Emerging Technologies Office Director

As the Emerging Technologies Office Director, you will lead the effort to bring critical innovation and intellectual property resources our to stakeholders throughout the AI and emerging technologies community. The detailee will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following: Facilitate, coordinating and leading high-level engagements with stakeholders at the local, state and Federal levels. Supporting activities and efforts that promote and protect intellectual property rights, and incentivize innovation from stakeholders such as individual inventors, small/medium/large corporations, start-ups, entrepreneurs and venture capital, among others.

Leading engagement with startups in artificial intelligence, quantum, and other emerging technologies, connecting them with USPTO resources, IP education, and pathways to protect and commercialize innovation. Coordinating with the Department of Commerce engagement network and partner bureaus (e.g., NIST and NTIA), the Director will co-host roundtables and workshops, share best practices on standards and data stewardship, and strengthen public-private collaboration to support America's innovation ecosystem. Leading the development and implementation of an engagement strategy that meets the needs of the emerging technologies community.

To ensure candidate evaluations are fair and equitable, the following knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) will be considered. Applicants are encouraged to submit but not required to submit a narrative statement individually addressing how you meet each of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities. Be sure to provide specific examples of what you did that would demonstrate your possession of each factor.

KSA 1 - Knowledge of the patent and trademark systems. KSA 2 - Skills to effectively lead programs and/or people. KSA 3 - Skills to support, facilitate, coordinate, and lead high-level engagements at the local, state, and Federal levels, to share visions, effect change, and incentivize behavior that will benefit and encourage the growth of our innovation-based economy.

KSA 4 - Ability to inspire others and to establish and maintain positive working relationships with others and in teams working toward common goals. KSA 5 - Ability to resolve conflicts and excellent communication skills.

Please be advised that this detail is a career development opportunity only; selectee will be assigned to the detail position at his/her current grade level.

You MUST apply online. If you experience difficulties with the application process or do not have access to a computer, please contact the HR Specialist listed as the point of contact before the closing date of this detail announcement. If you are a new user to the USAJobs Site and have never registered for an account; you will first need to create an account profile with your basic contact information and a resume to begin applying.

You must be a registered USAJobs user AND you must be signed-in to your account in order to apply for this position. For help setting up an account or for general help using USAJobs, go to USAJobs Help Page. Once you have gathered all of the required information and are ready to begin the application process, click the "APPLY" button at the right side of the page.

You will then be directed away from USAJobs to the Department of Commerce application site for USPTO.

You must click "Submit" at the end of the application process to send your application for consideration. To return to your saved application, log in to your USAJOBS account at http://www.usajobs.gov/ and click on "Applications." Click on the position title, then select "Update Application." If you experience any difficulties with the application site, OPM has a Help feature on each page. Use this option when you need assistance.

All required supporting documents will be collected electronically via the USAJobs "Saved Documents" feature. Personally Identifiable Information (PII)Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is defined as information that can be traced back to a specific individual and potentially compromise their security or privacy. Examples of PII include: date of birth, Social Security Number, and place of birth.

Please ensure that you have removed all Personally Identifiable Information from all documents prior to submitting or uploading your applications material.

Applicants MUST submit documents via USAJobs.gov: Resume, or any other written document addressing related experience, education, special accomplishments, and awards. Please note your resume must be limited to a maximum of two pages. Resumes exceeding this limit will not be considered eligible.

Please submit only one resume. Only the document uploaded under the "Resume "section as the "Document Type" will be reviewed to assess your qualifications and for evaluation purposes. A copy of their most recent performance evaluations/ratings. (Must include the end of year rating that clearly displays at least a Fully Successful rating or higher, with the signature of their approving official(s), in order to be accepted.) Detail Interest Form with the signature of their approving official(s). (Must be either digital or ink signatures.

The digital signature equates to the signature ability in the Adobe PDF program that includes the person's name, date and signature authority. No other forms of electronic signature will be accepted). Interest form is located on the OCAO Detail Announcement SharePoint or use the hyperlink below.

Detail Interest Form