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Patent Searcher

United States - Illinois - Abbott Park💼 Full-time💰 $78,000–$78,000🗓 2026-08-26 → 2026-09-26

Core

Conduct Freedom to Operate (FTO), patentability, and competitive intelligence research by analyzing patent and scientific literature to support Abbott's business units and legal risk management.

Role type

Senior IP Research Information Scientist (Patent Searcher)

Builds

Patent search strategies, visualizations, dashboards, and landscape analyses for strategic decision-making

Domain

Healthcare, Biotechnology, Medical Devices, Intellectual Property

Deliverable

production ML models | dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Patent search strategy development, scientific literature analysis, competitive intelligence analysis, data science, analytics, information management, AI/ML application, natural language processing, visualization, cross-functional collaboration

Preferred skills

Medical device domain expertise, Electrical/Computer Engineering background, advanced IP research technologies integration, USPTO registered patent agent status

Technologies

AI, machine learning, natural language processing, visualization tools, analytics platforms

Responsibilities

Develop and implement patent search strategies, identify emerging technologies and competitive threats, create visualizations and dashboards, evaluate new IP research technologies, assess patent portfolios and third-party IP

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC

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