IP Portfolio Management Specialist 4'5 Job in Everett, Washington US

IP Portfolio Management Specialist 4'5

Location Everett, WA;Saint Louis, MO;Seal Beach, CA;Seattle, WA Security Clearance Required? No Security Clearance Required about security clearance definitions Position Description A successful candidate for this Patent Prosecution Professional position will be a member of the US Patent Office Bar and possess superior global patent preparation and prosecution skills and abilities. This position seeks a candidate with demonstrated leadership abilities, subject matter expert knowledge, and an ability to independently develop and manage global patent portfolio as well as provide guidance to less experienced team members. The successful candidate will support the development of Boeing's global patent portfolio particularly in the areas of aerospace product design, development, engineering, manufacturing and operation. Familiarity with aerospace materials is a plus. Boeing Patent Prosecution Professionals manage Boeing's patent procurement work and transact Boeing patent procurement business with patent offices throughout the world in accordance with a defined Boeing process either directly or through outside counsel. Patent Professionals also work with other members of the Boeing intellectual property staff and business unit representatives to identify inventions and efficiently develop a kernel of an invention into a properly supported patent application. Patent Professionals also participate in periodic reviews such as maintenance fee payment reviews and work special projects with other members of the patent staff and business unit representatives. This posting seeks a person with at least 4 or more years of hands-on patent preparation and prosecution or equivalent experiences desired. Competencies General + Communication Consistently clarifies purpose and importance; stresses major points; follows a logical sequence. Consistently keeps the audience thoroughly engaged through use of techniques such as analogies, illustrations, humor, an appealing style, body language, and voice inflection. Consistently frames even complex messages in line with audience experience, background, and expectations; uses terms, examples, and analogies that are meaningful to the audience. Consistently seeks input from audience; checks understanding; presents message in different ways to enhance understanding. Uses syntax, pace, volume, diction, and mechanics appropriate to the media being used; attends to both direct and indirect messages from others; correctly interprets messages and responds appropriately. Advises fellow project leads and other internal employees in effective communication techniques. + Decision Making Consistently recognizes a wide range of complex, specialized issues, problems, or opportunities in own work group, across the organization and with external customers; determines whether action is needed. Steadily identifies the need for and collects information to better understand issues, problems, and opportunities. Regularly integrates complex information from a wide variety of sources; detects complex trends, associations, and cause-effect relationships. Consistently creates relevant options for addressing problems/opportunities and achieving desired outcomes. Formulates clear decision criteria; evaluates options by considering implications and consequences; chooses an effective option. Consistently implements decisions or initiates action within a reasonable time. Regularly includes fellow project leads, employees across the organization, and external customers in the decision-making process as warranted to obtain good information, make the most appropriate decisions, and ensure buy-in and understanding of the resulting decisions. + Managing Conflict Consistently establishes a clear and compelling rationale for resolving the conflict. Collects information from relevant sources to gain extensive understanding of the conflict. Views the conflict from all sides. Stays focused on resolving the conflict and avoids personal issues and attacks. Presents and seeks potential solutions or positive courses of action. Consistently takes a positive action to resolve the conflict in a way that addresses the issue, dissipates the conflict, and maintains the relationship. Effectively summarizes to ensure that all are aware of agreements and required actions. + Market Awareness Extensive, specialized knowledge of internal and external business environment. To include customers and their business models and competitors. + Negotiation Explores all parties needs, concerns, and initial positions as they relate to large/complex negotiations. Builds common ground by highlighting areas of agreement and working through areas of disagreement. Manages the interpersonal process to stay focused on the task; constructively addresses emotions and conflict. Engages in mutual problem solving by brainstorming alternative positions or approaches and evaluating them openly and fairly. Builds value of preferred alternatives by relating them to the needs of others; responds to objections by emphasizing value. Seeks a win-win solution through a give-and-take process. Technical + Boeing Knowledge Basic - Extensive and specialized knowledge of Boeing's organizations, processes, program plans, policies and procedures, and products required to effectively perform functional responsibilities of the occupation. Preferred - Advanced/expert knowledge of Boeing's organizations, processes, program plans, policies and procedures, and products required to effectively perform functional responsibilities of the occupation. + Customer Knowledge Basic - Extensive, specialized knowledge of techniques to help identify a customer's organization, capabilities, practices, support resources, preferences, problems, and other constraints in order to provide effective product support and technical issue resolution. Preferred - Advanced, expert knowledge of techniques to help identify a customer's organization, capabilities, practices, support resources, preferences, problems, and other constraints in order to provide effective product support and technical issue resolution. + Intell Prop Creation Processes Basic - Extensive, specialized knowledge of internal and external processes and procedures for creation of intellectual property rights (e.g., patent prosecution and registration, trademark registration, copyright ownership, trade secret protection) and to interpret the legal status of various forms of intellectual property and obtain validation from the Law Department. Preferred - Advanced, expert knowledge of internal and external processes and procedures for creation of intellectual property rights (e.g., patent prosecution and registration, trademark registration, copyright ownership, trade secret protection) and to interpret, in complex or sensitive situations, the legal status of various forms of intellectual property and collaborate with the Law Department to validate. + Patent Prosecution Basic - Not Available Preferred - Advanced, expert knowledge of and ability to apply knowledge of the preparation and prosecution of patent applications and related United States Patent Trademark Office rules and regulations. Advanced knowledge of Patent Cooperative Treaty application and related international rules and regulations to prepare and prosecute patent applications, and supervise outside counsel. + Project Leadership Basic - Extensive and specialized ability to direct, delegate, and ensure performance of assigned responsibilities and tasks as a project team leader in support of the overall large scale and complex projects. Extensive and specialized ability to identify and resolve project related issues and provide solutions and/or recommendations to ensure the successful completion of the project. Preferred - Advanced/expert ability to direct, delegate, and ensure performance of assigned responsibilities and tasks as a project team leader in support of enterprise wide and/or extremely complex large scale