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Position: Intellectual Property & Contract Specialist
Shift: Regular Full Time, 40 hours per week
Department: Innovation
Location: Richmond, B.C., Canada
Reports to: Director, Innovation
Purpose:
Under the general direction of the Director of Innovation, as the Intellectual Property Specialist, you are expected to support a broad range of intellectual property related workflows and initiatives including, but not limited to, strategic planning, risk management, cross-functional coordination, portfolio management and financial reporting. You will have the opportunity to contribute to WhiteWater's intellectual property policy development, collaborate with legal teams, support business with IP related matters, disclosure authoring, and IP protection strategies.
You will also be supporting the Director Legal & Risk Management, as the Contract Specialist, by providing contract reviews and be supporting the commercial team as a liaison to provide insights into the legal aspect of these reviews.
This role requires the ability to effectively manage concurrent assignments and set priorities to ensure deadlines are met and assigned portfolios are consistently moving forward.
The role will provide you with the opportunity for training and personal development in the field of intellectual property and commercial contracts, to support both yours and WhiteWater's continued growth with intellectual property internal expertise.
Essential Responsibilities
Contract Specialist Duties:
Patent and Trademark Administrator Duties:
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Competencies, Skills & Abilities:
WhiteWater Competencies:
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