This position is located within the Monitoring and Enforcement Unit (MEU) of the Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) within the Office of the Director (OD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIH OTT protects, monitors, markets, and manages the wide range of NIH discoveries, inventions, and other intellectual property as mandated by the Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986 and related legislation

Duties

Develop annual monitoring plan for review of licenses. Monitor exclusive license activities on an annual basis. Conduct reviews of nonexclusive licenses at least once a year. Conduct and often serve as a lead member in review of the status of license compliance with license terms. Develop and maintain a monitoring file associated with each license and record review activities, findings if any, actions taken, and the final resolution. Conduct follow-up with licensees' cases referred by the OTT Royalties Administration staff or others, either internal (government) or external (non-governmental) stakeholders, who believe there may be a compliance or reporting problem with a particular licensee or license. Work with senior NIH staff to review allegations when information is received claiming a licensee is not pursuing commercialization and requesting the NIH to exercise its right to amend or terminate the license under 35 USC 290(d)(3).

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 a background investigation, verification of qualifications, completion of onboarding forms, submission of required documents, and any other job-related requirement before or after appointment.
• Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• Position requires education. Please provide transcripts.

Qualifications

You qualify at the GS-13 level, if you meet the following qualification requirements: Education Qualification: You must have completed a Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree: 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. Additional Qualifications: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one (1) year of qualifying experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector, performing the following types of tasks: adapting, interpreting, and analyzing routine issues pertaining to the laws, regulations, and policies, applicable to the intellectual property or technology transfer issues; monitoring technology transfer license compliance activities; analyzing technology transfer license applications for suitability to develop products and making recommendations regarding their acceptance or rejection; preparing technology transfer license application justifications and related supporting material; and evaluating infringement of intellectual property rights. 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. 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. Preview assessment questionnaire before you apply: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12495603

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 Drive Bethesda, MD 20892 US
• Name: Sandra Loether
• Phone: 3014357787
• Email: [email protected]