Assistant Manager - Patents

• Provides patent support services and resolves patent matters for assigned projects or clients under direct supervision from more experienced manager
• Understands the project requirements and accordingly devise FTO/Patentability/Portfolio search strategies.
• Performs technical and FTO for APIs (Active Pharmaceutical ingredients)
• Provides support to identify critical patent hurdles, patent monitoring updates, key prosecution timelines.
• Performs patent or technology landscape searches and build reports.
• Keeps abreast of changes in Patent laws/Patent Databases etc. that affect responsibility areas
• Identifies basic patent issues related to assigned matter
• Assists more experienced managers in resolving patent issues on cross-functional projects
• Developing knowledge of Abbott’s business and client areas supported
• Keeps abreast of changes in laws that affect client areas
• Assigned matters typically have moderate to significant impact on business activities and operations

Skills/Experience Requirements

Basic qualifications:

• Post-graduate/Masters in Pharmacy
• Must have a minimum of 5-8 years’ experience in an Intellectual Property-patent function.

Preferred qualifications:

• Excellent technical knowledge/understanding of Medicinal and Organic Chemistry
• Excellent understanding and experience in performing substance & reaction searches on STN/SciFinder databases.
• Excellent understanding and experience in evaluating ROS for APIs
• Excellent understanding and experience of XRPD, DSC, TGA interpretation
• Experience in working for developed (US/Europe) as well as emerging markets for API IP assessment in a pharma/API company.
• Excellent technical knowledge in the Pharma domain
• Excellent understanding of pharmaceutical dosage forms and API
• Excellent understanding of patent search databases
• Patent drafting/prosecution experience.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Willingness to learn and develop new skills.
• Self-motivated and detail oriented.
• Excellent team member