Senior Intellectual Property Associate

Job Description Summary

Are you looking for that role that uniquely bridges the gap between cutting edge technology and your technical knowledge? If you’re a detail-oriented and communicative team player with an interest in IP, then this exciting position at STEMCELL Technologies may be for you! As a member of the Business Development team, the Senior Intellectual Property Associate will help ensure that STEMCELL’s IP portfolio continues to innovate and grow.

If this sounds like you, consider advancing your career by joining the largest biotech company in Canada!

Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders on IP activities, such as analyzing notices from IP offices and recommending response options, preparing and delivering presentations to colleagues and senior leaders to align on strategy, drafting responses to notices from IP offices, and providing clear instructions to external agents well in advance of response deadlines
• Interface between internal teams and external agents throughout the trademark filing and examination process, while monitoring and reporting on use of the trademarks
• Execute and report on IP searches, such as patentability, registrability, landscape, and freedom to operate searches
• Engage with existing uses and explore new uses of AI to improve efficiency
• Continuously evaluate workflows within the IP Team; identify areas for improvement, develop improvement options and recommendations, and lead improvement initiatives
• Contribute to the up-keep and continuous improvement of internal systems and processes to manage the IP portfolio, and support the IP Team with budget setting and tracking expenditures

Knowledge & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of relevant experience; advanced degree is an asset
• Working knowledge of Intellectual Property law or processes
• Experience working in a corporate or legal environment is required
• Strong planning and organization skills; ability to manage multiple priorities while adhering to strict deadlines

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We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and meaningful career development opportunities.

The annual salary for this job ranges from: $71,200.00 - $96,400.00

As an equal opportunity employer, STEMCELL is dedicated to ensuring that every employee feels safe, valued, and respected for who they are. We know that scientific progress and innovation occur when diverse, creative minds come together and we are committed to nurturing a culture of inclusivity and belonging. STEMCELL enforces a zero-tolerance policy for any form of discrimination. Selection decisions are solely based on job-related factors.