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Job Title: Intellectual Property Attorney - Associate General Counsel and Patent Counsel

Location: Hybrid -Rockville, Maryland, United States

Salary: $150,000-$325,000

Skills: Patent Law, Trademark Law, Molecular Biology or Computer Science, Licensing, Agreements

About the Biotechnology Company / The Opportunity:

We are a growing life sciences company that is expanding its Intellectual Property (IP) team and hiring for multiple IP-focused roles, including a patent counsel, an IP-focused associate general counsel, and an IP transactional associate general counsel. In these roles, you will work closely with inventors, internal teams, and external counsel to protect the company’s intellectual property and support innovation. This is a unique opportunity to support cutting-edge research and help protect the company’s valuable innovations.

Responsibilities:

• Provide legal counsel on intellectual property matters including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and IP licensing.
• Manage patent portfolios, including drafting, filing, prosecuting, and maintaining domestic and international patent applications.
• Review, draft, and negotiate commercial contracts, including licensing, collaboration, supply, and material transfer agreements, with a focus on IP terms.
• Advise on IP strategy, risk mitigation, and enforcement, including potential litigation support.
• Collaborate with inventors and internal teams to support R&D, product development, and commercialization.
• Provide guidance and training to internal teams on IP protection, agreements, and best practices.

Must-Have Skills:

• Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school and a current license to practice before a state bar and admittance to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for Patent Counsel.
• 7-10+ years of combined legal experience at USPTO, law firm, or in-house legal team.
• Deep understanding of patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret law and strong ability to manage complex IP portfolios and matters independently.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Advanced degree (MS or PhD preferred) in molecular biology, mechanical engineering, computer science, or related field, with at least 3 years of research or product development experience.
• Technical or scientific background in molecular biology, mechanical engineering, computer science, or related fields.

Job Description:

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• Provide support to NAVSEA Team Submarine (TEAM SUB) Submarine Ship Building (SHAPM) Program Offices and supporting organizations: PMS 397 - COLUMBIA Class Submarine Program Office, PMS 450 - VIRGINIA Class Submarine Program Office, PMS 351 - Future Attack Submarine (SSN(X)) Program Office, and SEA 05Z - Marine Engineering Competency Domain.
  
• TEAM SUB is a combination of Program Executive Office (PEO) Strategic Submarine (PEO SSBN), PEO Attack Submarines (PEO SSN), and PEO Undersea Warfare Systems (PEO UWS) and the Direct Reporting Program Office, AUKUS Integration & Acquisition Office (AUKUS). The TEAM SUB concept divides the single submarine-centric organization into specific PEOs with the goal of enhancing the structures and processes in the submarine research, development, acquisition, and maintenance communities.
  
  

Required Skills and Experience:

Capable of performing the following functions:

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• Provide daily analytical and program management support to senior level executives.
  
• Oversee event preparation and correspondence support for key industry events, supporting change/transformation efforts (i.e., Gap analysis, stakeholder interviews, situational reports, etc.) for large programs.
  
• Coordinate responses to technical specification and guidance documents related to credentialing and identity management.
  
• Provide statistical (descriptive) analysis as required and ad hoc reporting to senior officials as required.
  
• Lead small and medium sized projects as required.
  
• Typical Experience: 10 years professional experience in operations support.
  
• Desired: Min of 10 yrs experience with DOD acquisition / In-Service Programs.
  
• Desired: Min of 10 yrs experience with Navy Programs.
  
• Desired: Must be capable of leading a project and interfacing with an end item customer.
  
• Desired: Minimum of 5 years experience working with submarine/combat systems.
  
  

Degree Requirements:

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• Preferred: BS/BA Degree.
  
  
• Must be a U.S. citizen
  
• A secret security clearance
  

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

ORBIS offers an excellent benefits package and a competitive salary in a professional atmosphere.

Who we are: Ketchum & Walton is a trusted manufacturers’ representative serving industry leaders in Noise Control, HVAC Equipment, and Indoor Air Quality. We help clients achieve greater efficiency and cost savings through innovative solutions in air filtration, architectural and interior noise control, HVAC systems, and vibration isolation.

We’re proud to partner with top-tier manufacturers who are committed to continuous improvement, cutting-edge research, and advancing technology. Our work environment reflects these values—creative, collaborative, and focused on solving complex problems for our clients.

At Ketchum & Walton, our core values are the foundation of everything we do. We’re a team that thinks strategically, works collectively, and strives to be a world-class organization. If you’re driven, innovative, and ready to make an impact, we’d love to hear from you.

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What we need: The Sales Consultant (Architectural Acoustics) is results-driven and strategically aligned, requiring a proactive, competitive, and entrepreneurial-focused individual. It demands quick decision-making, innovation, and the ability to lead with confidence and urgency through change. Our ideal candidate is a self-motivated, goal-oriented leader who communicates effectively, adapts quickly, and thrives in a fast-paced environment. Enthusiasm, accountability, and high performance are key, with an emphasis on successful behaviors and process.

