Panacea Biotec - Senior Manager - Intellectual Property Rights (8-10 yrs)

Position : Sr. Manager - IPR

Educational Qualification :

- M.Sc./ M.Tech (Biotechnology / Life Sciences) & Post Graduate in IPR or Post Graduate diploma in IPR.

- In addition to above, preferably LLB or Law graduate.

Experience : 8-10 yrs in any Biological / Biotech company.

Location of Work : New Delhi.

Role & responsibility :

- To evaluate the patent landscape/position and commercial viability of Biologicals / Biotech products as part of due diligence, prior to initiation of a project, and ensure that there is no infringement issues and also filing of all the related patent/s for providing strong patent protection for our projects.

- To advise R&D team and shape product development strategy based on IPR inputs to ensure patentable process/product generation.

- To flag potential infringement and non-patentable elements in the development process during R&D.

- To create awareness among all the scientists about the IPR oriented development of its potential towards success.

- To create awareness and provide IPR information to scientists for conducting IPR oriented research, generate and maintain IPR for the organization.

- To draft patent documents & filing of the same at domestic /global level on the given idea along with the concerned scientist/idea-generator & ensure patent prosecution /responding to queries from Patent office.

- To ensure that infringement analysis is conducted for the product before its marketing in the specific country.

- To review new intellectual property by identifying patentable subject matter and its potential for in-licensing or out-licensing possibility.

- To provide prior art patent search and information retrieval.

- To collate and provide latest relevant patent relating to products.

- To monitor patents, copyrights and design matters to ensure non-infringement.

- To review license agreement/MOUs/IP assignment agreements etc.

- To carry out patent mining & monitoring activity & review different court case pertaining to IPR.

Critical Deliverables:

- Infringement Analyses.

- Patentability studies.

- Conducting platform technology.

- To file provisional specification.

- New product ideas.

- Drafting and filing of patent documents.

Skills/ Competencies:

- R&D exposure, preferably in Pharma/Biologicals.

- Acquaintance & ease of understanding Research & Development process and methods.

- IPR issues especially in early stage development.

- Proactive in identifying opportunities.

- Should be able to work in a Crossfunctional working Environment.

- Strategic decision making ability.

- Firm yet assertive.

- Analytical Acumen.

- Ability to work under constant deadlines.

- High problem solving Approach.

- Detail Oriented.

Personality attributes:

- Matured person.

- Communication.

- Adaptability.

- Ability to influence.

- Leadership.