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The Nielsen Company

<div>Company Description 
At Nielsen, we are passionate about our work to power a better media future for all people by providing powerful insights that drive client decisions and deliver extraordinary results. Our talented, global workforce is dedicated to capturing audience engagement with content - wherever and whenever it&rsquo;s consumed. Together, we are proudly rooted in our deep legacy as we stand at the forefront of the media revolution. When you join Nielsen, you will join a dynamic team committed to excellence, perseverance, and the ambition to make an impact together. We champion you, because when you succeed, we do too. We enable your best to power our future. 
Job Description 
Patent Agent &ndash; IP Development
Our legal team protects Nielsen&rsquo;s business, products, intellectual property and reputation. The 
team places a focus on developing excellence and agility while we minimize risk and move the 
business forward. Whether we&rsquo;re solving a problem or helping a client achieve their goals, we're 
creating the best environment possible to advance Nielsen&rsquo;s reputation, preserve opportunities, 
and help the business flourish. 
Nielsen is seeking a non-attorney patent agent to join its Intellectual Property Team on a 
permanent basis. The Patent Agent will work alongside Nielsen&rsquo;s engineers, data scientists, and 
other innovators to continue developing a world class patent portfolio to propel Nielsen&rsquo;s 
business goals. 
The Patent Agent will work alongside colleagues from the Intellectual Property Team to develop 
a patent portfolio to protect technologies related to: design and operation of audience 
measurement metering devices; approaches for media recognition and classification leveraging 
digital signal processing, machine learning, and artificial intelligence; approaches for scaling and 
deduplicating audience measurement estimates via fusion of multiple data sets leveraging a 
variety of data science methodologies; and approaches for assessing audience engagement 
and advertising impact. 
This fully flexible role is fully remote/work from home (Midwest or Eastern time zones preferred).
Responsibilities<ul><li>
Working directly with inventors and colleagues to evaluate invention disclosures, and working directly with inventors to review and approve drafted patent applications before filing.</li><li>
Drafting provisional and non-provisional utility patent applications.</li><li>
Prosecuting patent applications in-house under supervision of IP portfolio manager both in the United States and in certain foreign jurisdictions by providing direct instructions to outside counsel foreign associates, including drafting and reviewing applications, interviewing patent examiners, drafting and reviewing office action responses, drafting and reviewing appeal briefs, and all other phases of patent prosecution.</li><li>
Assisting in developing patent strategies that focus patent protection on competitively differentiated features of Nielsen&rsquo;s products, including working with IP portfolio managers and Nielsen&rsquo;s product owners to ensure alignment between Nielsen&rsquo;s business stakeholders and patent strategy.</li><li>
Providing intellectual property support to Nielsen&rsquo;s engineering and product teams related to its tech portfolio, including invention mining, patent training, and conducting patent audits of Nielsen&rsquo;s products to identify existing and planned patent coverage and also identify patent whitespace for further IP development.</li></ul> 

Qualifications 
<ul><li>
At least 2 years of experience as a patent agent, including drafting patent applications, drafting responses to office actions, and conducting examiner interviews.</li><li>
 Degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics, physics, electrical engineering, computer engineering, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or related industry experience, and/or in-depth knowledge of media content distribution, including but not limited to broadcast networks, cloud networking, wireless networks, end-user devices used to access and playback media content, artificial intelligence and machine learning, data science methodologies, and identity resolution.</li><li>
Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.</li><li>
Previous in-house patent preparation and prosecution experience valued.</li></ul>
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Additional Information<div></div> 
Enabling your best to power a better media future. Our comprehensive benefits package (including health &amp; wellness plans, 401(k) retirement coupled with a Nielsen match, a generous paid time off policy, company provided car for those who qualify, and if eligible, a discretionary incentive/bonus) is designed to be inclusive for all employees and families, and we take pride in ensuring that employees are rewarded holistically for the role they are doing and their performance. 
 
A reasonable estimated salary range for a new employee has been provided. It would be adjusted based on each employee's geographic location. The position of each employee within a compensation range at Nielsen is dependent on several individual circumstances, such as experience, training, certifications and other business requirements/needs.

Nielsen makes hiring decisions without regard to disability status, protected veteran status, or membership in any other protected class.

Please be aware that job-seekers may be at risk of targeting by scammers seeking personal data or money. Nielsen recruiters will only contact you through official job boards, LinkedIn, or email with a nielsen.com domain. Be cautious of any outreach claiming to be from Nielsen via other messaging platforms or personal email addresses. Always verify that email communications come from an @nielsen.com address. If you're unsure about the authenticity of a job offer or communication, please contact Nielsen directly through our official website or verified social media channels.</div>

Patent Agent

<div>Company Description 
At Nielsen, we are passionate about our work to power a better media future for all people by providing powerful insights that drive client decisions and deliver extraordinary results. Our talented, global workforce is dedicated to capturing audience engagement with content - wherever and whenever it&rsquo;s consumed. Together, we are proudly rooted in our deep legacy as we stand at the forefront of the media revolution. When you join Nielsen, you will join a dynamic team committed to excellence, perseverance, and the ambition to make an impact together. We champion you, because when you succeed, we do too. We enable your best to power our future. 
Job Description<ul><li> 
Lead the design, development, and implementation of AI/ML-based solutions across various product lines.</li><li>Collaborate with product managers, data engineers, and architects to translate business requirements into data science problems and solutions.</li><li>Take ownership of end-to-end AI/ML modules, from data processing to model development, testing, and deployment.</li><li>Provide technical leadership to a team of data scientists, ensuring high-quality outputs and adherence to best practices.</li><li>Conduct cutting-edge research and capability building across the latest Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and AI technologies.</li><li>Prepare technical documentation, including high-level and low-level design, requirement specifications, and white papers.</li><li>Evaluate and fine-tune models, ensuring they meet performance requirements and deliver insights that drive product improvements.</li><li>Production exposure to Large Language Models (LLM) and experience in implementing and optimizing LLM-based solutions.</li></ul> 
Qualifications<ul><li> 
8+ years of experience in Data Science and AI/ML product development, with a proven track record of leading technical teams.</li><li>Expertise in machine learning algorithms, Deep Learning models, Natural Language Processing, and Anomaly Detection.</li><li>Strong understanding of model lifecycle management, including model building, evaluation, and optimization.</li><li>Hands-on experience with Python and proficiency with frameworks like TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch, etc.</li><li>Solid understanding of SQL, NoSQL databases, and data modeling with ElasticSearch experience.</li><li>Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, agile environment.</li><li>Excellent problem-solving skills and communication abilities, particularly in documenting and presenting technical concepts.</li><li>Familiarity with Big Data frameworks such as Spark, Storm, Databricks, and Kafka.</li><li>Experience with container technologies like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes, ECS, or EKS.</li></ul> 
Additional Information<div></div> 
Please be aware that job-seekers may be at risk of targeting by scammers seeking personal data or money. Nielsen recruiters will only contact you through official job boards, LinkedIn, or email with a nielsen.com domain. Be cautious of any outreach claiming to be from Nielsen via other messaging platforms or personal email addresses. Always verify that email communications come from an @nielsen.com address. If you're unsure about the authenticity of a job offer or communication, please contact Nielsen directly through our official website or verified social media channels.</div>

Member of Technical Staff- 4 (Machine Learning)

Join The Nielsen Company and explore 2   exciting career opportunities. They're hiring for various roles with options for remote or on-site work. Apply today and become part of their innovative team.

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Patent Agent

Member of Technical Staff- 4 (Machine Learning)