Key Responsibilities

·         Documented Sales Plan (Sandler – Cookbook): Includes defining market segments such as Healthcare, Pharma, Industrial, Education, Government, Commercial, and Mission Critical. It covers territory management, organizing social events like trade shows, trade associations, lunch & learns, and personal entertainment. Sales activities including appointments, prospecting, site surveys, and entertainment are tracked diligently. The plan also requires accurate forecasting and budgeting of annual sales volume, margins, and product mix.

·        Industry Knowledge: Involves understanding appropriate product applications for each market segment (e.g., Healthcare), familiarity with online search tools and media resources like trade journals and business periodicals, and awareness of competitors' products, pricing, lead times, and services. Additionally, it requires the ability to read and interpret architectural/mechanical drawings and commitment to continued personal development within the specialty area.

·        Customer Knowledge: Entails recognizing behavioral characteristics and culture of clients (using tools like PI, or DISC), identifying and understanding the roles and influence of specifiers, influencers, and decision-makers, as well as understanding key performance drivers and success criteria by identifying and eliminating pain points. It also includes recognizing personal vulnerabilities within customer relationships and promptly mitigating risks, plus qualifying customers to ensure alignment with business goals.

·        Relationship Skills: Focuses on building and maintaining long-term relationships, networking effectively with clients and industry professionals to achieve business goals and ROI, contributing productively in team environments, and continuously self-reflecting through customer feedback to improve service quality.

·        Selling Skills: Centers on following a proven sales process (such as Sandler Sales Mastery) to improve results and shorten sales cycles. Key skills include prospecting and developing new business, setting meetings with clear upfront contracts, building rapport, employing strategic questioning to uncover customer needs, active listening and observation of verbal and non-verbal cues, presenting solutions that address those needs, using innovative sales tools (like manufacturer analytics, LCC, and multimedia presentations), matching solutions and pricing to ensure win-win outcomes, providing well-written, detailed proposals, handling objections effectively, negotiating for positive results without selling on price alone, and securing customer commitment to proceed.

·        Product Knowledge: Requires deep understanding of product features and benefits, proficient use of manufacturers’ sales tools, technical expertise to ensure correct application, ability to generate project- or customer-specific specifications, comprehensive knowledge of the filter, architectural industry and engineering principles, and capability to provide field guidance for installation and troubleshooting.

·        Quoting: Involves receiving customer bid lists and organizing bids in a calendar, reviewing bid drawings and specifications to identify opportunities for represented products, coordinating with factories to obtain scopes and quotes, compiling proposals for bidding contractors, and following up with customers to assess potential low bidders and arrange scope reviews.

·        Project Management: Includes verifying purchase orders against quotes, entering sales orders, setting up electronic job files, issuing material purchase orders, providing order status updates and expediting as needed, and managing project submittals documentation and closeout.

·        Travel: 15-20%

·        Other duties as assigned

What you need: Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Additional education or certifications in relevant fields are a plus.
• Proven ability to develop and execute sales plans across diverse market segments.
• Strong knowledge/willingness to learn industry products and applications, including technical drawing interpretation.
• A baseline understanding of acoustics (noise control, interior acoustics) is a plus.
• Excellent relationship-building skills with a deep understanding of customer needs and decision-making processes.
• Proficient in a structured sales process (e.g., Sandler), with strong prospecting, qualifying, and closing abilities.
• Skilled negotiator with the ability to handle objections and secure customer commitments.
• Effective communicator, both written and verbal, with strong networking and teamwork capabilities. The ability to work and succeed as a team is paramount.
• Analytical mindset with experience managing bids, pricing, and competitive analysis.
• Detail-oriented and organized in managing orders, documentation, and project turnover.
• Proficient in software including but not limited to: Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams), Bluebeam, Adobe

Reports to: Director of Sales

Status: Full-Time, onsite

Job Class: Exempt

We are proud to be 100% employee-owned (ESOP) and committed to investing in our people. Our team members enjoy an extensive benefits package, including:

• Annual contribution into ESOP account
• 100% employer-paid healthcare premiums
• Biannual bonus opportunities
• Paid time off, holidays, and leaves
• 401(k) retirement plan
• And more!

Ketchum & Walton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business need—regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.

Please note: We are not engaging with recruiting agencies for this position and will not respond to agency inquiries

Job Title : Nuclear Engineer (Naval Reactors Engineer) Category / Component : Officer • Active Overview Design, regulate, and oversee the Navy's nuclear propulsion program, including reactor design, fleet operations, and eventual defueling and decommissioning of nuclear powered ships and submarines from Naval Reactors Headquarters and associated Department of Energy laboratories and shipyards.

Key Responsibilities Provide technical direction in areas such as reactor and fluid systems design, reactor physics, materials development, component design for steam generators, pumps, and valves, instrumentation and control for reactor and propulsion plants, testing and quality control, radiation shielding, and chemistry and radiological controls; review designs and analyses from laboratories, shipyards, and industry partners; coordinate with fleet units to ensure safe and reliable nuclear plant operation.

What to Expect Assume significant technical responsibility early in your career as part of a lean headquarters staff; work primarily in an analytical and oversight role rather than operating plants at sea; balance long term engineering projects with time sensitive fleet and shipyard issues; frequent coordination with senior civilian engineers, naval officers, and technical teams; high expectations for attention to detail, judgment, and written and oral communication.

