Manager IP Search & Analytics; dfm

Job Description Summary

Support the IP team in crafting best in class IP strategies through delivering the best prior-art searches combining classical and new search approaches using latest technology to support retrieval consolidation of data and advanced analytics to generate insights.

Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path unique opportunities will present themselves both professionally and personally. Join us the future is ours to shape!

Your responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Apply your deep understanding of patent and scientific data to identify relevant patent and scientific literature evaluate findings and deliver comprehensive reports including the development of algorithms
• Manage the whole search process from alignment of the objectives of the search to consolidation and communication of relevant findings
• Conduct high-quality and timely searches: develop search strategy apply strategic search skills to craft effective queries using a variety of patent and non-patent databases (eg. Minesoft Patbase ARK STN Cortellis Derwent Innovation Scifinder).
• Incorporate AI search tools into the search process to increase efficiency and precision
• Extract data from health authority and regulatory agencies websites transforming cleaning and analyzing large data sets.
• Identify and apply new approaches in searching prior-art to improve quality and efficiency
• Identify and implement automation of reoccurring data requests

Essential Requirements:

• Degree in chemistry or chemistry-related biochemistry biotechnology cheminformatics bioinformatics or related field. Combination with data science is a plus.
• 510 years of experience in prior-art searches using patent and scientific databases (eg. Patbase STN ARK Derwent Innovation Cortellis)
• Problem-solving skills analytical mindset
• Good communication skills to explain technical topics to a non-technical audience
• Excellent programming skills in Python preferred; data extraction cleaning transforming and analyzing large data sets
• Demonstrated ability to apply coding/automation to patent or scientific search topics (e.g. chemical structure searching)
• Experience in web crawling data scraping and integration of heterogenous data sources.
• Track record in timely completion of complex search projects applying state-of the-art technology
• Fluent English

• Experience in life science/biosimilar industry beneficial
• German language skills

Sandoz has an employee-first approach and thats why your personal growth is so important to us. You will have access to Coursera and other learning platforms with more than 200000 learning videos and 5000 courses.

In addition to the various learning opportunities we offer company benefits such as:

• 30 days of annual leave
• Holiday allowance
• Additional rewards for special occasions (e.g. service length awards marriage celebration etc.)
• Company pension schemes and capital formation benefits
• Parental leave
• Other offerings such as bike leasing

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz a leader in this sector provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100 countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement we have an ambition to do more!

With investments in new development capabilities production sites new acquisitions and partnerships we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost high-quality medicines sustainably.

Our momentum is powered by an open collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues who in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful flexible-hybrid careers where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!

Join us!

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