Assistant General Manager

Role Overview

Department: IPR

Business Unit: R&D

Location: Dholka

Designation: AGM

Principal Tasks and Responsibilities

• Lead the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) team and drive overall patent strategy.
• Provide IP support to API, NCE, Formulation, NDDS, Biotech, New Product Development (NPD), Marketing, Business teams, Cadila subsidiaries, and research collaborators.
• Review patent literature and develop ANDA filing strategies for selected products.
• Support New Product Selection activities by analyzing granted patents and patent applications.
• Ensure the Freedom to Operate (FTO) for Cadila's API, NCE, and Formulation products across various global markets.
• Provide IP clearance for proposed strategies related to API, NCE, Formulation Development (FnD), and NDDS projects.
• Prepare and submit comprehensive written FTO and non-infringement analysis reports within stipulated timelines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for securing new intellectual property rights.
• Design and implement patent filing strategies for obtaining patent protection in key global territories.
• Draft, file, prosecute, and defend patent applications by responding to office actions to secure patent grants worldwide.
• Effectively manage the company's patent portfolio and related IP assets.
• Conduct third-party intellectual property due diligence.
• Organize and conduct knowledge-sharing sessions on patents and intellectual property.
• Motivate, mentor, and guide the IPR team to achieve high performance and continuous improvement.
• File post-grant oppositions whenever required.
• Defend granted patents against challenges and oppositions.
• Conduct comprehensive literature searches using paid and public patent databases such as SciFinder and PatSeer.
• Prepare, review, and evaluate Patent Landscape Reports, Literature Search Reports (LSRs), Formulation Disclosure Reports, and Literature Toolkit (LTK) reports.
• Monitor global patent trends, competitor activities, and emerging technologies to support strategic business decisions.