To further strengthen and expand its activities, VIB is recruiting an additional Intellectual Property Manager.Your Job
As an intellectual property manager, you will be responsible to drive the patenting activities for specific VIB research groups in close consultation with the colleagues of the Innovation & Business team
You will do this by:
Pro-actively harvesting of inventions developed within the institute, for generating intellectual property rights - searching and assessing the patentability of inventions and providing stimulating feedback to the scientists
Establishing trustful communication
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Defining translational research projects to strengthen the IP portfolio
Interacting closely with the business development team, the new ventures team and discovery sciences team towards the identification of commercial opportunities and new start-up projects
Providing support to the teams of Innovation & Business with respect to freedom to operate or patent landscaping analyses
Providing Intellectual Property training for VIB scientists and advice on all IP related mattersYour Profile
We are looking for a pro-active and enthusiastic professional, with a strong scientific background in biomedical or agricultural life science research.
You are a Ph.D. in life sciences, and you have experience in biomedical and/or agricultural life sciences research projects - an affinity with software or artificial intelligence is a plus - industry experience is also an asset
You possess excellent interpersonal skills together with the ability to relate easily to others at all levels
You have an analytical mind, capable of analyzing a broad spectrum of life science topics and with the ability to deep-dive into a scientific content in a short timeframe
You possess excellent verbal and written communication skills (English)
You have a high multi-tasking capacity, and you are capable of respecting deadlines
You are a team playerWe offer
A professional and stimulating work environment where colleagues take full ownership of projects and guide them to success in a creative way

An opportunity to start an intellectual property career without prior experience

An extensive network of (inter)national contacts

Various opportunities to broaden your expertise and develop a career in intellectual property

A compensation package based on expertise and experienceHow to apply?

JOB TYPE

Employment type:Permanent Job

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Minimal experience:Unspecified