Senior Assistant Director, Ip Management

2 weeks ago


Singapore NTU (Nanyang Technology University- Main Office-HR) Full time

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.
- 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.

Hiring Institution: NTUitive



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