
Divisional IP Coordinator (f/m/d)
- Heerbrugg, St. Gallen
- Unbefristet
- Vollzeit
- Serve as the first contact person within MI division for patents and basic aspects of IP
- Establish and lead a patent community within the R&D teams and locations of MI division to coordinate patent filings, monitoring and FTO searches
- Coordinate patent strategies with MI Head of Strategy, MI CTO and the Global Hexagon Head of IP
- Support of MI M&A projects
- Patent Portfolio Management
- Coordinate patent activities in R&D projects within MI regarding tasks for patent filing, patent watch, landscaping, Freedom-to-Operate analyses, corresponding law firm involvement, oppositions, etc.
- Provide patent trainings for product managers, R&D project managers, tech leads, application engineers, sales, etc.
- Participate in internal tech days and analyze roadmaps to identify innovations early, coordinate necessary IP activities
- Prepare and circulate an annual competitor patent report
- Periodically report the current patent portfolio status to CTO / Technology Board
- Degree in Engineering or a closely related field, with a strong technical and scientific background
- Qualification as a Patent Engineer
- 5 years of experience in research & development, innovation management or technical product management, complemented by specialized training in intellectual property
- Fluent in English; German and all other main languages of great advantage
- Excellent communication skills
- Flexible annual working hours based on a 40-hour week, with 100% employment
- Vacation entitlement: 25 days from the age of 20, 27 days from the age of 40 and 30 days from the age of 50
- Hybrid working model
- Bonus system and extra-mandatory pension fund contributions
- Individual training opportunities (internal and external)
- Relocation service
- Various discounts (Health, Car, Entertainment and much more)
- Employee events
- Flat hierarchy structure
- Warm and international corporate culture based on respect and cooperation
Heinrich-Wild-Strasse
9435 HeerbruggJob-ID: g71a1iqw