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Brief Description of Duties:
Working within the research development team in the Office of Proposal Development (OPD) in the Office for Research and Innovation (OR&I), the Limited Submissions Specialist will provide strategic support for research development services at Stony Brook University. We seek a solution-driven professional who has strong project management or research administration experience and knowledge of externally sponsored awards. The successful incumbent will be proactive and creative with a strong customer service ethic and possess excellent oral/written communication skills. Essential for this role is the adeptness to work independently as well as part of a team with a collaborative approach to problem-solving.

The Office of Proposal Development's primary focus is on large-scale and/or complex proposals involving multiple departments and external collaborators. OPD also supports early career investigators in launching or bolstering funding for their research program(s). OPD provides comprehensive assistance to Stony Brook researchers and their staff in finding funding opportunities, supporting the proposal development process, and serving as a conduit for processes and communications during the development of their grant application. The Limited Submissions Specialist will work closely with the Office of Sponsored Programs, the Office for Strategic Research Initiatives, and will collaborate with campus constituencies involved in grant-funding activities. Therefore, having experience effectively multitasking in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with a high degree of accuracy and organization is imperative for success in this role.

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Brief Description of Duties:

The Senior Director acts as an Authorized Organizational Representative with delegated authority to sign proposals, negotiate agreements, and accept awards on behalf of the university and its key partner, the Research Foundation for SUNY. The Director is accountable for establishing and driving the overall strategy, goals, and objectives for SPA, ensuring operational excellence, and maximizing institutional competitiveness for over a $325M+ growing research portfolio.  The Senior Director collaborates across all academic, administrative, and clinical units to advance Stony Brook’s research mission and serves as a key strategic partner to the Vice President for Research, Vice President for Research Operations, senior leadership, directly impacting the growth and compliance profile of the university's research enterprise.

This role requires a seasoned executive with deep expertise in grants, contracts (including Federal Acquisition Regulations or FAR), clinical trials, and intellectual property terms. The Senior Director is charged with proactively conducting the highest-level analysis on changes in federal regulations (like Uniform Guidance), helping to set university-wide research administration policy, and leading organizational efforts to identify and mitigate high-level institutional risk of non-compliance and audit findings. The Senior Director champions a culture of high-quality service, ensures seamless integration between the university's central administrative units, and serves as a primary liaison and advocate for Stony Brook's research interests with major federal, state, and private funding agencies.

Brief Description of Duties:

The Office of Proposal Development is one of seven units within the OVPR, whose mission is to support Stony Brook’s research and scholarly community in its pursuit of extramural funding by fostering collaborations with partners.

The successful candidate will have excellent customer service and interpersonal skills and will exercise strong organizational skills with an exceptional attention to detail. The ability to work both independently and as part of a team is essential for this role. A successful candidate will be comfortable undertaking a collaborative approach to problem solving and should be capable of effectively multi-tasking in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with a high degree of accuracy and organization. The successful candidate will have the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. The Research Development Associate will have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and an interest in applying them to growing Stony Brook's research enterprise. It is essential for the Research Development Associate to have strong verbal and written communication skills for a broad range of audiences, along with a basic understandingof university operations and the Higher Education landscape in the United States. The successful incumbent will have demonstrated leadership experience that exhibits a marked sense of initiative, flexibility to work on projects outside of scientific expertise, and ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders. They will also possess a strong understanding of opportunities for scientific research to support a broad range of policy decisions, and possess an interest in applying technical expertise to relevant societal issues. 

Brief Description of Duties:
The Senior Licensing Associate will be responsible for managing a portfolio of technologies in the engineering and physical sciences, including identifying, evaluating, marketing and licensing inventions and software developed by SUNY Stony Brook and Research Foundation faculty and staff. The incumbent is responsible for such activities being conducted under optimal financial and legal conditions and in compliance with the SUNY patent and copyright policy and sponsor regulations. Ideally, the successful incumbent must have technology transfer experience, a proven track record of successfully negotiating intellectual property license agreements, other complex agreements (e.g., sponsored research agreements, collaboration agreements or equity agreements) and demonstrated experience drafting and reviewing contracts. 

Specific activities include, but are not limited to, evaluating the commercial potential of inventions, as well as preparing non-confidential material, developing and implementing marketing strategies for each technology. In addition, the incumbent will be responsible for drafting and negotiating terms of commercialization agreements and other agreements including, but not limited to, options, licenses, material transfer agreements and confidentiality agreements. The incumbent may supervise interns and other junior members of the licensing team. The incumbent may occasionally need to function as an alliance manager on ad-hoc basis for collaborations associated with technologies in their portfolio. The incumbent will be responsible for activities associated with ensuring post agreement compliance.