Director of Technology Development (Innovation and Commercial Leader)

Job Summary

The Director of Technology Development will support IU intellectual property and technology transfer activities, including faculty outreach and development to increase the intellectual property pipeline and acceleration of the commercialization of IU intellectual property. This person will work across ICO teams and IU Research Offices to support a continuity of workflow.

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Manages day to day activities and processes related to faculty engagement for technology development, patenting, and research commercialization strategy development.
• Oversees technology transfer processes, including but not limited to increasing invention disclosures, provisional patent drafting, patenting, faculty outreach, technology market evaluation, and stage gate evaluation of technologies.
• Evaluates industry technology markets, early-stage technologies, drafts technology marketing materials, and has a firm understanding of intellectual property processes and timelines.
• Ensures that the ICO technology development activities are integrated and coordinated so that researchers are supported by service-oriented employees responsible for promoting innovation and commercialization.
• Serves diverse stakeholders in developing and commercializing transformational science.
• Collaborates across the university with stakeholders, including academic departments, research centers, and institutes, to identify areas to create effective learning opportunities for faculty around technology development.
• Leads ICO training programs, such as the Faculty Innovation Ambassador Program.
• Supports the activities other research offices, such as the Office of Research Compliance (ORC) and the Office or Research Administration (ORA).
• Facilitates a clear understanding of intellectual property among the university faculty on how inventions and technologies are protected and commercialized.
• Develops and implements educational programs and initiatives for faculty, research scientists, and graduate students on topics related to technology commercialization and innovation planning.
• Represents the University at state and national level meetings concerning technology transfer, commercialization, and intellectual property.

General Responsibilities

Qualifications

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

Preferred

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

Preferred

SKILLS

Required

Preferred

Working Conditions / Demands

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Work Location

Indianapolis, Indiana

Benefits Overview

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including :

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Job Classification

Career Level : Strategic

FLSA : Exempt

Job Function : Research

Job Family : Innovation & Commercialization

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring.See Indiana University Notice of Non-Discrimination here which includes contact information.