportunities.
• Licensing the inventions of MSU faculty and researchers to industry and managing the relationship between the University and its licensee partners.
• Serving the economic development arm of the University and working with Montana companies and entrepreneurs to leverage the resources of MSU to the benefit of Montana’s economy.

The person in this position will be responsible for assisting with technology transfer efforts in identifying and managing MSU intellectual property, performing market research, licensing intellectual property to industry, and managing other MSU-industry research collaborative relationships, particularly but not exclusively in the areas of engineering, physics, and software. The role will be performed on site in Bozeman, Montana
, including frequent in-person interactions with MSU faculty and staff, so is not feasible to be done remotely.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate MSU technologies with commercial and licensing potential. Solicit and facilitate IP disclosures from MSU researchers and coordinate closely with the MSU TTO IP Manager to ensure all materials and information are obtained in a timely manner to support patent filing and prosecution deadlines.
• Evaluate patent landscapes, competitive IP, and technology market opportunities. Select the most promising MSU technologies for licensing to companies. Generate marketing collateral— typically, one-page technical marketing summaries of technologies available for license.
• Perform market and industry research to identify high-potential industry customers for selected technologies, including building compelling business cases as needed. Engage target companies through proactive outreach—including email, phone, professional networking platforms such as Linked In, and conferences—to present licensing and research collaboration opportunities (and, where appropriate, other technology transfer opportunities).
• Help MSU startups perform customer discovery, market research, develop technology commercialization plans, and perform other analysis needed to help MSU licensee companies find a path to translate MSU research innovations into real-world applications.
• Draft, review, negotiate, edit, and track agreements such as Licensing Agreements, Research Collaboration Agreements, Inter-Institutional Agreements, and Sponsored Research Agreements.
• Professionally communicate directly with federal, state, and private…