Intellectual Property Strategy Manager
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Job Location:
Bloomington, IN - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Department:
Job Summary
Overview
IP Strategy Manager will develop implement & manage patent strategy for selected businesses via collaboration w/R&D Business & Legal teams to support the commercial needs of Cook. Collaborative activities include: disclosure & application reviews prosecution & filing decisions portfolio analyses monitoring competitive IP landscapes & may include support of related activities such as evaluation of licensing opportunities infringement analyses & litigation.
This is a hybrid role that includes occasional on-site work open to candidates based in the following locations: P48 Cook Spencer Cook Winston-Salem Cook Advanced Technologies Cook Ireland William Cook Europe-Denmark.
Responsibilities
- Within selected therapies/specialties lead the development of global intellectual property strategies & support the management of Cooks portfolio of patents trade secrets & technical know-how while balancing costs.
- Coordinate regular cross-functional decision-making for routine IP management via both monthly IP Committee meetings as well as e-mail including input on agenda content provision of succinct analyses summaries & recommendations & communication with IP counsel.
- Collaborate with engineers in harvesting new inventions: brainstorm identify inventions & provide input upon the preparation of disclosures.
- Review disclosures and engage patent committees legal teams and product development members in making strategic decisions on IP coverage.
- Review summaries of prior art searches and work with Legal to evaluate the patentability of inventions.
- Utilize IP Management System software to maintain IP coverage information for products & up to date IP summaries for R&D projects.
- Lead & participate in initiatives to increase quantity/quality of Cooks IP.
- In collaboration w/R&D Business & Legal teams: develop communicate update & otherwise maintain IP strategies for selected product/technology areas.
- Conduct competitive intelligence programs by monitoring IP filings product announcements & technical literature for input into IP strategies.
- Conduct and/or obtain relevant IP landscape information Prepare IP portfolio overviews & identify significant gaps as well as unwanted IP that may be considered for out-licensing or divestiture.
- Support patent Infringement investigations as required.
- Train employees on invention disclosures & IP protection.
- Maintain high level of awareness & application of relevant industry standards.
Qualifications
Education and/or Work Experience Qualifications
Required
- Bachelors degree in Marketing Electrical Mechanical Chemical or Biomedical Engineering or related scientific or legal discipline
- Five years experience developing and/or managing products or Intellectual Property in any competitive environment
Preferred
- Experience developing and/or managing products in a Medical Device R&D environment including direct experience with related Intellectual Property
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Ability to review and analyze technically complex documents including scientific papers patents and technical specifications.
- Excellent analytical interpersonal verbal and written communication skills.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Marketing
- Data Visualization
- Tableau
- Customer Segmentation
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Investment Banking
- Strategic Planning
- Financial Modeling
- Customer relationship management
- Management Consulting
- Google Suite
- Analytics
About Company
Cook Medical is a family-owned medical device company that works with physicians to develop devices that are less invasive for patients.
