Easter Seals Jobs

• Provides patent support services and resolves patent matters for assigned projects or clients under direct supervision from more experienced manager

• Understands the project requirements and accordingly devise FTO/Patentability/Portfolio search strategies.

• Performs technical and FTO for APIs (Active Pharmaceutical ingredients)

• Provides support to identify critical patent hurdles, patent monitoring updates, key prosecution timelines.

• Performs patent or technology landscape searches and build reports.

• Keeps abreast of changes in Patent laws/Patent Databases etc. that affect responsibility areas

• Identifies basic patent issues related to assigned matter

• Assists more experienced managers in resolving patent issues on cross-functional projects

• Developing knowledge of Abbott’s business and client areas supported

• Keeps abreast of changes in laws that affect client areas

• Assigned matters typically have moderate to significant impact on business activities and operations

Skills/Experience Requirements

Basic qualifications:

• Post-graduate/Master’s in pharmacy (Medicinal/Pharmaceutical chemistry)

• Must have a minimum of 5-8 years’ experience in an Intellectual Property-patent function.

Preferred qualifications:

• Excellent technical knowledge/understanding of Medicinal and Organic Chemistry

• Excellent understanding and experience in performing substance & reaction searches on STN/SciFinder databases.

• Excellent understanding and experience in evaluating ROS for APIs

• Excellent understanding and experience of XRPD, DSC, TGA interpretation

• Experience in working for developed (US/Europe) as well as emerging markets for API IP assessment in a pharma/API company.

• Excellent technical knowledge in the Pharma domain

• Excellent understanding of pharmaceutical dosage forms and API

• Excellent understanding of patent search databases

• Patent drafting/prosecution experience.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Willingness to learn and develop new skills.

• Self-motivated and detail oriented.

• Excellent team member

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com