James Hardie · 5 hours ago
IP Innovations Analyst
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid Level
$100K/yr - $125K/yrJames Hardie is the industry leader in exterior home and outdoor living solutions, and they are seeking an IP Innovations Analyst to bridge the gap between R&D and IP departments. The role involves analyzing data to inform IP strategy, collaborating with innovation teams, and maintaining awareness of industry trends.
Building MaterialCivil EngineeringManufacturing
Responsibilities
Collecting, screening, and analyzing relevant data to extract industry trends to enable informed decisions by senior stakeholders on the appropriate IP strategy in line with the business strategy
Working directly with JH Global Innovation and Engineering teams to Identify and protect IP generated
Collaborate with the R&D leadership team to create realistic and timely goals for IP capture within and across functional teams
Ability to analyze and apply critical thinking to highly technical documents to identify information of relevance to the business and communicate this back to the business in a succinct, simple, and clear manner
Build technology landscapes and platforms comprising JH and/or third-party technologies to identify, gather and understand technology landscapes and third-party portfolios
Developing search strategies to support diverse investigations to identify, gather and understand third parties’ patent publications and other scientific publications, as part of the technology platforms IP landscapes and of targeted portfolio analysis
Working within a multidisciplinary team to review third parties’ technology developments to identify novel aspects of their inventions and overarching strategy and how that relates to industry advances
Focusing on patent strategies, filing strategy and the mapping of the products in the marketplace to support the creation of robust innovation, product, and technology roadmaps
Building a comprehensive understanding of the industry trends, to develop heatmaps and identify threats and opportunities and communicating this information to management
Maintaining and continuously improving R&D awareness of industry trends
Qualification
Required
A University Degree (BSc/MS/PhD) in Chemistry/ Mat Science/Engineering/Physics
Ability to understand key business strategies and the link to the resulting IP strategy and able of executing strategic planning and effectively implement them
Proficiency in the use of search package tools such as: PatBase; Orbit Intelligence/Innovation; Pat Snap and/or similar
Be comfortable in dealing effectively with large data sets
Be comfortable liaising with different stakeholders, at different levels in the organization, to clearly communicate complex matters to stimulate discussion and follow up on the necessary actions
Be comfortable using your scientific expertise to collaborate and advise with our R&D innovators and IP attorneys with respect to intellectual property cases and issues
Excellent demonstrable leadership, interpersonal, organizational and communication skills which are applicable across a global setting
Desire to learn about new technologies and innovations and ability to grasp new technical areas
Fluency in English, with proficiency in one or more other languages desirable
Preferred
Sound knowledge of the foundations of Patent Law, comprising filing and prosecution, with very good understanding of claim construction and interpretation rules
Proficiency in use of international public patent registers such as EPO, USPTO, WIPO and others to extract bibliographic and patent prosecution information and be conversant with the IP/legal language used therein
Benefits
Comprehensive low-cost co-pay Health Insurance; medical, dental, prescription, and vision insurance benefits for every 30+ hour full-time employee. Insurance starts on day one!
401(k) Retirement plan that will match 100% of employees saved dollars up to the first 6% of your salary
Paid holidays, paid vacation including Jury Duty and bereavement leave
Wellness Program
Employee Assistance Program
Parental Leave
Community Involvement & Sustainable Solutions
Company
James Hardie
James Hardie Industries plc is a manufacturer of fiber cement products and systems for internal and external building construction
Founded in 1888
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (14)
2024 (16)
2023 (6)
2022 (12)
2021 (10)
2020 (3)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.2B2025-06-17Post Ipo Debt· $1.7B
2025-05-30Post Ipo Debt· $3.5B
2001-11-02IPO
Leadership Team
Randeep Wasal
Head Of Information Technology APAC
Samara Toole
Chief Marketing Officer
Recent News
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