[Hiring] Senior IP Analyst @RWS

Role Description

The Senior IP Analyst is responsible for leading patent research initiatives, including prior art and freedom-to-operate (FTO) searches, while ensuring compliance with ISO 9001 quality standards. The role involves managing complex search projects, delivering high-quality outputs, and supporting team members to ensure accuracy and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive prior art searches (novelty, patentability, validity, and state-of-the-art) and FTO analyses.
• Develop and implement advanced search strategies tailored to client requirements.
• Review and analyze patent documents, technical literature, and search results to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Prepare detailed, client-ready reports summarizing findings and providing actionable insights.
• Perform technical (Checker 1) and administrative (Checker 2) evaluations in line with ISO 9001 standards.
• Conduct patent landscape analysis to assess competitive and technological environments, where applicable.
• Collaborate with junior analysts and provide guidance to support timely and accurate delivery of projects.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in patent research, including prior art and FTO searches.
• Strong expertise in Boolean search strategies and use of global patent databases.
• Solid technical background (engineering, science, or related disciplines).
• Experience in preparing detailed patent search and analysis reports.
• In-depth understanding of ISO 9001 processes and quality standards.
• Strong analytical skills and high attention to detail.
• Ability to collaborate effectively and share knowledge within a team environment.

Life at RWS

If you like the idea of working with smart people who are passionate about growing the value of ideas, data and content by making sure organizations are understood, then you’ll love life at RWS.

Our purpose is to unlock global understanding. This means our work fundamentally recognizes the value of every language and culture. So, we celebrate difference, we are inclusive and believe that diversity makes us strong. We want every employee to grow as an individual and excel in their career.

In return, we expect all our people to live by the values that unite us:

• To partner, putting clients first and winning together.
• To pioneer, innovating fearlessly and leading with vision and courage.
• To progress, aiming high and growing through actions.
• To deliver, owning the outcome and building trust with our colleagues and clients.

RWS Values

Get the 3Ps right – Partner, Pioneer, Progress – and we´ll Deliver together as RWS.

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