Each year, hundreds of new inventions made in NIH and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) laboratories are evaluated by NIH's technology transfer offices to be successfully transferred through licenses to the private sector for development to benefit the public health. The Royalties Analyst analyzes and advises OTT senior management on all fiduciary matters related to their responsibilities under the Federal Technology Transfer Act (FTTA) of 1986, and related royalty statutes.

Duties

Administers post-execution license agreements for royalty monitoring and compliance. Serves as a liaison to NIH ICs and the CDC by providing administrative and technical coordination of the NIH royalty income program and the reimbursement of patent prosecution costs from licenses. Analyzes, interprets and clarifies various program functions and recommends areas of improvement to in-house operating personnel and to coordinating agency personnel. Serves as an administrator for NIH royalty collection, the technical expert on internal royalty policies and procedures. Provides oversight of executed licenses and in the primary liaison with licensees and other external and internal customers related to the collection of royalties for the NIH and CDC. Offers opinion and advice to improve effectiveness and efficiency of work operations based on in-depth knowledge of the organization and of the actual program involved. Performs financial desk audits on assigned licenses. Maintains active computerized data base files and reports on license and royalty information used to track agreement and payment status. Prepares reports and develops analysis that represents the status of license administration and ensures compliance.

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.)
• 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

In order to qualify for the Royalties Analyst, GS 501 position at grade 12, you must demonstrate in your resume at least one (1) year of qualifying experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector, performing the following types of tasks: administering post-execution license agreements for royalty monitoring and compliance; acting as the primary liaison with licensees and other external and internal customers related to the collection of royalties; serving as the technical expert on internal royalty policies and procedures; providing administrative and technical coordination of the royalty income program and the reimbursement of patent prosecution costs from licensees; and analyzing, interpreting and clarifying various program functions to in-house operating personnel and to coordinating agency personnel. 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/12353037

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address National Institutes of Health 6701 Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20892 US
• Name: Sandra Loether
• Phone: 3014357787
• Email: [email protected]