Intellectual Capital Strategy Leader

INTRODUCTION

DuPont Microbial Control is focused on providing sustainable solutions, based on innovative science and technology, for microbial control in a wide variety of industries.  These application areas range from preservation of paints and personal care products to treatment of large scale process systems such as cooling water, pulp & paper and oilfields.DuPont Microbial Control is a leader in microbial control for energy, water treatment, paints/coatings, personal care, and other hygiene applications, providing world class products and technical service to enable our customers to solve their microbial control challenges.  Our purpose is to predict, diagnose, and sustainably solve the planet’s most difficult microbial problems.DuPont Microbial Control is committed to maintaining and building our success globally, and we have an opportunity for an experienced, dynamic, and innovative person to join our team as an Intellectual Capital Leader to drive and support global Intellectual Property and Technology Platform development for the Energy and Water segments.

THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

Your key responsibilities:

• Leading the DuPont Microbial Control (DMC) teams in developing and driving intellectual capital strategies and goals aligned with business strategy.
• Active participation in project teams and complex problem solving to expand DMC’s technology position through new technology and application development.
• Leading new technology scouting for applications through intellectual property, market, and competitive analysis and identifying opportunities for technology development that are aligned with business strategy.
• Creating a robust intellectual capital culture,  ensuring that leaders & members are aware of intellectual capital strategy, intellectual property positions, tools and their roles/responsibilities for creating, defending, managing, enforcing and monetizing intellectual property.
• Identifying strategic intellectual asset opportunities that will sustain differentiation and protect future value, e.g. white space filings, in-licensing/purchasing intellectual property.
• Identifying strategic opportunities to out-license DuPont intellectual property.
• Leading the analysis of identified new technology and market opportunities and developing recommendations on those opportunities in collaboration with marketing and project teams.
• Integrating intellectual capital/property planning, strategy, and goals into the early stages of projects and ensuring that these plans stay relevant and are followed through to commercialization.
• Identifying opportunities for applying inventions beyond original scope and expanding value, including leveraging across technology platforms.
• Partnering with inventors and DuPont attorneys to secure disclosures, patent filings, patent grants, oppositions, freedom-to-practice; support litigation and infringement detection.
• Collaborating with project leaders, legal, and intellectual property focal points to deliver effective intellectual property training.
• Mentoring and coaching DMC scientists on best practices related to generating and applying new ideas to generate intellectual property, protecting new technology and products, assessing right-to-practice, and attacking competitive positions.
• Contributing new and innovative ideas as a technical project team leader and/or member.

Job Qualifications

Your qualification profile:Required Qualifications

• A passion for intellectual capital strategy.
• Ph.D. in a biological science, chemistry, or chemical engineering (preference for combined experience in biochemistry and small molecule organic chemistry).
• A minimum of 3 years of post-PhD technical experience.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work across multiple geographies.
• Good influencing and coaching skills necessary to drive team alignment of goals and accountabilities in order to meet IP and business objectives.
• Ability to work at the interface of chemistry, engineering, and biological science disciplines.
• Relevant experience with intellectual capital.  For example, the candidate may have experienced one or more of the following:  developing invention disclosures, working with attorneys to draft patent applications, assessing prior art for disclosure development or white space identification, serving as a subject matter expert for opposition preparation or participating in the development of joint development or licensing agreements.
• Ability to research, analyze and design experiments that lead to valuable intellectual property.Preferred Qualifications• A strong background in biological sciences and or biotechnology.
• Prior experience in an application development role.
• Ability to carryout intellectual property searches based on complex search strategies.
• Ability to carryout intellectual property searches based on molecular structure.
• Track record of successful commercial delivery of new technology and technology improvements.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and energize teams and mentor junior scientists.
• A proven track record of original research contributions, including experience in external publications.

At DuPont, we have an unbridled commitment to deliver essential innovations that enrich people’s lives, enable sustainable development and foster human potential for generations to come. Innovations developed from highly engineered products and naturally sourced ingredients continue to shape industries and everyday life. From smarter homes to more efficient cars, from better ways of digitally connecting to new tools that enable active and healthy lifestyles…in all these areas and many more, we’re working with customers to transform their ideas into real world answers that help humanity thrive.Coupled with core values and excellent compensation & benefits… Together, we’re turning possibilities into real world answers that help humanity prosper!Come realize how you can make an impact, act like an owner and partner with customers in our journey.Please access the following link to better understand & appreciate DuPont’s Journey:

LOCATION

DuPont Experimental Station, Wilmington DE

EOE/DIVERSITY STATEMENT
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