Intellectual Property & Patent Clerk

About Us

Allergy Therapeutics are a market leading, pioneering immunology business with specialist experience in the research and development of allergy treatments.

We believe that transformational outcomes for patients are achieved by directly treating the cause, rather than just managing symptoms. Our vaccines are aluminium free. Driving convenience; our ultra-short course treatments make life easier and increase adherence.

Our adjuvant technologies not only advance the results of allergy immunotherapy but also drive beneficial immune responses in cancer and infectious disease.

We are a proud and passionate team with a vision that delivers growth and transforms the way we think about immunology.

We are continuing to grow and it’s an exciting time to be joining us. You will contribute to our ongoing success and be part of our future which is looking very bright!

You’ll join a team of like-minded people who are passionate about what they do and providing positive outcomes for our patients.

We are looking for an Intellectual Property & Patent Clerk to take responsibility for administration and oversight of key documentation underpinning the R&D product lifecycle across all functions. This includes but is not limited to Patent protection, Data integrity for external use including scientific, regulatory and commercial.

About you

You will have previous experience of Intellectual Property systems and processes as well as experience of pharmaceutical product development and route to CTA, MAA or BLA.

You will have a degree in life sciences, engineering or business administration and any further qualification in Project Management would be beneficial, although not essential.

You will be a confident communicator, able to work with stakeholders at all levels both internally and externally and ideally with experience working in a matrix organisation.

The role

You will be involved in the following:

• Supporting the development and management of the Company’s intellectual property strategy in R&D
• Managing communications with outside counsel for IP matters.
• Reviewing papers, posters and other communications in conjunction with R&D to remove confidential data
• Collating and presenting knowledge of competitor IP, due diligence and freedom to operate opinions with outside counsel
• Enabling efficient collaboration with others cross-functionally to collectively advance product development plans toward securing future IP
• Work with project sponsors and the R&D Project managers with the initiation, updating and management of all Project plans to ensure IP considerations are captured
• Coordinating and presenting project progress by supporting agreed timelines for core teams in liaison with other departments and clients, ensuring that milestones are achieved and budgets are upheld
• Supporting with the Identification and tracking of project risks, issues, assumptions, and decisions so the project sponsor can escalate
• Assisting in the leading of internal and client communications/meetings, ensuring meetings are organized, recording of meeting minutes, tracking action items, preparing meeting agendas, project team activities/actions and disseminating project information
• Actively participating in the development and the consistent application of R&D Project management systems and tools (SharePoint, Roadmap, TPP, PDP)
• Working as an active member of the R&D Project Management team, participate in regular Project Management functional meetings
• Assisting R&D Project Managers in execution of project management training initiative across R&D

This is a remote role, the salary is up to £45,000 per annum