Intellectual Property Analyst (15/C4) at NECSA

Key Performance Areas

Financial recovery & sustainability

• Cost Savings: identify opportunities to reduce costs associated with IP management, such as patent maintenance fees, litigation costs, and licensing expenses.
• IP Portfolio Optimization: Optimize IP portfolios to ensure alignment with business objectives, reduce costs, and improve ROI (Return on Investment).
• Revenue Generation: Help identify opportunities to generate revenue through IP licensing, sales, or other monetization strategies.
• IP Risk Management: identify and mitigate IP risks, such as patent infringement, trademark dilution, or copyright piracy.

Business Continuity and Efficiency

• Assist in the development and implementation of relevant policy, processes and procedures.
• Compile information, record and report on Necsa IP statistics and participate in the organisational reporting process;
• Evaluate technical/technological merit of invention disclosures (IVD’s);
• Compile prior art and literature searches from sources not accessible to all;
• Collaborate with researchers in finding patent information for their projects;
• Facilitate the identification of patentable inventions or other improvements in terms of innovation disclosures;
• Establish and maintain an electronic IP pipeline database on the Necsa Nucleus system for perspective on progress, strategic management and general visibility; and
• Compile monthly progress reports to ensure that the IP Manager is informed with regards to progress made across the business with regards to IP.

Research & Innovation Impact

• Compile market research studies to inform Necsa R&I programmes;
• Identify and manage Necsa subscriptions for IP and market information;
• Facilitate the invention review process to determine best protection vehicle;
• Provide technical and legal input to manage patentable inventions through application and prosecution phases into granted patents;
• Provide analysis and support on IP matters in reviews, negotiations and IP clauses in agreements and transactions in R&TD and other Stakeholders (e, g. PE, Subsidiaries, etc.)

Culture and Talent Excellence

• Collaborative Environment: Thrive in a collaborative environment in order to work closely with cross-functional teams, including legal, business development and technical stakeholders
• Innovative Mind-set: Think creatively and develop innovative solutions to complex IP challenges.
• Continuous Learning: The IP landscape is constantly evolving, and IP Analysts should be committed to ongoing learning and professional development.
• Diversity and Inclusion: work effectively with diverse stakeholders, including those from different cultural, technical, and business backgrounds.
• Results-Oriented: deliver high-quality results, meet deadlines, and contribute to the organization's IP goals.

Requirements

 Qualifications

• Scientist with an appropriate B.Sc. Hons. degree, or
• Engineer with an appropriate B.Eng. degree.
• An appropriate Law degree, LL.B or equivalent will be an advantage.

Experience

Minimum of 3 years’ experience in:

• Management of Technology (MOT).
• Broad knowledge and understanding of IP processes.
• Broad scientific and technical understanding of manufacturing and process industry.
• Working knowledge of patent terminology and IP law