Patent and Business Analyst

We are seeking a Patent and Business Analyst to work for a technology company in Cambridgeshire.

JOB PURPOSE

To deliver the business intelligence that will help guide teams by developing, performing, and analysing comprehensive patent landscapes, monitoring and analysing competitor patent portfolios, and combining the outputs with other business intelligence.

MAIN ACTIVITIES

• To deliver analysis of competitor activities through developing comprehensive patent search strategies, analysing the output and using visualisation tools to clearly communicate the analysis.

• To obtain business intelligence through the monitoring and analysis of competitor Intellectual Property (IP) developments and communicate findings as reports.

• Maintain licenses for software search tools relevant to the role and serve as the primary liaison with external patent search providers.

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE/SKILLS REQUIRED

Essential

• Educated to either PhD level, in Chemistry, Physics, or Biochemistry, or to first degree with relevant work experience in a research position.


• A demonstrated interest in patents coupled with a desire to deliver business intelligence to help guide activities in developing new sustainable materials businesses.


• Experience of performing reiterative searches to yield highly relevant but succinct datasets and interpreting and communicating the results.


• Curious, with a keen interest in becoming familiar with new technologies, and an ability to quickly understand technology areas outside previous experience.

Desirable

• Knowledge of patents gained via study or prior experience.


• Experience in patent searching and analysis.


• Experience in finding and interpreting business intelligence.


• Experience with major patent related databases, for example Derwent Innovation, PatentSight, or Orbit.

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