Patent Searcher
- Pay
- $78,000 – $156,000 per year
- Location
- Abbott Park, IL · On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Senior
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Listed
- Today
Skills & highlights for this role
- Patent searching
- Scientific literature searching
- Freedom to Operate (FTO) analysis
- Competitive intelligence
- IP strategy development
Also useful
- Medical device expertise
- Data science
- Machine learning
- Natural language processing
- Data visualization
- AI-enabled research tools
About the role
Working at Abbott
- At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You'll also have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
- Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
- An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
- Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor's degree.
- A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
- A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
The Opportunity
This position works out of our Abbott Park: Lake County IL (other locations: Santa Clara, CA, Alameda, CA, Chicago, IL, Plymouth, MN, or St. Paul, MN.)
The position
As IP Research Information Scientist, you will support Abbott businesses by managing legal risks through the discovery, analysis, and application of information from clinical, biomedical, and patent literature sources, leveraging advanced research, analytics, and information management methodologies.
Working as part of the Abbott Research Center (ARC), Abbott's corporate library, you will collaborate with other ARC functions, the Legal IP department, and fellow IP researchers to develop patent search strategies, identify relevant third-party patents, and communicate findings through visualizations, presentations, and other deliverables that support strategy, decision-making, and innovation.
What You'll Do
- Conduct Freedom to Operate (FTO), patentability, and other IP research projects supporting Abbott business units.
- Develop and implement patent search strategies, analyze findings, and communicate insights to IP attorneys and business stakeholders.
- Identify emerging technologies, patent trends, competitive threats, and innovation opportunities through patent and scientific research.
- Apply data science, analytics, AI, and information management methodologies to solve complex IP and competitive intelligence challenges.
- Develop and evaluate novel applications of analytics, machine learning, natural language processing, visualization, and AI to advance patent intelligence, competitive intelligence, and innovation insights.
- Create visualizations, dashboards, landscapes, and other research deliverables that support strategic decision-making across Abbott.
- Evaluate and integrate new IP research technologies, including AI-enabled tools, to improve research effectiveness, knowledge sharing, and insight generation.
- Assess technologies, patent portfolios, and third-party intellectual property relevant to Abbott products.
- Partner and collaborate with cross-functional teams across Legal, R&D, and ARC to support innovation, product development, and risk-management initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or higher in a scientific or engineering field
- Minimum 3 years patent and/or scientific literature searching experience in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, healthcare, or related industry
- Minimum 3 years of experience analyzing competitive intelligence and developing corresponding IP strategy
Preferred Qualifications
- Expertise in medical devices or similar health care products,, especially those involving digital/software solutions
- Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline, with demonstrated ability to understand and analyze electrical, software, firmware, AI, connectivity, and digital health technologies
- Experience applying analytics, machine learning, natural language processing, AI, or other advanced information technologies to research, competitive intelligence, knowledge management, or related business challenges
- Registered patent agent with USPTO
- Proven ability to perform successfully in cross-functional teams
- Experience analyzing competitive intelligence and developing corresponding IP strategy
Additional information
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:
Pay and benefits
The base pay for this position is $78,000.00 - $156,000.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
- JOB FAMILY: Operations & Business Support
- DIVISION: GENC General Counsel
- LOCATION: United States > Abbott Park: AP06B
Additional Locations
United States > Alameda: 2601 Harbor Bay Parkway, United States > Chicago: Willis Tower Building 233 S Wacker Dr., United States > Minnesota > Plymouth: 5050 Nathan Lane N, United States > Minnesota > St. Paul > Lillehei: One Lillehei Plaza, United States > Santa Clara: Building A - SC
- WORK SHIFT: Standard
- TRAVEL: Yes, 5 % of the Time
- MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Not Applicable
Significant Work Activities
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)
About Abbott
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
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Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
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