DirecciónBe part of something altogether life-changing!
Working at Cytiva in the Life Sciences industry means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.
At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. With associates across 40 countries, Cytiva is a place where every day is a learning opportunity – so you can grow your career and expand your skills in the long term.
Cytiva is proud to work alongside a community of nine fellow Danaher Life Sciences companies. Together, we’re pioneering the future of science and medicine, developing products that enable researchers in the fight to save lives.
What you'll do
- Work with business leaders to set and implement appropriate IP strategies to achieve business objectives.
- Drive IP enforcement strategy in China, including infringement identification, case preparation and litigation.
- Provide IP advice on business development and localization activities, including due diligence reviews.
- Set, implement and audit best practices for trade secret protection.
- Provide subject matter expertise to a broad range of business matters.
- Draft and negotiate IP-related aspects of agreements.
- Work with cross functional team to secure revenue through out-licensing where appropriate.
- Ensure freedom to operate and minimize exposure to third party IP, including providing and drafting opinions.
- Work closely with R&D to ensure that sufficient ideas and invention disclosures are generated.
- Ensure that patent filings are drafted to a high quality on commercially significant inventions by working with R&D, business managers and marketing.
- Work with IP and legal counterparts in Danaher Corporate and other Danaher operating companies to develop best practices and standard work for IP protection and enforcement in China.
Who you are:
- Master’s degree or above in bioengineering, biochemistry, chemistry, mechanical engineering or a related discipline.
- Patent Agent Qualification
- Law degree and/or Legal Profession Qualification is preferred.
- 8+ years of work experience in patent agent firm and/or in-house IP department of a company. Work experience in a multinational company is a plus.
- Native Chinese speaker, and excellent command of the English language.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Good team player and willingness to take initiatives.
- Able to engage in robust discussions and partner with senior leaders to properly articulate IP risks to enable high quality decisions that appropriately balance relevant risks and commercial opportunities.
- Solid leadership skills.
- Track record of devising innovative IP strategies.
- Excellent commercial awareness.
- Experience working in the life sciences or healthcare sector.
When you join us, you’ll also be joining Danaher’s global organization, where 80,000 people wake up every day determined to help our customers win. As an associate, you’ll try new things, work hard, and advance your skills with guidance from dedicated leaders, all with the support of powerful Danaher Business System tools and the stability of a tested organization.
At Danaher, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.
If you’ve ever wondered what’s within you, there’s no better time to find out.
