Qualified / Senior Patent Attorney in Mannheim bei Roche

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Embark on a journey of strategic influence as the Qualified or Senior Patent Attorney for the new Diagnostics Customer Area Near Patient Care (NPC) at Roche. In this critical role, you will navigate the world of patents, providing comprehensive IP support to protect our innovations and fuel our business goals. This is your chance to shape the intellectual property landscape within a leading healthcare innovator and to leave a lasting impact on the industry.

The opportunity

As a member of the NPC IP Team, you will independently and in alignment with your manager

• be responsible to lead and provide comprehensive IP support for at least one technology/product area within the NPC product and solution portfolio which includes hardware, diagnostic tests and also digital IT solutions

• be responsible for drafting, filing, and managing patent portfolios in strategic alignment with business decisions, needs and priorities, including maintenance and/or defense of EP and foreign patent filings e.g. in oppositions (all of the above directly by yourself or supervising outside counsel)

• ensure the protection of our innovations, Freedom-To-Operate and market exclusivity during the life cycle of our products and support colleagues in various functions such as Research & Development (R&D), Medical Affairs, Legal and Partnering

• provide IP support for research and development projects, serving as a trusted advisor to the management and a valued project team member

• provide clear and informed counseling and advice to stakeholders engaged in R&D, partnering, and commercialization activities and represent the IP department in a cross-functional Lifecycle Team of the NPC organization

• render legal opinions with respect to patentability, validity, and freedom to operate and/or provide support to a legal team drafting such legal opinions

• devise patent strategies and advice, and align the strategies with the business and implement them accordingly

• train and mentor colleagues on IP matters

• assist and/or conduct IP due diligence assessments and counseling based on these assessments, including freedom-to-operate, infringement and validity analysis, and risk evaluation and mitigation, and support contract projects and litigation activities, and

• contribute to co-create the new NPC IP department and support work on process improvements within the IP department

Who you are

• Qualified European Patent Attorney with an advanced degree in physics, (bio)computer science, electrical engineering, biotechnology, or a similar field. Qualification as German or Swiss national Patent Attorney would be desirable

• Excellent knowledge of German patent law, UPC, US law and the most important national patent laws as well as international conventions such as EPC, PCT and knowledge of related fields of law like contract law and licensing

• At least five years of practical experience in a patent law firm or in an industrial patent department

• Experience in patenting medical device or diagnostics technologies preferred

• Pro-active and confident individual who is committed to driving change and to work as a team player in a global team

• Flexibility to handle numerous divergent responsibilities simultaneously

• Strong analytical and negotiating skills, strong business knowledge and the ability to find creative solutions that support business objectives and safeguard/ enforce the interests of the NPC Customer Area.

• Strong business acumen so as to serve as a partner to the executive leadership

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with high cross-cultural sensitivity

• Fluent in written and spoken English,German is a plus

• Ability to travel, including internationally

The position will be located in the Patent Department of Roche Diagnostics GmbH in Mannheim or in Roche Diagnostics International (RDI) in Rotkreuz; with partial mobile working o