Director of Licensing - Physical Sciences and Engineering

Location: College Station, Texas, United States; security-sensitive role restricted to U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents

Company

Texas A&M University System is a large higher-education and research system focused on education, research, technology commercialization, training, and public services.

What you will do

• Lead commercialization strategy and portfolio growth for physical sciences and engineering technologies.
• Build, mentor, and manage a specialized team of licensing professionals.
• Design and improve workflows covering disclosure triage, assessment, IP strategy, marketing, negotiation, and post-deal portfolio management.
• Coordinate with business development, new ventures, marketing, operations, accounting, legal, faculty, researchers, and external partners.
• Develop relationships with industry partners, investors, entrepreneurs, founders, and external experts.
• Track commercialization performance, licensing activity, patent activity, cycle times, inventor satisfaction, and engagement metrics.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, physical sciences, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of experience in university technology transfer, corporate licensing, venture-backed deep-technology commercialization, or related innovation leadership.
• Experience leading people, building teams, and improving processes in a metrics-driven environment.
• Strong knowledge of intellectual property, patents, licensing, startup pathways, sponsored research interfaces, and industry partnerships.
• Excellent communication, relationship management, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident; employment is contingent on a criminal history investigation and credential verification.

Nice to have

• Experience in a large, distributed university or research system.
• Commercialization experience in semiconductors, advanced materials, energy, manufacturing, photonics, defense, transportation, or digital engineering.
• Experience with portfolio management platforms, CRM systems, workflow tracking, or commercialization operations tools.
• Experience engaging industry, investors, founders, and external advisors in licensing and startup development.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive health benefits and paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Defined benefit retirement plan through the Teachers Retirement System of Texas, with additional retirement options where applicable.
• Tuition assistance and wellness programs supporting work-life balance.
• Work involving faculty, researchers, campus and agency contacts, industry partners, and external stakeholders across the Texas A&M System.