Intellectual Property Paralegal & Department Administrator - Permanent Position

Intellectual Property Paralegal & Department Administrator - Permanent Position

The Company

Eisai is a leading research based pharmaceutical organisation with an extensive portfolio across the Oncology, Neurology and Pain therapy areas.
By joining Eisai, you will be working for an organisation with a human healthcare philosophy, which means that we put the patient first in everything we do.

Your new role

The EMEA Legal & Intellectual Property Department provide high quality Legal and IP support to Eisai’s commercial, medical, research, regulatory and administrative activities in both the Eisai EMEA Region and globally. This is to ensure compliant operations and IP protection for Eisai’s current and future brands. 

The purpose of the role is to provide administrative support to the whole department including the management of patent and trademark formalities. Responsibilities include to:

Complete formal administrative requirements for filing and maintaining patents and trademarks, including docketing, grant and annuity procedures.
Provide paralegal IP support to regional IP, research and commercial teams.
Obtain and maintain the department’s members’ professional memberships and subscriptions, financial administration and the signing and legalisation of documents.    
Collaborate with internal and external legal/patent counsel and external providers.

What are we looking for?

• Fluent in the English language (oral and written). 


• Relevant patent formalities experience gained either in a broad-based intellectual property or patent attorneys’ professional practice or from working in-house in a life sciences business.


• Ideally a CIPA qualified patent paralegal / administrator


• Knowledge of commercial role of IP in pharmaceutical industry or willingness to learn. 

What we offer in return

Eisai offers a competitive salary and excellent wider benefits package that includes,

• Hybrid working (Depending on role)


• Salary sacrifice car scheme


• Electric charging points for Electric/Hybrid vehicles


• Discretionary Bonus


• Free onsite parking


• Subsidised onsite restaurant and coffee shop


• Learning and development opportunities


• Retail discounts


• Well-being & mental health awareness programmes 


• Multi-faith prayer room

You will also be based out of our excellent EMEA Knowledge Centre (EKC) facility, which is our EU Headquarters, and offers an inclusive, and collaborative working environment.

What you need to do next 

If you are interested in this position, please click ‘apply now’ at the top of this advert. Upon submitting your application, you will be asked to complete your profile and upload a copy of your CV along with any additional information to support your application. 
If you have any questions, please contact us on [email protected] 

Eisai Recruitment Statement
Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success, and we welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

Eisai EMEA EDI Commitment Statement 
We believe that diverse and inclusive teams promote wellbeing, learning and innovation, helping Eisai serve our patients, their families, our employees, and society. Our commitment is: 

• to embrace and celebrate our differences, respecting and valuing each other. 


• to include equity, diversity, and inclusion practices in all that we do so everyone has a full sense of belonging. 


• to value individual talent where every employee can be themselves and thrive in an environment of openness, trust, and integrity