Intellectual Property Manager - Tyvek© (m/f/d). Luxemburgo

Primary Responsibilities:

In this position, you will be reporting to the Global Technology Director for the Tyvek® and Typar® Business.

You will work closely with an international team of R&D, Engineering and Application Development experts, along with internal and external Legal resources, to protect our innovations and support the wider business worldwide.  

We are looking for a creative mind who can understand our technology, our innovation, and the IP landscape, and apply strategic thinking to leverage their potential for DuPont.

The ideal candidate should have a strong and broad-based technical background and at least five years' experience in dealing with intellectual property, in

particular patents and trade secrets.

More specifically, responsibilities include:

• Acting as contact point for all questions relating protection of trade secrets and intellectual property rights.

• Providing regular training and coaching for the wider organisation on the protection of trade secrets and confidential information.

• Working with the Legal Department and all other functions to facilitate external collaboration through appropriate use of Confidential Disclosure Agreements, Joint Development Agreements, memberships of research consortia, etc.

• Guiding researchers in recognizing potentially patentable inventions and conducting the necessary patentability research and analysis.

• Facilitating effective collaboration between inventors and IP Lawyers to ensure timely filing of high-quality patent applications and follow-up on patent office actions.  

• Monitoring of the IP landscape and providing leadership with regular briefings on and recommendations for responses to potential opportunities and threats.

• Continuous improvement of our processes for protecting Intellectual Property.This job may require occasional travel.

Qualifications:

• At least a Master's degree in chemistry, physics, chemical engineering, materials science, or a comparable field.

• Further post-graduate education in Patent Engineering, IP Management or related studies.

• A minimum of 5 years of relevant career experience in IP management in an industrial context, ideally including prior art searching and analysis, patentability analysis, conceiving responses to patent office actions, etc.

Competencies (required):

• Conceptual, analytical, and strategic thinking

• Intellectual curiosity and an ability to rapidly absorb and understand technical concepts and apply them in creative ways.

• Excellent communication, networking, coaching and influencing skills

• Innovative, creative, and entrepreneurial initiative

• Self-starter with a pragmatic, hands-on approach

• Language: Excellent command of written and spoken English.

Competencies (desired):

Languages: German and/or French