About this role
The Director of Licensing & Transactions is a leadership role within the Office of Technology Development (OTD), accountable for the execution of Scripps Research’s technology licensing and transactions program. The Director provides expert oversight of all complex technology licensing activities across the institute’s biomedical, chemical, and computational/software portfolio — from initial commercial assessment and term sheet development through final agreement execution, post-execution compliance, and licensee relationship management. The Director brings deep expertise in pharmaceutical and biotechnology licensing, startup formation and equity transactions, and multi-party collaborative research agreements.