Lead Patent Counsel - Lausanne, Schweiz - Nestle

Nestle

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Lausanne, Schweiz

vor 2 Wochen

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Lena Schneider

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Beschreibung

Position Snapshot

Location:
Nestlé Research, Lausanne, Switzerland

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Rate:
Full-Time Act. Rate 100%

Type of contract:
Permanent contract

What we offer at Nestlé
Flexible work policies in terms of core hours and working from home. Please talk to us during the recruitment process about what flexibility could look like for you

Genuine opportunities for career and personal development

Modern "smart office" locations providing agile & collaborative workspaces

Dynamic international working environment

Attractive additional benefits

Position Summary

Part of the Nestlé Group Legal & Compliance function, Legal R&D enables and protects Nestlé R&D Innovations through pragmatic legal services and business-driven IP protection.

Nestlé Research is based in Lausanne, Switzerland, employs approximately 1000 people and is comprised of five Nestlé Institutes: Food Sciences; Health Sciences, Food Safety & Analytical Sciences, Packaging Sciences and Agriculture Sciences.

Please have a tour of our facilities using this link or read more about Nestlé Research at our website. Please follow us on Nestlé R&D on LinkedIn.

To enhance consumer preference, while delivering new or improved functionalities for the Nestlé businesses, the Nestlé Institute of Food Sciences aims to further improve the nutritional profile, naturalness, and sensory properties "Enabling preference for healthier, affordable, trendy products".

As a

Lead Patent Counsel for the Nestlé Institute of Food Sciences, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and delivering the IP strategy for the Institute.

We offer a dynamic, inclusive, and international working environment with many opportunities across different companies, functions, and regions. Don't miss the opportunity to join us and work with different teams in an agile and diverse context.

A Day in the Life of a Lead Patent Counsel

Be the Legal R&D IP Business Partner for the leadership team of the Nestlé Institute of Food Sciences
Develop, implement, and deliver the IP Strategy, in close partnership with the R&D teams
Lead patent filling and prosecution, freedom to operate assessments and oppositions of 3rd party patents, as well as defend against 3rd party oppositions
Manage the patent portfolio with businessalignment and rigorous cost management
Advise on IP matters in R&D collaborations, including contributing to the drafting of R&D agreements
Enable new and accelerated approaches to develop new consumercentric products, while ensuring adequate protection under tight timelines
Partner with the R&D Counsel on any Institutespecific IP topic
Promote passion for IP across the Institute, through awareness, training, and communication
Drive awareness and enforcement of Nestlé technical IP through our markets

What will make you successful

Fully qualified patent attorney in a European IP jurisdiction, with ideally a background in food, health, or material science
Expertise in cultured food and/or precision fermentation is highly positive
Prior experience with developing businessdriven IP strategies
8+ years postqualification professional experience with patent drafting, prosecution and FTO assessment
Experience in leading a team of patent attorneys
Experience in R&D contract drafting, in particular IPrelated clauses
You are serviceoriented, pragmatic, and handson, as well as a true team player able to successfully collaborate with Legal R&D colleagues around the globe
Exposure to different jurisdictions (US, China, Japan)
Fluent in English, any other language is an asset

At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference.

We do this by fostering a diverse, friendly, supportive, and collaborative environment, that creates positive disruption, embraces innovation, and empowers people and teams to win.

We aim to hire friendly, respectful, inspiring people who care about the people's lives that we touch every single day.