OMAHA, Neb. (May 5, 2022)—UNeMed Corporation, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center is now seeking qualified candidates to join its licensing team as a Senior Licensing Specialist, a permanent full-time position within the University of Nebraska system.

The Senior Licensing Specialist will work closely with inventive faculty, staff and students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the University of Nebraska at Omaha to protect, develop and ultimately commercialize innovations. This includes evaluating innovations for their novelty and marketability, developing industrial contacts and relationships, contract negotiation, developing and implementing marketing strategies for each technology and managing expectations and relationships of University inventors and administration.

The ideal candidate is a committed team player with a love of science and discovery. They also hold an advanced degree in science or law with at least two years of experience in technology transfer, technical sales/marketing or business development. The ideal candidate is also familiar with the U.S. patent process, is nimble with a variety of online computer efficiency programs and has excellent written and oral communication skills. The ideal candidate will be able to communicate, in writing or verbally, complicated information to intelligent non-experts, but most importantly has the ability to grasp complicated scientific inventions across a vast array of fields.

UNeMed is the University of Nebraska’s technology transfer leader for all eastern Nebraska campuses, located on the sprawling medical campus in central Omaha. UNMC is widely regarded as a leader in a number of fields, including its infectious disease unit, which gained notoriety for its critically important work during the 2014 Ebola outbreaks and the COVID-19 pandemic. As one of the largest employers in the state, the University of Nebraska Medical Center and its clinical partner, Nebraska Medicine, have an overall economic impact in Nebraska of $5.9 billion. UNeMed also works exclusively with research and new technology developed at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, including their world-class biomechanics department and National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology and Education Center (NCITE).

With about 1 million people in the area, Omaha is a friendly city with low cost-of-living, delicious food and plenty to do. National Geographic and U.S. News both rated it one of the best cities in the U.S., and Forbes rated it the seventh-best city to raise a family.

Learn more, including how to apply for the position, at the UNMC job portal, https://unmc.peopleadmin.com/postings/67952.

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UNeMed Corporation, the technology transfer office for UNMC and UNO, seeks a communications intern to help generate and promote stories about the innovations that emerge from all Omaha campuses at the University of Nebraska.

The communications intern will use existing content to help organize and grow UNeMed’s social media presence. The intern will also have the opportunity to contribute in other areas as well. Potential opportunities for additional experience could include producing  blog posts, feature stories, news articles, photos or video packages. Most content will appear on UNeMed’s website, but some items might have potential for wider audiences.

This internship provides a great opportunity to not only improve and master social media marketing strategies, but also hone a wide range of skills needed to help a non-expert understand and appreciate complicated ideas, concepts and technologies.

The ideal candidate will be nimble on most social media platforms,  LinkedIn in particular, and be ready to elevate existing accounts to new levels of engagement. The ideal candidate is also a skilled storyteller with a knack for slaying jargon and explaining scientific terms.

A scientific background or experience writing about science-related topics is preferred, but any curious person who appreciates a good “gee-whiz” story about scientific innovation—and wants to improve or learn how to do it—is encouraged to apply.

The communications intern is a paid position at about 15-25 hours per week. Pay will be commensurate with skill and experience levels, and hours can be flexible to fit a student’s schedule.

To apply: Submit a cover letter, resume, and three appropriate samples of work to Charlie Litton at charles.litton@unmc.edu. UNeMed will accept applications until the position has been filled.

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OMAHA, Nebraska (April 28, 2022)—UNeMed Corporation, the technology transfer and commercialization office for the University of Nebraska Medical Center and University of Nebraska Omaha, is now seeking qualified candidates for its paid internship program.

UNeMed’s interns gain hands-on training, mentorship and all the tools needed to launch a successful career in the technology transfer or biotechnology industry.

All interns work closely with experienced UNeMed staff to help biomedical inventions developed at UNMC and UNO move beyond the laboratory and into the marketplace. UNeMed interns will gain valuable, first-hand experience in a wide range of interdisciplinary, technology transfer-related activities, including:

• Invention evaluations
• Patent and copyright law
• Contract negotiation
• Startup business formation
• Technology marketing

The ideal candidate will:

• Be actively working towards or hold an advanced degree in a scientific field
• Have the ability to comprehend complicated scientific and technical information
• Have excellent research, analytical and writing skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Be an independent thinker who is self-motivated and can take initiative while still contributing to a dynamic, fast-paced team environment
• Be able to work with the diverse range of personalities often found among elite academic researchers and biomedical industry executives
• Have the ability work on several projects at one time

UNeMed interns will be expected to:

• Help evaluate new invention submissions
• Develop technical marketing summaries
• Conduct market analysis research
• Promote UNeMed and UNMC innovations to local, regional and national companies
• Manage marketing campaigns
• Identify potential licensees
• Develop communication strategies to promote UNMC and UNO technologies

To apply, submit your resume or CV with a letter expressing interest to UNeMed@unmc.edu, with “UNeMed Licensing & Marketing Internship” in the subject line. UNeMed will accept applications until the position is filled.

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