Licensing Associate Job Description
Licensing associate
provides faculty education and training on technology transfer principles, intellectual property law, commercialization strategies, and biotech startups.
Licensing Associate Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Distribute seasonal trend information and color/print standards packages prepared by in-house design lead to each of the licensee
Conduct research on concepts, color and trends in the market to facilitate the design process with each licensed category
Schedule and attend all seasonal development reviews from initial concepts to final approvals for each category based on development calendars
Ensure all product approvals are documented via photograph or CAD
Keep product design and market calendars updated
Help facilitate communication between both internal and external design leads and follow up on individual category design information requests
Maintain ongoing sample checklist for final production samples and sample closet
Maintain brand tool kits and advertising guidelines standards by category, by brand
Initiate and manage all incoming marketing project requests with internal marketing department and follow project through to final approval
Coordinate advertising samples for seasonal photo shoots, special projects and fashion presentations
Licensing Associate Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Licensing Associate
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: RTTP, CLP, PMP, IATA, DOT
Education for Licensing Associate
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the licensing associate job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Business, Engineering, Education, Science, Technology, Life Sciences, Marketing, Communication, MBA, Law
Skills for Licensing Associate
Desired skills for licensing associate include:
Contract and patent laws
Industry and regulatory requirements
University policies
Patent and contract law
State and federal laws governing technology transfer
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NRD and Univeris
Copyrights
EIM
Intellectual property law
Desired experience for licensing associate includes:
Process license fee payments
Following through and closing deals
Putting together pitch decks / creating and managing marketing materials
Maintaining contracts and tracking royalty reports
Requires excellent interpersonal and follow-up skills
Ability to handle multiple tasks and to work independently including sound business judgment to escalate/help resolve issues as needed
Licensing Associate Examples
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Licensing Associate Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a licensing associate. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for licensing associate
- Provide support to the managers ultimately responsible for the vendor programs
- Maintain ongoing relationships with over 40 Licensors
- Liaison for licensor requests including on-order reports, retail selling, and UPC code reports
- Assist with quarterly portfolio reviews and analysis
- Maintain marketing materials, brand decks, one sheets, and release date calendar
- Prepare brand updates including penetration at retail by category and marketing initiatives
- Administrative support for new proposals, licensor meetings and special projects
- Update and maintain the master marketing calendar of all key initiatives, production schedules and deadlines to share with all internal and external partners
- Support marketing manager with creating project briefs to Creative Services
- Summarize findings/changes and review with VP to ensure goals are on target
Qualifications for licensing associate
- Proficient in Powerpoint and/or keynote and making compelling presentations
- Strong systems experience (PLM, SAP preferred)
- Previous exposure to a licensed business is preferred
- 3-5 years relevant experience in event operations – ideally in the mass participation sporting event industry
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with cross functional teams and vendors
- Partner with merchants to discuss any new strategies/growth opportunities and recommend sourcing opportunities to support the proposed plans
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Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of licensing associate. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for licensing associate
- Work as liaison between merchants and vendors in product development
- Support international growth by finding alternative sourcing options as needed and ensuring we have trademark authorization in place for any licensed product
- Partner with Brand merchants and other key stakeholders to develop new processes and tools
- Partner with merchandising and inventory planning team to set AUC targets for all product categories
- Review all product costs from vendors and negotiate to ensure that all cost targets are met each season
- Ensure product integrity and safety by reviewing styles with Product Safety Regulations team, sending test requirements to vendors, and analyzing failed test reports
- On-going communications with vendors to ensure alignment
- In-season management - review production schedules, negotiate discounts for delays, audit Certificate of Compliance (COC) submissions
- Track all pre-production samples, review with merchants, and send approvals to vendors in timely manner
- Complete other projects as needed and as time permits
Qualifications for licensing associate
- Serve as daily point of contact for licensees (brands to be assigned)
- Liaise with internal brand teams to facilitate product approvals and execution of marketing initiatives
- Manage email campaigns – deployment, performance reports
- Assist with trade show project management
- Provide administrative support for licensing team as needed
- 2-4 years of experience, preferably in licensing
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of licensing associate. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for licensing associate
- Assure GLP, GCP, medical safety and operational compliance risks are proactively identified and appropriately mitigated throughout the integration period
