Intellectual Property Patent Facilitator

Intellectual Property Patent Facilitator Job Description

You were made to do this work: exploring uncharted questions, engineering innovative solutions, advancing scientific understanding, and constantly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. You want to be part of a performance culture dedicated to solving real-world problems with purpose and precision. You want to work in an environment that promotes sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development. In this role, you’ll help us shape the future and improve lives for billions of people around the world.

It starts with YOU.

In this role, you will:

Direct and manage the corporation's intellectual property strategy across Global Personal Care (with focus on Adult and Feminine Care Research and Development) -

• Work effectively with global inventors to strengthen Kimberly-Clark patent estates, helping to identify what should be added or adjusted within invention disclosure submissions to obtain the best and broadest protection possible.
• Ensure we have a robust intellectual asset strategy for all key Adult and Feminine Care innovation programs.
• Assess differentiation between invention disclosures and prior art, the technical merits of inventions, and level of fit with the technology and business strategy, to drive recommendations regarding disposition of invention disclosure submissions.
• Proactively identify opportunities for new patents and IP protection.
• Identify and monitor Kimberly-Clark and competitor patent portfolios to understand competitive technology investment and to identify and help close gaps in Kimberly-Clark patent portfolio related to K-C technology investment.

Drive an inventive culture and mindset –

• Work with R&D teams to define inventions and assist in drafting actionable invention disclosures.
• Provide education regarding invention disclosure best practices and recognition for high-achieving inventors.
• Maintain a working knowledge of Kimberly-Clark products, manufacturing processes, Kimberly-Clark patent estate, and competitive patent estates.

Interact with a Globally Diverse team –

• Work directly with attorneys, subject matter experts, global R&E team members and business leaders to make and implement intellectual asset decisions.
• Facilitate patent filings, patent estate maintenance decisions, foreign filing decisions, competitive patent reviews, publication and trade secret processes.

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results.

In one of our R&E roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree or preferably an advanced degree in a technical discipline (e.g. Chemical, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering) and 2+ years of experience managing intellectual assets and intellectual property.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of IA/IP law, and an IA/IP management system (i.e. ANAQUA) and external Patent & Trademark Office processes for protection of Kimberly-Clark inventions.
• Demonstrated…