JOB DESCRIPTION:
- 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
The base pay for this position is
N/A
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Patents and Trademarks
DIVISION:
GENC General Counsel
LOCATION:
India Mumbai : Mumbai Development Center - EPD
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
Yes, 20 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)