- Function as the on-site (as needed) BRQC Janssen liaison between newly acquired companies and key Pharma segment R&D partners to facilitate integration from legacy quality management systems (QMS) into Janssen R&D’s QMS in accordance with the obligations defined in the mergers and acquisition contract
- Develop a strategic , prospective, end-to-end (E2E) BRQC Janssen integration quality support model, in conjunction with newly acquired company and key Pharma segment R&D partners to proactively manage quality and minimize delays to development timelines and inspection findings
- Lead/facilitate/execute /deliver all aspects of the E2E integration quality support model with newly acquired company and key Pharma segment R&D partners to meet jointly agreed deliverables
- Provide project management oversight of a cross-company team of functional experts to drive the E2E integration model, including planning, execution, escalation and tracking of key quality risks
- Develop and present quality integration dashboards and summaries to key senior leaders from newly acquired companies and Pharma segment R&D partners to drive transparency with the progress of integration activities
- Liaise with leadership from newly acquired companies and Pharma segment R&D partners to drive joint discussion and resolution of challenges that impede delivery of integration activities
- Support J&J Enterprise sponsored post-acquisition assessment (PAA) activities in compliance with corporate quality policies and standards as assigned
- Lead/facilitate/execute/deliver all BRQC Janssen aspects of post-PAA remediation activities with a cross-company team of functional experts till completion or transfer to designated business partners
- In collaboration with the Associate Director and Managers, perform invention evaluation, including compilation of sufficient background information on technology, potential markets, and licensee candidates to support sound university decision-making on the business case for investment in intellectual property protection and licensing
Qualifications for licensing associate
- Adaptable to evolving priorities
- Strong written, verbal and time management skills
- Driven, confident, pro-active, goal oriented, enthusiastic
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with other colleagues
- Occasionally stand, walk, use a telephone, lift, carry, push, pull objects that weigh up to 10 pounds
- Rarely writes by hand
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Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of licensing associate. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for licensing associate
- Develop and negotiate non-disclosure agreements, material transfer agreements, inter-institutional agreements, evaluation agreements, assignment agreements and other agreements as assigned
- Assist Managers with the management of communication with patent attorneys
- Under the supervision of the Director and in collaboration with the Associate Director, and Managers, develop business cases for emerging spin-off companies, including market research activities, business plan development and financial modeling
- Perform financial modeling for CTTEC receivables and expenditures, such as projected patent costs and expected royalties
- Update the CTTEC website specifically posting new technologies and licensing opportunities
- Pursue appropriate continuing education opportunities
- Work with the Co-Associate Director to supervise Licensing Associate staff
- Ensure the effectiveness of the particular licensing unit’s organizational structure and programs to foster success, development of employees and appropriate use of staff resources
- Work with the Co-Associate Director to ensure that consistency is maintained across the organization
- Work with the Co-Associate Director to provide leadership to achieve goals and vision of the organization
Qualifications for licensing associate
- A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree (Science or Business preferred) or equivalent is required
- Experience in a medium to large scale matrix quality organization (operational quality and/or quality assurance) is highly preferred
- Experience making decisions independently and ensuring confidentiality of business critical activities is required
- Experience working with director level (or higher) leadership to resolve operational issues impacting critical deliverables is required
- Strong knowledge of the drug development process, worldwide/applicable GCP compliance regulations, and quality evaluation techniques are required
- Knowledge of GLP compliance regulations is preferred
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of licensing associate. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for licensing associate
- Research, qualify and update requests received from product teams
- Approach licensors, negotiate and close permissions/licensing deals, amendments and renewals
- Capture contract data and ongoing negotiations in digital asset management and deal tracking tools
- Conduct audits of existing and pending permissions for internal stakeholders
- Produce financial reports for management
- Regularly monitor license usage and expiration
- Verify that content use complies with licensing agreements
- Ensure that other contractual obligations are met
- Process invoices and liaise with Legal team, as required
- Support Licensing Finance Team with financial analysis projects
Qualifications for licensing associate
- Position will be required to be on site at newly acquired company a minimum of 3 days per week during initial stages of integration, decreasing over time as business needs permit
- Position will be based out of Southern San Francisco and may also require up to 65% domestic/international travel as business needs dictate.R&D
- Professional experience of min
- Experience in license negotiationsPreferably some experience in due diligence work
- Basic knowledge in licensing topics, license reviews
- Bachelor's degree in either engineering, science or business or equivalent combination of training and experience required