Main Responsibilities & Tasks:

• Perform prior-art searches for patentability, FTO and invalidity studies in external and internal patent databases

• Facilitate patent mapping and patent landscaping in cooperation with IP Managers, Product Development and Corporate Research to explore emerging technologies and to identify future IP trends

• Evaluate 3rd-party patent rights in close cooperation with IP Managers and Product Development and Corporate Research colleagues

• Evaluate new IP search and analysis tools and test their performance (benchmarking) in comparison with IP tools already in use at Sartorius

Qualification & Skills:

• Master degree in biochemistry, biotechnology, life sciences, biology, chemistry, data analytics or engineering

• Qualification as an patent or IP search specialist would be an asset

• Minimum 3 years of professional experience as an IP search expert for a multinational corporation or commercial IP search service provider

• Expertise in designing and implementing IP search strategies in Derwent Innovation, Total Patents, PatSnap, STN, Questel or other commercially available patent search tools

• Robust understanding of the basics of patent laws with regard to patentability, FTO analyses, invalidity procedures

• Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, excellent interdisciplinary communication skills, intercultural competence for working in a multinational team

• Team player, ultrafast learner, personal resilience, perseverance, quick understanding of complex technical problems, meticulousness

• Fluent in English