This position is located within the Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) of National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Duties

If selected you may perform the following duties: Develops, proposes, and implements innovative business and commercial development strategies for licensing and/or partnerships of technology and inventions. Identifies and evaluates potentially patentable inventions. Recommends domestic and foreign patent filing strategies in compliance with policies and procedures. Develops and implements marketing plans to identify prospective industry development partners. Negotiates contracts including material transfer agreements, confidentiality agreements, collaboration agreements, and license agreements. Educates and trains scientific and administrative staff about technology transfer issues.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship requirement or proof of being a U.S. National must be met by closing date.
• Employment is subject to the successful completion of the pre-appointment process (i.e., background investigation, verification of qualifications and job requirements, completion of onboarding forms, submission of required documents, etc.)
• This position requires a positive education and transcripts are highly encouraged to be submitted.
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• Applicants must meet all qualifications requirements within thirty (30) calendar days of the closing date of this announcement, including time in grade.

Qualifications

Education Requirements In order to qualify for a Technology Transfer and Patent Specialist GS-0601 position, you must have completed a full 4 year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's degree or graduate higher level degree with major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. This degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. In addition, to qualify for a Technology Transfer and Patent Specialist GS-0601 position at the GS-12 level, you must have: 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal Government obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following types of tasks: responding to inquiries regarding the legal and regulatory requirements related to technology transfer agreements, patents, or inventions; reviewing technology transfer agreements for sufficiency regarding methods and techniques, justifications, and similar matters; reviewing reports of technology transfer agreements to determine adherence to performance measures; participating in negotiating and executing technology transfer agreements for an organization. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. You will receive credit for all experience material to the position, including experience gained in religious, civic, welfare, service, and organizational activities, regardless of whether you received pay. Preview assessment questionnaire before you apply: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12196163

Education

This position has an education requirement. You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts (or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed and grades). Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer. Click here for information on Foreign Education.

Contacts

• Address National Institutes of Health 6701 Rockledge Dr Bethesda, MD 20892 US
• Name: Toni Easterling
• Email: [email protected]