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Interdigital

Portfolio Management Director

Wilmington, DE

$226K - $236K/yr

Summary InterDigital is seeking a Patent Portfolio Management Director for cellular-related inventions. This successful applicant will be responsible for, among other things, managing the quality ...

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CredentialsBachelor's degree, often advanced degrees like MBA; extensive leadership experienceBachelor's degree in business, management, or related field; relevant experience
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Employer & Industry UsageLarge corporations, multi-department organizationsBusinesses of various sizes, manufacturing, service industries
Search & Comparison IntentUnderstanding high-level leadership roles, strategic responsibilitiesManaging daily operations, team leadership

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Portfolio Management Director

Interdigital

Wilmington, DE

$226K - $236K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 23 hours ago

Job description

About InterDigital

InterDigital is a global research and development company focused primarily on wireless, video, artificial intelligence ("AI"), and related technologies. We design and develop foundational technologies that enable connected, immersive experiences in a broad range of communications and entertainment products and services. We license our innovations worldwide to companies providing such products and services, including makers of wireless communications devices, consumer electronics, IoT devices, cars and other motor vehicles, and providers of cloud-based services such as video streaming. As a leader in wireless technology, our engineers have designed and developed a wide range of innovations that are used in wireless products and networks, from the earliest digital cellular systems to 5G and today's most advanced Wi-Fi technologies. We are also a leader in video processing and video encoding/decoding technology, with a significant AI research effort that intersects with both wireless and video technologies. Founded in 1972, InterDigital is listed on Nasdaq.

InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital, Inc.

For more information, visit: www.interdigital.com.

Summary

InterDigital is seeking a Patent Portfolio Management Director for cellular-related inventions. This successful applicant will be responsible for, among other things, managing the quality, scope, and cost of his or her assigned portion of InterDigital's cellular patent portfolio.

Responsibilities

  • Review invention disclosures, make filing decisions, and manage the work of internal and external prosecution counsels to best achieve the desired portfolio strategy within budget (the position does not involve hands-on application preparations or prosecutions)

  • Together with engineers, counsels, and the Licensing Support team, create/review claim charts to progress the prosecution matters such as claim amendments, continuation/divisional strategies, national filing decisions, and to fulfill other patent projects

  • Attain in-depth knowledge of proposing claim sets, amendments, continuation/divisional strategies, and other prosecution actions to support strategic objectives

  • Actively participate in portfolio management meetings with engineers, prosecution counsels and other members of the Patents team

  • Work closely with the Licensing Support team to ensure that portfolios are prosecuted in a manner that is aligned with the company's licensing programs or other corporate initiatives

  • Coordinate with, and provide feedback to engineers and engineering management on patent-related topics

  • Track status of assigned portfolio(s) and provide updates to company stakeholders

  • Support the Litigation team during litigation on due diligence and other litigation-related matters

  • Coordinate the defense of patents in response to third-party validity challenges

  • Work collaboratively within, and outside of, the Patents team on a variety of patent-related projects (e.g., SDO policy review and compliance, coordination with joint venture partners, portfolio acquisition due diligence, and/or portfolio sale efforts)

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

  • 8-10 years of experience in portfolio management

  • An aptitude for learning new and complex technology, and an ability to communicate with a global mindset at all levels of the organization

  • Extensive experience with cellular-related technologies (e.g., LTE, 5G), standards organizations (e.g., 3GPP), and patent pools

  • Experience reviewing and modifying claim charts; experience developing claim charts is highly preferred

  • BS or higher degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Physics, Electronics, or a related technology area relevant to InterDigital's business concerns

  • Experience with patent databases and/or workflow-driven IP asset management software preferred

  • Willingness to travel, including internationally

Location: Conshohocken, PA or one of InterDigital's US locations

InterDigital is an equal employment opportunity employer. InterDigital will not engage in or tolerate unlawful discrimination with regard to any employment decision, policy or practice based on a person's sex, gender, pregnancy (including childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), age, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, compensation, benefits, training, assignments, evaluations, coaching, promotion, discipline, discharge and layoff.

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