Tech Transfer Specialist

Beeflow

Remote, United States

Posted on: 2021-06-26

Category: agritech

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Employment type:

Full time

Remote?

Yes

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Beeflow is a company that generates and applies scientific knowledge to improve crop yields with bees. We provide professionalized pollination services. With a team built by pollination and bee health scientists we can increase between 20-90% crop yields. Beeflow's pollination service increases beekeeper's income as well. Bee-hives are transported and safeguarded on fields within scientific standards to avoid any health problem. We can help to reduce bee population decline. Science-based solutions regarding pollination efficiency and bee health are also being developed.

About Beeflow

Beeflow applies scientific knowledge and technologies to bee pollination. By providing professional pollination services to farmers, we increase crop yields in a sustainable way while promoting a regenerative agriculture. We are based in Ventura County, CA and Sierra de Los Padres, Argentina but work throughout multiple regions in the US and Latin America with dozens of customers during their crop pollination seasons.

Our tech transfer specialist is responsible for leading the global relationships with scientific institutions to identify new technologies and ensure a successful tech transfer process for our company. The main role of our technology transfer specialist is to facilitate the collaboration between academia and Beeflow’s Field Development team. Reports to the IP, Tech Transfer and Product Development Lead.

Location: United States (remote)

This a great opportunity to become part of an international team who is creating a worldwide impact in agriculture. Please apply, we would love to meet you!

What is this role responsible for?

Identify new innovative technologies related to pollination in academia and the global scientific ecosystem for potential incorporation into Beeflow’s portfolio. Identify inventions that have significant commercial potential.

Work with our R&D team to conduct a competitive field analysis of the value or advantage of new inventions compared to existing technologies. Keep track of results and analyze them with R&D team.

Assess the commercial viability of new technologies working together with our Business Development Manager.

Manage the tech transfer process to bring these new technologies to market. Execute tech transfer strategic planning.

Understand the different expectations of the academic researchers, Beeflow and the representatives of the agtech/biotech industry.

Build successful relationships with professors, scientists, legal representatives of scientific Institutions, or/and biotechnology industry professionals. Forge collaborations between companies and academic faculty members and facilitate the licensing and formation of strategic partnerships with Technology Transfer Officers.

Keep track of the goals of collaborative projects and identify potential issues.

Attract suitable industry partners who will facilitate development, tech transfer, and commercialization of our technologies.

Stay up-to-date on the current pollination industry trends, as well as researching more about the intellectual property protections that are essential in technology transfer.

Work with R&D and Field Development team to develop and test new technologies in the field. Keep track of results. Analyze results with R&D team.

Work with IP and Regulatory affairs specialists.

Create internal and external tech transfer reports for each technology.

What are the Requirements for this job position?

Strong relationship-building skills

Excellent communication and conflict resolution skills

Emotional intelligence

Self-starter, hands-on, ability to work independently and must work well with teams.

Desire to be part of a team that generates a huge positive impact on sustainable agricultural practices.

Full time job

Which knowledge and abilities are we interested in?

Strong strategic planning skills

Knowledge of intellectual property, licensing processes. General knowledge in regulatory affairs is highly preferred.

Strong and proven experience in tech transfer. Experience in the agricultural/biotechnology industry is highly preferred.

Experience in project management

Experience in creating partnerships

Bilingual (Spanish/English)

Proficient internet and Microsoft Office computer experience

What do we offer?

Competitive package in a disruptive startup

Annual Training & Development support

Flexible vacation policy with a generous holiday schedule

Exciting opportunity to work with a talented and fun team

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