Senior Assistant Director, IP Management [NTUitive]

NTUitive Pte Ltd (‘NTUitive’) is the innovation and enterprise company – and a wholly-owned subsidiary – of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore). NTUitive manages the University’s intellectual property, promotes innovation, supports entrepreneurship, and facilitates the commercialisation of research.

We are seeking to hire a Senior Assistant Director for Intellectual Property (IP) Management in NTUitive.

Responsibilities:

• Perform patent, literature and internet prior art searches in a variety of technical fields.
• Analyse prior art search results and evaluate technology/invention disclosures to determine if they meet the statutory requirements of patentability.
• Prepare and present patentability and IP due diligence reports.
• Strategise on the best mode of IP protection in view of the intended use of the IP.
• Interact with faculty members and researchers, academic/industry research collaborators, as well as with external patent/law firms regarding IP protection matters.
• Review IP clauses in existing and new agreements, such as IP management, research collaboration and license agreements.
• Oversee the filing, prosecution and overall management of an IP portfolio (e.g. patents, copyright etc.)
• Lead and mentor a team of IP managers and provide direction to achieve departmental goals.
• Department lead for the collation, checking and analysis of IP statistical data, and reporting to internal and external stakeholders.
• Assist the Director in developing and implementing strategies for the efficient and effective management of NTU’s IP assets.

Requirements:

• Degree or postgraduate Masters/PhD qualification, in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Chemistry or Chemical Engineering. 
• Graduate Certificate in IP Law, Postgraduate Diploma or Masters of IP and Innovation will be an added advantage.
• At least 10-15 years of prior work experience in IP management and/or IP-related work.
• Skilled in web-based research (e.g. using various online patent and journal databases) and in IP data analytical tools.
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Possess strong leadership and team management skills.
• Meticulous and possess good interpersonal, analytical and organisational skills.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Responsible, self-motivated and confident
• Possess excellent strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrate a disciplined and detail-orientated approach in identifying, analysing applicable information/data, and in considering all relevant factors before making sound recommendations/decisions.
• Ability to multi-task, assess priorities and make sound independent decisions and use own initiative.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and willingness to advance new ideas.

Appointment may vary and will commensurate with candidate's years of relevant work experience. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Hiring Institution: NTUitive