A committed food professional, who is highly organised, posses analytical skills and is data driven, is needed by a world leading organisation in the food industry!

Do you have passion for nutrition, health and food science? Are you interested in developing your knowledge in patent management within a multinational? Do you hold a Master's Degree in Food Science / Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent? Then this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Responsibilities: Nutrition Professional for Patent Support Officer Role

Key Responsibilities 

• ​Maintaining high-quality patent data and producing reports is part of managing the patent database. (while increasing one's understanding of IP, the global patent system, and market trends).
• Administrative and budgetary management of the Legal R&I and Patents departments.
• A comparison between market developments and patents.
• Describe the commercial environment; description of the team and department;
• Collaborating with colleagues in the Utrecht-based Patent team
• Working in a section with a specialized in nutrition.
• Establishing the administrative processes for the patent office, including a separate position for managing and maintaining the advanced patent data management system.

Key accountabilities 

• Maintaining an accurate and up-to-date patent software system, which includes processing electronic mail in the patent management system.
• Creating reports from this system, and gathering signatures;
• Global conference planning (IT infrastructure);
• Keeping a journal and managing invoices;

Requirements - Nutrition Professional for Patent Support Officer Role

Job Requirements 

• Master Degree in Food Science / Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent and residing in the Utrecht region.
• A graduate with work or internship experience.
• Willingness to learn about the patent management and sophisticated software for managing patents.
• Proficiency with computers and reporting accuracy;
• Fluent in English ( both written and verbally ).
• Enthusiastic and love working in an international setting that is dynamic and complicated.
• Proactive and autonomous teamwork.

The Offer - Nutrition Professional for Patent Support Officer Role

This is a temporary position, with a possibility that the contract can be extended.

Gross monthly salary around €3150 (40 hours) with a short internal training within the company.  

What will happen when you apply? Within four working days we will let you know whether you are qualify for the position. If you do we will schedule an interview (digital or live). In this interview, we will inform you about the vacancy, the company and the procedure. If we both agree this is a fitting opportunity we will introduce you to our client and continue to guide you through the whole application process. The Independent Recruiters Group has a large team of specialized recruitment consultants. Every recruiter has a strong focus regarding his/her own field of expertise. This makes them the ideal sparring partner for both you, as the candidate, and the client.