Details of the Organization

The world is changing in remarkable ways, creating both challenges and opportunities. At Avient, their purpose is to be an innovator of materials solutions that help customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world. 

Details of the Job/Internship

Avient Corporation is hiring for the position of Analyst, Intellectual Property with 3+ years of experience to join them in their Pune office. 

Role and Responsibilities

• Thorough knowledge of patent landscaping and competitive analysis using all free and certain licensed (such as Derwent) search platforms.
• Provide overarching patent landscape assessments on platform research projects in a timely fashion.
• Capable of independently developing relevant search strings based on subject matter inputs executing patent searches, and reporting a concise summary of relevant search results.
• Develop dashboards with regular competitive patent activity assessments for review with segment leadership teams.
• Capable of providing patentability and freedom to practice recommendations in consultation with the Corporate Legal department to business segments based on the identified prior art.
• Capable of coaching and developing junior IP analysts in the team. 
• Other projects/duties as assigned.

Eligibility

Education And Experience

• PhD or Masters in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Plastics Technology, or related fields.
• 5+ years of relevant experience, preferably with a multinational company, including 3+ years of patent searching and analysis experience required.

Skills

• Patent searching, landscaping, claim analysis, technical competency, and business awareness.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and in across-functional collaborative environments.
• Highly self-motivated with a strong sense of self-initiative and focus on continuous improvement.
• Strong IT skills, including proficiency with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Strong ethics/judgment in handling confidential information with professionalism.
• English language proficiency.

Additional Requirments

• The role requires flexibility in availability to participate as needed in meetings with participants in other regions and time zones including the Americas and Europe.
• The role may require occasional travel to other Avient sites including those in and outside of India.

Salary/Stipend

Salary details will be finalised during the interview process with the selected candidate.

Type of Opportunity

Fulltime

Country

India

State

Maharashtra

City

pune

Address

Pune, Maharashtra, India