Senior Intellectual Property Attorney

hace 2 semanas

Texcoco de Mora, México CIMMYT A tiempo completo
About CIMMYT

CIMMYT is a leading non-profit, international organization dedicated to addressing the complex challenges of the future through innovative approaches. With a strong commitment to enhancing the livelihoods and resilience of millions of resource-poor farmers, we strive to create a more productive, inclusive, and sustainable agrifood system within planetary boundaries.

As a core CGIAR Research Center, we collaborate with global partners to reduce poverty, improve food and nutrition security, and protect natural resources. For more information, visit our website.

Job Title: Senior Intellectual Property AttorneyJob Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Intellectual Property Attorney to join our Legal Department. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the life cycle of various agreements, including grants, subgrants, research collaborations, consultancy contracts, vendor agreements, lease agreements, host country agreements, nondisclosure agreements, and other ad hoc agreements entered into by CIMMYT with its national and international partners and service providers.

Main Responsibilities:
  • Contract Life Cycle Management: Develop, draft, review, negotiate, amend, release, quality control, and archive grants, subgrants, research collaborations, consultancy contracts, vendor agreements, lease agreements, host country agreements, nondisclosure agreements, and other ad hoc agreements entered into by CIMMYT with its national and international partners and service providers.
  • Intellectual Property Policy Implementation: Support the implementation and adoption of CIMMYT's intellectual property policies and CGIAR Intellectual Asset Principles, ensuring compliance with these principles, policies, and applicable treaties and laws governing CIMMYT operations. This includes reviewing intellectual property terms in agreements and contracts and preparing related reports.
  • Legal Strategies and Policies: Propose legal strategies, policies, and procedures to disseminate and deploy CIMMYT technologies.
  • Intellectual Asset Management: Support the implementation of Intellectual Asset management strategies, ensuring compliance and effective execution of technology transfer methodologies, reviewing and negotiating technology license agreements, material transfer agreements, and overseeing research ethics.
  • R&D Agreements and IP-Related Agreements: Review and negotiate research and development (R&D) agreements and other Intellectual Asset-related agreements.
  • Intellectual Property Protection: Prepare and manage registrations for Intellectual Property protection, including filing applications and renewals for trademarks, copyrights, PBR, and patents.
  • Comprehensive IA Database Management: Assist in the implementation and management of a comprehensive IA database, including Legal Department agreements and IP protection filings.
  • Legal Guidance: Provide legal guidance to scientific team members on intellectual property matters, particularly concerning the use of genetic resources and technologies within CIMMYT's research agenda by conducting thorough analyses of legislation and regulations across various jurisdictions related to intellectual property, plant genetic resources, biosafety, data privacy, digital content, freedom to operate, and other relevant regulatory issues.
  • Process Optimization: Participate in the optimization of processes for legal services and guidelines; and assist in ensuring that all critical documents have templates that are regularly reviewed and updated as necessary.
  • Staff Oversight: Oversight of staff, interns, and consultants, including providing mentorship to Legal Department team members in Intellectual Asset management, and assist in the preparation of educational materials for Staff and stakeholders in support of institutional research policies and procedures.
  • Representation: Represent the Legal Department and CIMMYT before different authorities and forums.
  • Ticketing System Coordination: Coordinate the timely completion of ticketing systems requests for the review and drafting of Intellectual asset content in diverse agreements.
Minimum Requirements:
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Law. Master's degree or a specialization in Intellectual Property or Technology Transfer.
  • Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience in Intellectual Property law within a company, research organization, or law firm, ideally in the fields of technology transfer, licensing, and/or patent law.
  • Language Skills: Advance English level (C2).
  • Industry Experience: Experience or knowledge in private and/or public sector industries related to agricultural R&D, biotechnology, genetic resources, or big data is a plus.
  • Confidentiality: Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality and discretion.
  • Intellectual Asset Management: Experience in the management and tracking of Intellectual Asset contractual commitments.
  • Communication Skills: Demonstrated ability to communicate legal concepts in plain language to scientists, managers, and other non-legal stakeholders.
  • Familiarity with International Treaties: Familiarity with the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Nagoya Protocol, and legislation on access to genetic resources is an advantage.
Compensation and Benefits:

CIMMYT offers an attractive remuneration package and support for continuous professional development. In addition to the provisions of the Mexican Labor Law, our benefits include a year-end bonus (40 days), vacation premium (56%), life and medical insurance, supermarket coupons, savings fund, social Mexican benefits (IMSS, SAR / Infonavit). We estimate the salary for this position to be around $80,000 - $120,000 per annum, depending on qualifications and experience.

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