Dir, Tech Commercialization

Reporting to the Associate Vice President for Innovation and Development, the Director of Technology Commercialization directs the activities of the Office to facilitate the exchange of technology between the institution and the for-profit sector. Assists UT Health San Antonio's community of innovators in achieving impactful outcomes from their research by guiding them through the complexities of intellectual property and commercialization. Works closely with UT Health San Antonio faculty and institutional senior leaders to develop and implement a transparent, consistent process for the evaluation and marketing of institutional invention disclosures, patent protection, negotiation of license agreements and startup companies. Provides leadership and management of business development and tech licensing staff with a strong emphasis on a team approach. Implements and defines a strategy for educating faculty and staff on technology transfer. Creates and develops opportunities for greater collaboration across the institution's colleges, departments, and community partners. Creates and coaches others to develop paths to market for the many technologies at UTHSA. Coordinates with inventors, tech writers, and licensing team to prepare summaries of the business opportunities for new inventions and works to advertise technologies available for licensing. Assists with planning and executing strategic marketing activities (scientific conferences, business community initiatives, online promotion and licensing platforms, external marketing vendors, and industry events) to promote university technologies; directs technologies to selected promotional channels. Liaises with industry, investors, and entrepreneurs, as well as academic and non-profit organizations. Reviews external communication efforts among the licensing and business development teams to facilitate consistent communication with potential licensees and partners. Manage a portfolio of projects. Provides high-level strategic departments on their projects and portfolios of projects. Performs other duties as assigned. Critical Thinking - Ability to arrive at accurate conclusions and solutions by visualizing new potentials, and by identifying, defining and analyzing problems and situations using rational and intuitive processes. Leadership - Ability to attract and mobilize energies and talents; to work towards a shared purpose in the best interests of the organization, the people comprising it and the people it serves. Project Management - Ability to coordinate the diverse components of the project by quality project planning, execution, and change control to achieve the required balance of time, cost, and quality. Teamwork - Builds and maintains positive working relationships, within individual work groups and across departments, through open communication and collaboration; works with others to accomplish goals and objectives. Business Acumen - Demonstrates a clear understanding of all areas of the business (education, research, clinical care) – customers (students, trainees, faculty, community), resources, educational trends, new advances – and uses skills in planning, prioritization, decision-making, and resource allocation to drive desired results. Entrepreneurial spirit – Capacity to assess risk as well as growth attributes to forward projects. Creativity – Thinking beyond the next steps and being able to identify broader partnerships and opportunities for the team This position may require the ability to maintain the security and integrity of UT San Antonio and its infrastructure per Texas EO-GA-48.