INNOVATION - Industry Lab Coordinator

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Position summary

The Industry Lab Coordinator, part of the Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, is responsible for developing and maintaining relations with external companies and organizations for the purpose of attracting project collaborations between them and Andrews University. This position oversees and collaborates with the Engineer-In-Residence position, part of the Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, to ensure proper management and delivery of only the industry project collaborations managed by the Industry Lab.

Qualifications summary

EDUCATION



Bachelor’s degree required with business degree, or other bachelor’s degree.



EXPERIENCE



Some business experience is preferred, but not required for applicants with a business degree. Will be trained on the job. For applicants without a business degree, a minimum of 1 year business experience is required.


Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Duties and responsibilities

1. Finds new organizations or businesses for potential project partnerships, and follows up with them for project agreement development.


2. Collaborates with the School of Engineering and other Industry Lab employees in developing documentation for project collaborations with external partners, including Statements of Work (SOW), project proposals, intellectual property agreements, and non-disclosure agreements.


3. Participates and leads weekly meetings with Industry Lab personnel to discuss progress of project collaboration with external partners.


4. Serves as liaison with external partners during project collaborations, including meeting scheduling, progress reports, and general communication.


5. Works with other Industry Lab employees in the management of projects with external partners.


6. Meets with Andrews University faculty developing intellectual property and guides them in the submission of disclosure documentation.


7. Creates technology transfer plans for disclosed intellectual property along with the faculty who created the new intellectual property.


8. Helps in the creation of reports for disclosed intellectual property, including market research, patent searches, customer discovery, regulatory exploration, competitive analysis, commercialization risk analysis, and business models.


9. Engages in researching information for the creation of reports, including market research, patent searches, customer discovery, regulatory exploration, competitive analysis, commercialization risk analysis, and business models.


10. Works alongside Andrews University inventors in planning activities for prototyping of intellectual property products.


11. Helps in drafting provisional patent applications and engaging with patent attorneys for non-provisional patent applications.


12. Manages records, documents, and databases of intellectual property disclosed by Andrews University inventors.


13. Helps manage businesses commercializing intellectual property owned by Andrews University, including marketing, business development, and operations.


14. Plans campus-wide events to promote innovation and entrepreneurship among the students, faculty, and staff.


15. Leads in the implementation of campus-wide event plans to promote innovation and entrepreneurship among the students, faculty, and staff.


16. Equipment/Tools/Software Used
    
    
    
    1. Computer
    
    
    2. Printer/Photocopier
    
    
    3. Telephone
    
    
    4. Calculator
    
    
    5. Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher)
    
    
    6. Adobe Acrobat Pro
    
    
    
    

Supervision Received

Works under general supervision of the DIRECTOR OF INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

Supervisory responsibilities

This position oversees and collaborates with the Engineer-In-Residence position to ensure proper management and delivery of industry project collaborations.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required, the physical demands that must be met, and the work environment encountered while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION



Bachelor’s degree required with business degree, or other bachelor’s degree.



EXPERIENCE

Some business experience is preferred, but not required for applicants with a business degree. Will be trained on the job. For applicants without a business degree, a minimum of 1 year business experience is required.



COMPUTER SKILLS



Demonstrates strong skills in the use of word processing, email, spreadsheets, presentation graphics, databases and other computer applications.



COMMUNICATION SKILLS



Reads and interprets documents such as reports, articles, and patents. Writes letters and correspondence that are grammatically correct and numerically accurate. Speaks effectively to customers, employees, and partners from external companies. Interacts successfully with people from diverse cultures, with a high level of sensitivity to cultural differences and awareness of global perspectives. Has frequent visitors from outside and within the organization.



MATHEMATICAL SKILLS



Calculates amounts such as discounts, proportions, and percentages.



REASONING ABILITY



Reads and interprets e-mail messages, patents, market reports, and news articles. Solves practical problems and deals with situations where only limited standardization exists. Interprets a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Manages multiple tasks and projects simultaneously with frequent interruptions.


Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Technical competencies

Demonstrates strong skills in the use of word processing, email, spreadsheets, presentation graphics, databases and other computer applications.

Interpersonal interactions

Maintains regular contact with the Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship on all matters regarding external partnerships, intellectual property disclosures, technology development planning, commercialization planning.

Physical demands

Employee frequently sits and uses hands and fingers to operate a computer and answer the phone. Occasionally required to stand, walk, and carry objects with hands and arms. Regular visual demands include work with a computer monitor.

Work environment

Open office design allows noise to be a disturbing factor. Work space is well-lit, but computer work may cause eye or wrist strain with prolonged activity.