Imec
Job title:
Patent Portfolio Manager
Company
Imec
Job description
Patent Portfolio Manager (Compute System Scaling)What you will do
- You work closely with researchers and their management to identify and to encourage business-relevant inventions. Organizing ideation workshops can be part of this.
- You assess the patentability of these inventions and their fit in imec’s patent portfolio’s.
- When a search for patent information is needed, e.g. patentability or patent landscaping, you cooperate with your patent information officer to obtain the relevant patent information.
- You will help your team leader in drafting, filing and prosecution of patent applications in several countries, thereby instructing and cooperating with local patent agents. Within time you may draft and prosecute your own patent applications and manage your own patent portfolio.
- With your patent administration officer, you ensure that all corresponding data is correctly docketed in imec’s IP management software allow adequate reporting to imec’s management.
- Within time, you may enjoy considerable autonomy in managing your patent portfolio and advising management on R&D and valorization activities based on patent information.
What we do for youWe offer you the opportunity to join one of the world’s premier research centers in nanotechnology at its headquarters in Leuven, Belgium. With your talent, passion and expertise, you’ll become part of a team that makes the impossible possible. Together, we shape the technology that will determine the society of tomorrow.We are and proud of our open, multicultural, and informal working environment with ample possibilities to take initiative and show responsibility. We commit to supporting and guiding you in this process; not only with words but also with tangible actions. Through imec.academy, ‘our corporate university’, we actively invest in your development to further your technical and personal growth.We are aware that your valuable contribution makes imec a top player in its field. Your energy and commitment are therefore appreciated by means of a market appropriate salary with many fringe benefits.Who you are
- You want to use your electronics and/or electrical engineering background, MSc degree with four to five year of experience or a PhD.
- You have a genuine passion for technology and innovation, with interest in business.
- Strong knowledge and experience of Intellectual Property Rights, especially patents, is considered a necessity.
- You combine this with good analytical skills.
- You work accurately and in a structured way.
- You can cope with a high work pace and handling deadlines efficiently.
- You are motivated to achieve the best results.
- You are an enthusiastic team player and liaise in a constructive way with researchers and R&D managers, also on technical and business-related topics.
- You can work autonomously and take initiative.
- You have good communication skills, both orally and written.
- You have a thorough knowledge of English. Knowledge of Dutch is considered a plus.
IMEC and its affiliates will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. IMEC will consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes submitted by vendors such as search firms, staffing agencies, professional recruiters, fee-based referral services and recruiting agencies (hereafter “Agency”) to have been referred by the Agency free of charge. IMEC will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have a prior written agreement with IMEC, validated by its HR department, in place regarding a specific job opening and allowing to submit resumes.
Expected salary
Location
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant
Job date
Thu, 21 Aug 2025 02:49:36 GMT
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