Docketing Associate

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location.  The anticipated wage for this position is

$57,750 - $129,800

Our Intellectual Property Operations Team is looking for an experienced, hardworking legal team member to support the Lilly Legal organization. Can you work collaboratively as well as be a self starter? We seek an innovative employee who can manage docketing processes in a diverse team environment. Bring your talents to Lilly and make an impact today!

What you'll do in the role:

• Proactively manage, anticipate, and act upon actions related to patent and/or trademark dockets for all aspects of the patent and/or trademark lifecycle, inclusive of patent/trademark prosecution/filing, cited reference coordination, formalities, record creation and maintenance, and decision workflows.
• Proactively engage with internal and external patent and/or trademark professionals across the spectrum (attorneys, agents, and paraprofessionals) to ensure seamless filing, prosecution, and maintenance of patents/trademarks and applications and to constantly improve and develop departmental best practices.
• Anticipate and research complex fact patterns, lead troubleshooting investigations, problem-solve, and produce reliable work product within own or across work groups.
• Integrate openly and well with peers and assigned business units; actively communicate or raise barriers or unmet support needs; understand the unique goals and needs and challenges of the unit and its attorneys.
• Lead small projects, or guide more complex patent and/or trademark project activities, inclusive of informing or developing task lists or action plans, assisting in coordinating resources, and serving as a resource, to drive progress and ensure effective implementation and stabilization.
• Deep technical knowledge and demonstrated influence across IP industry rules and regulations; anticipate and assess potential impact of industry changes on departmental and business unit strategies, policies, and processes.
• Demonstrated judgement in managing own priorities and seamless integration with team members and support of team priorities.
• Employ highly effective organization skills and verbal and written interactions with legal colleagues, inventors, business clients, international law firms, vendors, and other external parties.
• Independently engages other resources to complete responsibilities.

Basic Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED with at least 3 years of progressive experience in a Patent and Trademark Docketing support role
• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization and/or visas for this role.

Additional Skills/Preferences:

• Proficient and experienced with Outlook, Internet Explorer, MS Office programs, legal software, or docketing programs (e.g. Anaqua).
• Experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry
• Experience working effectively across a large portfolio in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities is critical.
• Experience with docketing best practices and protection of Intellectual Property rights.
• Experience coordinating execution of formality documents, such as assignments and powers of attorney, including obtaining required signatures, notarization, apostille, and/or legalization.
• General knowledge of United States, EP, and PCT patent rules and practice and/or the equivalent in trademark practice.
• Experience with electronic research tools and patent prosecution filing systems, including experience electronically filing US, PCT and/or foreign patent applications, office action responses, inventor declarations and assignments and/or the equivalent in trademark practice.
• Excellent oral and written communication, facilitation, and project management skills.
• Must project a professional demeanor, effectively represent the IP Operations team, exhibit sound judgment, and maintain confidentiality.

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Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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