European Ip Counsel, Specialty Diagnostics

Overview

When you’re part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do challenging work, and join a team that values performance, quality and innovation. As part of a successful, growing global organization you will be encouraged to perform at your best. With revenues of more than $40 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and chances to create significant contributions to the world.

The job

• European IP Counsel to join our Specialty Diagnostics Group’s (SDG) IP team, supporting one or more European-based Divisions within the Group.

Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Accomplishing that Mission includes capturing innovation to build the company’s patent portfolio, managing third party patent risks to the company’s innovative products, and capturing intelligence on competitors to guide innovation strategies and intellectual property (IP) risk management.

Role : We have an exciting opportunity for a European IP Counsel to join our SDG IP team and provide IP support across Europe.

• Fully remote role based anywhere in Europe. Some international travel may be required — up to 10% per annum, including overnight stays.
• European Qualified patent attorneys at law firms are encouraged to apply.

What you will do

• Lead strategic and pragmatic patent portfolio development, including identifying, managing and addressing patent opportunities and risks in a dynamic, commercially active environment.
• Provide IP training and general IP support at multiple European SDG sites and support European oppositions as required.
• Collaborate with legal, R&D and business teams.
• Competitive analysis and IP landscaping to provide pragmatic, actionable advice on competitor IP risks and mitigation strategies.
• Advise on transactions, disputes and oppositions, risk mitigation, and collaborate with internal commercial, R&D and IP teams to adapt priorities and strategies.
• Improve existing processes and lead development of new ones; manage relationships with outside counsel across organizational and geographic boundaries.
• Other duties as assigned to support Thermo Fisher’s Mission and the IP department.

Who we are looking for

• UK or European qualified patent attorney with at least 5 years of successful patent preparation and prosecution practice in Europe, focused in the life sciences and/or diagnostic space. Patent opposition experience is a plus.
• Experience in Freedom to Operate analyses and other risk mitigation activities.
• Experience with contracts of simple to medium complexity.
• Fluent in English; multilingual (European languages) preferred.
• Strong situational awareness to adjust communication style and risk tolerance and re-calibrate strategies around business priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal), with the ability to tailor approaches to audiences of varying legal and technical sophistication.
• Strong initiative, collaborative spirit, and a can-do mindset.

What’s in it for you

• Excellent career progression opportunities with a large and growing global employer.
• Competitive salary, plus annual incentive bonus.
• Full benefits package (specifics depend on country of hire).

About us

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We are a team of 100,000+ colleagues who share a common set of values—Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement—working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO / Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.