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Intellectual Property Expert

📍 Netherlands

Financiën en Verzekeringen Barrington James

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THIS IS A LIFE SCIENCE/PHARMACEUTICAL RELATED ROLE AND PRIOR INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE IS ESSENTIAL.

I am working with an exciting and well established pharamaceutical client looking for their first Intellectual Property Expert to join their Dutch based office.

What you’ll do: You will be responsible for leading the European IP strategy to support licensing, distribution and partnership growth. The brief is simple: protect the portfolio, enable deals, reduce risk.

Core Responsibilities:

Define and execute European IP strategy

Manage patent filings, prosecution, renewals and oppositions

Assess patent landscape and competitor positioning

Deal & Business Support

Support licensing-in / licensing-out and distribution deals

Advise on exclusivity, territory, field of use and IP structuring

Contribute to due diligence and term sheet negotiations

Flag commercial and infringement risks early

Freedom to Operate & Risk

Conduct or coordinate FTO analyses

Identify infringement exposure and mitigation strategies

Contracts & Governance

Review IP clauses in licensing and supply agreements

Ensure ownership, background and foreground IP are clearly defined

Manage external patent counsel

I'm looking for people with

10 years in pharmaceutical or life sciences IP

Strong experience managing European patent portfolios

Solid grasp of FTO and risk assessment

The ability to work with different stakeholders to explain IP risk clearly

If this sounds like you, I would love to speak to you further!

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Publicatiedatum: February 28, 2026
Functietype: Financiën en Verzekeringen
Locatie: Netherlands
Company: Barrington James

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