Sr. Patent Engineer

Terumo Medical Corporation is seeking a Sr. Patent Engineer to provide Intellectual Property (IP) support for one or more Divisions of the Company, working closely with associates in engineering, manufacturing, sales and marketing, legal, and other functional areas to identify and protect the Company’s IP via patents, trademarks, or trade secrets.

Requirements

• Assist in the development and maintenance of the Company’s intellectual property (IP), including patents, trademarks, trade secrets and copyrights.
• Identify and mitigate IP legal risks relating to the launch of new products through freedom to operate (FTO) searches and analyses.
• Conduct and coordinate research into a variety of IP issues.
• Conduct analyses of competitors and create patent landscapes.
• Coordinate and manage work of outside IP legal counsel for patent and trademark prep and prosecution and for IP searches.
• Contribute to the development of IP policies and best practices.
• Manage assigned patent and trademark portfolios.
• Facilitate regular meetings with stakeholders to review innovation disclosures, patent portfolios, and other relevant IP matters (e.g., IP Committee Meetings).
• Assist with preparing and delivering IP training to business associates.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Annual bonus
• Paid vacation
• Paid holidays
• Health, dental and vision benefits
• 401(k) with matching contributions
• Tax advantage savings accounts
• Legal plan
• Voluntary life and AD&D insurance
• Voluntary long-term disability
• Short term disability
• Critical illness and accident insurance
• Parental leave
• Personal leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Travel assistance
• Employee assistance program