Work Environment Work mainly at Naval Reactors Headquarters in the Washington, District of Columbia area with regular engagement with Department of Energy laboratories, nuclear training sites, shipyards, and nuclear powered ships and submarines; office based work that includes document reviews, technical meetings, inspections, and site visits rather than day to day shipboard watchstanding.

Pathways, Training & Advancement Officer commissioning through programs such as Officer Candidate School or the Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate program followed by a structured technical qualification program at Naval Reactors; rotational exposure to laboratories, prototypes, shipyards, and fleet support issues; progressive responsibility leading projects and becoming a subject matter expert, with opportunities for professional military education and advanced graduate study in technical fields.

Entry through the Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate program for qualified college students and recent graduates, or selection via Officer Candidate School for those who already hold qualifying degrees; all applicants must meet Nuclear Propulsion Program academic and technical screening standards in addition to general officer commissioning requirements.

Qualifications All Navy jobs require meeting general enlistment or commissioning standards, which typically include: Eligibility to serve in the United States Navy, which may involve United States citizenship or other legal residency and work status, depending on the program and current law and policy A high school diploma or equivalent for enlisted positions, and a bachelor's or qualifying professional degree for officer positions Meeting age limits that vary by program and are set in law and Navy policy.

Some communities have more restrictive age ranges Meeting medical, vision, and dental standards, including body composition and physical fitness requirements, with some jobs requiring more demanding standards Meeting character and conduct standards, including background screening Achieving required test scores for your program, such as the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery for enlisted roles or officer qualification tests for officer programs Eligibility for a security clearance when required for your rating or designator Additional qualifications can include specific skills, education, licensure, or experience that are unique to a job or community and will be reviewed with you by a recruiter.

Additional qualifications for this job may include: Completion of a rigorous technical degree in engineering, physics, mathematics, or a closely related field that includes strong backgrounds in calculus and physics; outstanding academic record, particularly in technical coursework; United States citizenship and eligibility for a high level security clearance; strong technical aptitude and comfort with detailed analytical work.

Education Education benefits are available through standard Navy programs such as Tuition Assistance, the Post-9/11 GI Bill, ACE-recommended college credit for Navy training, Navy COOL-funded certifications, USMAP apprenticeships, and other Navy College Program opportunities.

Specific options depend on the Sailor's status, training, and current Navy policy.

Pay, Benefits & Service Pay, benefits, and service commitments follow standard Navy Active and/or Reserve policies for this type of role, including basic pay, allowances when eligible, health coverage, and retirement options.

Exact entitlements, special pays, and service obligations depend on program, component, years of service, and current law and Navy guidance.

Incentives Incentives such as bonuses, special pays, and loan repayment may be available at times for specific ratings or communities, but they change frequently and cannot be guaranteed.

Applicants must confirm current incentives and eligibility with an official Navy recruiter or authoritative Navy source.

Notes and Disclaimers This description is a general overview of typical duties, training, and opportunities in this community.

It does not replace official Navy instructions, policies, or contracts and does not guarantee specific assignments, training, incentives, or outcomes.

Actual opportunities depend on Navy needs, individual performance, screening results, and current law and policy.

Job Title: Director of Operations

Location (city, state): Montgomery County, MD

Industry: Construction/Environmental

Pay: $170,000 – $195,000 (DOE)

Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, and additional executive-level benefits

About Our Client:

Addison Group is partnering with a well-established organization servicing the Mid-Atlantic region. We are seeking a strategic operations leader to act as a key partner to executive leadership and help scale the business.

Job Description:

The Director of Operations will serve as a senior leader overseeing daily business operations, financial performance, and project execution. This individual will play a critical role in driving operational efficiency, strengthening accountability across teams, and supporting strategic expansion initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead overall operational performance across multiple projects and departments
• Partner with executive leadership to improve margins, forecasting, and financial oversight
• Establish clear accountability measures for project leaders and department heads
• Analyze operational data and implement process improvements that increase efficiency and profitability
• Ensure company-wide adherence to safety standards and quality control protocols
• Identify and evaluate growth opportunities including geographic expansion
• Develop and mentor leadership staff to promote a results-driven culture
• Mitigate operational risk by maintaining strong internal controls and communication practices

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of progressive leadership experience within construction or enviromental field
• Strong financial and operational acumen with experience managing budgets and performance metrics
• Proven ability to oversee multiple teams and drive measurable improvements
• Background in civil engineering, construction management, environmental services, business, or related field preferred
• Comfortable leveraging technology and data to inform decision-making
• Demonstrated track record of improving processes and leading change

Additional Details:

• Executive-level visibility and partnership with company leadership
• Opportunity to step into a high-impact role supporting continued growth and operational scaling

Perks:

• Executive compensation structure with bonus potential
• Direct influence on company strategy and operational direction
• Collaborative leadership team focused on continuous improvement

Addison Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Addison Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Addison Group complies with applicable state and local laws governing non- discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request.