Research & Industry Alliances Officer

The Industry Research (IR) Officer is responsible for the following duties including: (1) negotiating, drafting and executing agreements; (2) business development and relationship management; and (3) collaboration with UC and UCLA teams. As part of the agreement duties, the IR-MT Officer maintains a caseload of agreements related to industry sponsor arrangements, material transfer arrangements, and other contracts that involve third parties. Each agreement is negotiated, drafted and/or reviewed to ensure that it complies with university policies and procedures, the expectations of the faculty and university, and that it does not conflict with or overlap with an existing arrangement. Topics may include publishing rights, intellectual property or licensing rights, attribution, confidentiality, deliverables, etc. As part of the business development and relationship management duties, the IR Officer conducts sector analysis for assigned areas to identify researchers and industry leaders, meets with faculty member and industry leaders individually and together for purposes of identifying and then matching research interests for purposes of funding generation and maintains contact with faculty and industry parties under existing agreements to ensure mutual satisfaction, anticipate issues of concern and to leverage existing relationships (for contract extension and/or expansion). As part of the collaborative activities, the IR Officer works closely with UCLA and UC staff members to identify best practices, to explore various contractual mechanisms and to leverage existing campus or UC resources.