Job Requirements

Job Requirements: (P-Preferred, E- Essential) Education: Bachelor Degree in Health Sciences or any other relevant technical field from an accredited institution - E Work Experience : Minimum of six (6) years experience in similar setting with exposure to Intellectual Property Management, two (2) years of which in supervisory role - E English Language Skill : Level I- E Arabic Language Skills : Essential Computer Skills (Level) : Level I- E

Job Responsibilities

Main Areas of Responsibility: 1. Play a major role in patient submission, prosecution & Analysis and minimize the inventor's time spent in patenting process: - Serve as point of contact for external patent counsel. - Collaborate and coordinate with IP legal advisor and innovator in order to finalize the preparation of patent application by leveraging ITTMO resources and staff. - Assist innovators with drafting and re-drafting new patent applications based on legal advisor's feedback. - Conduct prior innovation searches and prepare reports on the results. - Manage centralized patent docketing system and ensure the annuities and maintenance fees are paid in a timely manner. - Conduct review and revision of pending provisional patent applications. - Provide Periodic reports concerning the status and direction of intellectual property including patents and trademark. 2. Supervise and coordinate the tasks of assigned team in processing patient applications. - Ensure the assigned team complies with regulations on dealing with confidential documentations. - Observe the assigned tea's performance in tracking, controlling, reporting, monitoring the day-to-day operational tasks. 3. Manage internal and external relationships and communications with stakeholders. 4. Promote Intellectual Property Awareness among KAIMRC/MNGHA staff, researchers, and personnel where polices, procedure, protection process, potential commercialization and benefits can be articulated. 5. Implement ITTMO's strategies in the most optimum way by liaising with ITTMO's Head Section. 6. Provide recommendations and inputs to Section's Head. 7. Develop annual report showing ITTMO's budget, KPIs and parameters. 8. Assists in the development of intellectual property policy, strategies, including the safeguarding of IP, preparing of confidential contact, agreement and confidential technical assessment of the inventions.