Competitive Intelligence Specialist
Intellectual Property team, based in UCB office in Slough, UK or HQ in Anderlecht, Belgium.
You will support our intellectual property teams by searching scientific and patent literature, preparing clear reports, monitoring filings, and sharing insights that help guide strategic decisions. You will also contribute to awareness activities, support due‑diligence work, and help improve how we manage and share information across the organisation.
Responsibilities
* Search scientific and patent literature to support assessments of landscapes, patentability, and freedom to operate.
* Prepare clear, structured reports highlighting key findings for attorneys.
* Monitor relevant patent filings, legal status updates, and regulatory developments.
* Share insights and updates through bulletins, dashboards, and internal communication channels.
* Support training for colleagues on how to search for patents.
* Contribute to projects that enhance internal databases and information services.
Additional Responsibilities
* Conduct complex searches.
* Assist attorneys in due‑diligence activities.
* Coach and train UCB teams (outside of IPD) interested UCB staff to help themselves search for patents.
* Liaise with external database suppliers on technical and financial aspects.
* Take the lead on particular IPD‑CI projects.
Qualifications
* A degree in biological or life sciences, biochemistry, molecular biology, gene technology, or related fields.
* Ability to interpret scientific and patent information and summarise key insights clearly.
* Strong communication skills and attention to detail when analysing and reporting data.
* Curiosity, willingness to learn, and comfort working with new tools and technologies.
* At least basic knowledge/understanding of keyword searching in commercial patent and literature databases (e.g. STN, Patbase, Pubmed, Espacenet).
* Ideally some knowledge of biological sequence searching (e.g. GenomeQuest, NCBI).
* Ability to collaborate across teams and work effectively with diverse colleagues.
UCB is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions will be made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable laws.
Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities, contact us on EMEA-Reasonable_Accommodation@ucb.com. Please note that if your enquiry does not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.
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