SICPA HOLDING SA
Prilly
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Patent Scientist
- 27 April 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Prilly
Job summary
Join SICPA as a Patent Scientist in the Research & Innovation Department. Collaborate in a dynamic environment to protect and valorise IP.
Tasks
- Protect and valorise SICPA’s IP assets across diverse technologies.
- Engage with inventors to identify and develop patentable inventions.
- Collaborate with legal teams to file and defend patent applications.
Skills
- Experience in patent law or intellectual property management required.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills essential.
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities needed.
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About the job
We are looking for a Patent Scientist to join our Research & Innovation Department, reporting to the Head of Innovation Management. This role will primarily focus on Detection and Digital technologies, supporting the protection and valorisation of SICPA’s intellectual property (IP) in these strategic areas. You will work at the intersection of R&D, Business and Operations teams, and collaborate with the Legal IP team to identify, develop and secure high-value innovations.
ROLE
- Contribute to protecting and valorising SICPA’s IP assets across a broad spectrum of technologies, scientific domains and business activities
- Engage and collaborate with internal inventors and technology partners to identify and extract patentable inventions, prepare technical memos and lead the preparation of patent applications or trade secrets
- Work closely with the internal patent attorneys to ensure that the scope and value of the inventions are accurately reflected in patent applications
- Assist the Legal IP team in filing and defending patent applications until patents are granted
- Contribute to address key strategic questions and imperatives regarding the patent portfolio
- Work in tandem with the Legal IP team, the Research & Innovation teams and the Business Units, focusing on the technical memo contents to:
- Formulate strategies and responses to third party observations
- Evaluate and mitigate third-party IP risks
- Conduct oppositions
- Assess IP clearance and Freedom to Operate
- Drive the patent watch, monitoring and landscaping activities as part of a global and multi-disciplinary competitive intelligence effort
