Qualification: Degrees/Qualifications-Packaging: - Bachelor's/Masters/PhD in Pharma/ Life Sciences/ Medicine/ Biomedical engineering/ Allied fields, with Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Packaging Science & Technology and relevant post-qualification experience in the patent research space - Bachelor's and Master's in Pharmaceuticals/PhD/MBBS with relevant post-qualification experience in packaging domain/ packaging development and packaging specific patent research space - B.Tech in Packaging Technology with relevant post-qualification experience in the patent research space in Pharma / Consumer health domain Further description: A diploma or certificate courses on IP/patent or registered patent agent qualification would be an advantage Experience: 3-4 years for Lead Associate of post-qualification experience in patent research for Packaging in Consumer Healthcare or Pharmaceutical Business Research/ KPO Min. Qualification required to man the position: M.Pharm / M.tech. / M.Sc. / PhD / PGD in Packaging Technology/ B.Tech (Packaging Technology) with experience in relation to Pharma / Consumer health packaging Role: A functional expert, well versed with patent search and analysis to gather scientific and competitive intelligence for packaging development/solutions/technology in consumer healthcare/Pharma to generate solutions/answers relevant to client's key intelligent questions Manage and execute packaging innovation projects Packaging Categories: Primary/Secondary/Tertiary Packaging - Sustainable Packaging (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) - Medical Adherence - Packaging Innovation - Design Innovation - Material Innovation - Smart Packaging Common packaging solutions: Corrugated cartons, Blisters packs, Shrink Films/wraps, Stretch films/wraps, Laminates, recyclable packaging containers, bottles, bags, tubes, nasal sprays, CRSF Packaging, Pill Dispensers Conduct Intellectual property research and analysis efforts for identification, analysis and reporting of project-relevant data to derive meaningful/actionable insights Typical projects include market landscape, company profiling, novel product launches, competitor strategy analysis, scientific literature analysis Execution of short turnaround and long-term projects Key Responsibility Indicators People Related: Team work - Collaborate with the team, good interpersonal communication, professional conduct, actively participate in team related activities Process Related: Domain Expertise - Demonstrating expertise or quickly gaining knowledge and building expertise in an area of interest (packaging development/technology domain) - Developing optimum search strategy, screen and analyse patent families to gather scientific and competitive intelligence for consumer healthcare to generate solutions/answers relevant to client's key intelligent questions - Experience in performing comprehensive patent searches using various databases (PatBase, Thomson Innovation, Questel (Orbit), Innography, STN database (CAPLUS, DERWENT), Micropatent, etc.) Efficiency - Effective retrieval of information by identifying relevant data sources, formulating efficient search strategies, critically evaluate information and organize data for analysis Accuracy - Ability to assess validity of sources, accuracy of information gathered, data gaps if any and steps to plug in the data gaps Quality & Presentation of reports - Good scientific writing with well-structured and formatted content, correct usage of English language, usage of right templates and audience-appropriate representations Skills: Must have: Prior work experience of 2 years or more is required Clear understanding and exposure to broad variety of work in the patent research domain for packaging development/technology under the purview of OTC/Consumer/Pharma Healthcare space including (but not limited to): Identified key application areas of a given packaging technology to help assess its patentability Compared patent pending technology with competing technologies based on cost & ease of use Analyzed scope of patents by understanding their claims & reviewing similar patents Conducted search for relevant prior art to assess patentability of given technology Conducted freedom to operate studies and prior art searches in the field of healthcare/ biotech/ electronics/ software Conducting patent mapping for products Conducted patent portfolio analysis of a company to determine its innovation strategy Benchmarked patent families to identify key patents Demonstrated familiarity and strengths in performing information searches/addressing queries in Patent Databases such as Thomson Innovation, Questel (Orbit), Innography, STN database (CAPLUS, DERWENT), Micropatent, PatBase. Knowledge of the various category segment is required - technologies, competitors and market understanding The candidate should have good communication skills; ability to execute short turnaround and long-term projects The candidate should be able to work well in a matrix team structure ensuring that priorities of different onshore partners are met Presentation & Report writing - Creating reports that offer contextually relevant insights and recommendation and ability to present the findings to an audience, with attention to detail Knowledge on MS Office (esp. PowerPoint and basic Excel) and Internet searching skills are mandatory Problem-solving and decision-making Proven strengths/clear aptitude in performing literature analysis and deriving competitor insights through clinical trials, pipeline analysis, business and market assessment ability to present the findings to an audience Methodological but flexible approach for defining the problem, designing solutions and adapting to the changes, if needed Domain Expertise - Demonstrating expertise or quickly gaining knowledge and building expertise in an area of interest Understanding client requirements, planning and implementation to ensure accurate and high quality outputs in a timely manner. Identifying risks and flagging to appropriate stakeholders as and when needed Must exhibit following core behaviors: - Ownership / accountability - Flexibility to work on cross-team projects across all domains - Attention to details - Critical thinking - Self-motivated and self-disciplined - Exhibits strong interpersonal and communication skills Good to have: - Awareness of pharmaceutical/ consumer healthcare packaging domain with current developments, leading players, products/solutions, regulatory guidelines, sustainability aspects - Knowledge of data visualization tools incl. charts and graphs, smart arts etc - Exposure to scouting projects or experience in identifying key partners/collaborators for product development

Gurgaon/Gurugram

Gallop Research - Lead Associate - Packaging/Healthcare Vertical 

Gallop Research - Lead Associate - Packaging/Healthcare Vertical  ,Job Description for Gallop Research - Lead Associate - Packaging/Healthcare Vertical  in Gallop Research in  Gurgaon/Gurugram for (3-6) years of experience. Apply Now!

Job Description for Gallop Research - Lead Associate - Packaging/Healthcare Vertical  in Gallop Research in  Gurgaon/Gurugram for (3-6) years of experience. Apply Now!