(Senior) IP Specialist (f/m/d)

Heidelberg , Germany
full-time

AI overview

Join a small, specialized team to identify patenting opportunities and manage patent prosecution in an innovative pharmaceutical environment.

Do you wish to work in an innovative pharmaceutical company, where you will work closely with our scientists and inventors, capturing new inventions, drafting and prosecuting patent applications and implementing patent strategies? Would you like to experience a flexible and appreciative working environment, which gives you the opportunity to work on challenging tasks? If so, then this position could potentially be your perfect job.

 

Reporting directly to the VP IP Management you will be part of a small, highly specialized team.

Your responsibilities:

  • Identification of patenting opportunities, drafting of patent applications and development of suitable filing strategies
  • Handling of all stages of patent prosecution, including requesting SPCs/PTEs where applicable
  • Supporting the Patent Conflicts Team as needed
  • Additional tasks based on experience and/or interest

Requirements

Your profile:

  • Fully or partially qualified European patent attorney
  • Excellent master’s degree in organic chemistry, pharmacy, biochemistry or related studies required; a PhD is desirable
  • Proactive with attention to detail
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and at least a willingness to learn German

Benefits

  • Remuneration package:
    An attractive salary, a sponsored pension scheme (bAV), and exciting short- and long-term incentives
  • Onboarding:
    Structured, well-proven onboarding program to give you a clear picture of your responsibilities and the company you will be working for
  • Training:
    Internal & external trainings and conferences embedded in a well-resourced training budget
  • Transport connections:
    Good connection to tram station, parking lots for cars and bikes
  • Mobility:
    You decide whether you want to use public transport with a discount or lease a JobBike
  • Food & more:
    Free lunch every day, soft drinks, fresh fruit, a wide variety of snacks
  • Equipment:
    State of the art, an iPhone and a brand-new laptop

Perks & Benefits Extracted with AI

  • Free Meals & Snacks: Free lunch every day, soft drinks, fresh fruit, a wide variety of snacks
  • Home Office Stipend: You decide whether you want to use public transport with a discount or lease a JobBike
  • Learning Budget: Internal & external trainings and conferences embedded in a well-resourced training budget

Founded in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2007, Ascendis Pharma is a publicly held, biopharmaceutical company committed to addressing unmet medical needs. Ascendis Pharma is applying its innovative platform technology to build a leading, fully integrated biopharma company focused on making a meaningful difference in patients’ lives. Guided by its core values of patients, science and passion, the company utilizes its TransCon™ technologies to create new and potentially best-in-class therapies. Ascendis Pharma currently has a pipeline of three independent endocrinology rare disease product candidates in clinical development and established advancing oncology as its second therapeutic area of focus. The company continues to expand into additional therapeutic areas to address unmet patient needs. Ascendis is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, with offices in Heidelberg, Germany, Princeton, New Jersey, and Palo Alto, California.

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