Evalueserve - Research Associate/Senior Research Associate/Assistant Manager - Food Technology

Research Associate / Sr.RA / AM - Food Technology

Job description :

- Study / analysis of inventions to determine patentability

- Prepare robust search strategies to search and identify relevant patent and scientific literature in a given technology domain, and subsequent analysis.

- Analysis of a portfolio of patents / patent applications in a given technology domain

- Critical analysis of patents and products to determine potential infringement and licensing opportunities

- Track / monitor published patent applications and issued patents throughout their life cycle

- Identify key features of a product / technology and map these features on to patented subject matter to determine freedom to operate

- Identify and report innovations in a specific technology domain through analysis of patent, product, and academic literature

- Assessment of commercial potential of new technologies vis--vis existing technologies and market players

- Prepare research reports to be shared with scientists / R&D Managers / technical personnel of the client organization etc.

Skill Set Required :

- Thorough knowledge in field of technical specialization

- Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills, and willingness to work as part of a team

- Strong analytical skills

- Ability to challenge current thinking by implementing new ways of working

- Ability to ensure that tasks within areas of responsibility are completed in a timely and accurate manner

- Ability to identify and adopt proactive ways to contribute to firm's goals & mission

- Well versed in MS Office (knowledge of VBA / Macros will be a plus).

- Attention to detail

- Excellent time management skills

- Quick learner with capability to multi-task

- Drive to achieve targets and accomplish challenging tasks efficiently etc.

Education and Experience :

- Masters (M.Tech / M.Sc.) or Bachelors (B. Tech / B.Sc.) in Food Science / Food Engineering

- 1-5 years of work experience in the field of Intellectual Property

Compensation :

To be decided on a case-by-case basis, pegged with the best in the industry