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Position description: if you love high profile and challenging projects supporting the uspto - serco has a great opportunity for you! this patent search analyst will perform detailed searching in various online databases and toolsetsAnalyzes search requests in chemical areas such as composition of matter, pharmaceutical and agriculture formulations, cleaning compositions, organic structures, and more at the harrisonburg, va locationBring your expertise and collaborative skills to make an impact.
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Serco intellectual property services has a 14-track record of delivering exceptional patent and pre-patent analysis services to patent offices, law firms, and inventors all around the worldWe need your help to grow!! come join our patent team (in chemical search) to help inventors accelerate innovation through meaningful analysis and search.
In this patent search analyst role, you will:
Develop search methodologies specific to each search and exercises professional judgment to adapt and deliver excellent results.
Review and prepare search results for customers that in specified formats.
Coordinate with usafcent staff to ensure appropriate offices have visibility on proposed and approved projects.
**serco incIs using this posting for the purpose of creating a pipeline of future candidatesWe are seeking qualified candidates in the event of future awarded positions with the usptoThis position is not currently funded/active.** qualifications: to be successful in this patent search analyst role, you will have:
College or advanced degree in chemistry or biochemistry, or equivalent research experience
At least 2 years patent searching experience relating to the pharmaceutical industry
Significant experience performing patent and scientific literature searches using multiple search tools and databases, including patent searching using the u.sAnd international patent classification systems and forward/reverse citation analysis
Strong expertise in searching chemical structure databases (such as cas registry, derwent world patent index, marpat)
Expertise in searching protein and nucleic acid sequences (e.g., cas registry, dgene, pctgen, usgene)
Strong background and/or research experience, with organic chemistry, peptide, and/or protein expertise
Knowledge of u.sAnd foreign patent formats and examining procedures is a plus
If you are interested in supporting and working with our military and sailors and a passionate serco team- then submit your application now for immediate considerationIt only takes a few minutes and could change your career! company overview: serco inc(serco) is the americas division of serco group, plcSerco serves every branch of the u.sMilitary, numerous u.sFederal civilian agencies, the intelligence community, the canadian government, state and local governments, and commercial clientsWe help our clients deliver vital services more efficiently while increasing the satisfaction of their end customersHeadquartered in herndon, virginia, serco americas has over 9,000 employees and is part of a $4 billion global business that helps transform government and public services around the worldAt serco, our employees are our most valuable asset - we listen, respect and support them throughout their career at sercoWe invite you to become part of our dynamic teamSerco is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying our workforce (race/ color/ sex/ sexual orientation/ gender identity/ religion/ national origin/ disability/ vets).
To review serco benefits please visit: https://www.serco.com/na/careers/benefits-of-choosing-serco.
If you require an accommodation with the application process please email: careers@serco-na.com or call the hr service desk at 800-628-6458, option 1Please note, due to eeoc/ofccp compliance, serco is unable to accept resumes by email.
Serco does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies without being a contracted approved vendorAll unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of serco and will not be obligated to pay a placement or contract feeIf you are interested in becoming an approved vendor at serco, please email agencies@serco-na.com.
Covid-19 regulations: the safety, health and wellbeing of our employees, their families and the communities in which we work is important to sercoAs a federal government contractor, we comply with all customer, federal, state, provincial and local requirements regarding covid-19 regulations, including covid-19 vaccinations and testing requirementsThis means that our employees and new hires, whether working at a customer site, working remotely, or working in a serco facility, will need to adhere to applicable covid-19 requirementsThese requirements may include vaccination, attestations regarding your vaccination status and/or covid-19 testing, and you may be required to show proof of vaccination and/or negative test results as a condition of your employmentRequests for an accommodation will be reviewed and assessed under applicable laws and regulations.
