Research, Development and Innovation Leader
Staffline
- Ireland
- Temporary
- Full-time
- Developing and ensuring implementation of procedures necessary to professionally research, track, evaluate, register, and commercialise Company Intellectual Property (IP).
- Engaging in a range of research, development and innovative activities that are related to improving manufacturing efficiency and driving decarbonisation across its manufacturing processes.
- Assisting in conducting an IP audit to benchmark current status of company IP protection and management.
- Working with external IP consultants and legal professionals to evaluate the current IP capability within the business and establish new IP recording practice and IP filings.
- Taking responsibility for the IP strategy and develop same in line with the Company objectives.
- Researching the competitive IP landscape relating to a new technology or processes under development across the range of sectors where the company has a presence. *
- Filing relevant patent protection on the RD&I output related to the various projects underway in the business.
- Establishing best-practice throughout the function and will be facilitated in implementing the necessary business change aimed at achieving ISO56005 relevant standard within a 2-year period.
- Implementing and overseeing IP management processes for RD&I projects.
- Embedding IP capability in the organisation through coaching and training of researchers and the general employee base.
- Developing organisation wide IP policy to support a culture of innovation and work towards business certification under ISO56005 standard
- Mon - Thurs 8am - 5.30pm and Fri 8am - 4pm
- 42hrs per week
- Excellent Salary
- Bonus
- Free parking
- Pension
- Life assurance
- Maternity and sick pay
- A bachelor's degree in business management or business administration, legal qualification or related discipline.
- Strong analytical skills and technical report writing to authority submission standard.
- Previous IP management and/or RD&I experience will be an advantage.
- Commercial focus with demonstratable interest in innovation and sustainability.