Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena | Germany | 07xxx Jena | Permanent position | Full time | Published since: 13.01.2026 on stepstone.de
Patent Manager / Patent Officer (Administrative Employee)
The Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena is a dynamic and innovative university located centrally in Germany. With a wide range of disciplines, it creates the future through excellent research and teaching. Their scientific excellence is reflected in the Light – Life – Liberty profile lines that provide groundbreaking insights and sustainable solutions to the society of tomorrow. Closely connected with leading research institutions, innovative companies and renowned cultural institutions, it advances interdisciplinary developments. With around 17,000 students and around 10,000 employees, Jena is a vibrant, internationally connected science and future city. The Research and Transfer Service Centre of the Friedrich-Schiller University has a place as soon as possible Patent Manager:in / Patent Officer:in (Administration:in) in full-time (100% / 40 hours per week), to be permanent. The Research and Transfer (SFT) service centre is a central service provider for knowledge and technology transfer at the University of Jena. It bundles the competencies for the transfer of scientific results, from the protection of inventions to the development of recovery strategies to the establishment of new companies. With over 600 active protection rights, the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena is one of the patent-rich universities in Germany and offers an attractive environment to successfully transfer innovative ideas to business and society. The focus of the activity is on the control of IP cases, from awareness-raising to initial counselling to exploitation (licensing or spin-off) and cooperation with researchers at the relevant interfaces in the transfer. .
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Your tasks • Your profile • What we offer
Support and further development of the university's protective rights portfolio (patents, brands, designs) Preparation and monitoring of patent applications and coordination of proceedings before patent offices Screening and scouting of inventions and close cooperation with researchers, faculties and partner institutions Identification of recovery potentials, development of recovery concepts and support in implementation Negotiation and design of licensing and cooperation agreements and monitoring of existing agreements Advising researchers on questions of patent, trademark and design law as well as the employee invention law Participation in the design of events, workshops and awareness-raising formats in the field of intellectual property rights and transfer
successfully completed academic studies, preferably in natural or engineering sciences (promotion of advantage) or equivalent knowledge and experience Team skills and joy in interdisciplinary cooperation with science, administration and external partners pronounced analytical skills, a structured working method and high consulting competence detectable knowledge and experience in patent and protection law as well as in the administration and exploitation of intellectual property rights, in particular in the context of higher education or research Knowledge of German and European patent law and the right to employee inventions are desirable Routine negotiations and dealing with legal and economic issues are of advantage very good knowledge of German and English in word and writing
Remuneration according to the provisions of the collective agreement for the public service of the countries (TV-L) according to the personal conditions up to the remuneration group TV-L 13 the opportunity to shape future-oriented structural developments in a modern and at the same time rich in tradition and the perspective of a longer-term career development in the rapidly growing area of knowledge transfer a highly innovative working environment with interdisciplinary cooperation targeted further qualification in patent and IP management after coordination Additional operational benefits such as asset-effective benefits (VL) and occupational pensions (VBL) 30 days of recreational holiday per year plus two working days on 24. and 31.12. .
Location
 | Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena | |
| 07743 Jena | ||
| Germany |
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