Patent Agent Or Patent Attorney, Mass Spectrometry & Chromatography (Woodbridge, ON)

Job Title

Patent Agent Or Patent Attorney, Mass Spectrometry & Chromatography (Woodbridge, ON)

Job Summary

PerkinElmer is seeking a Patent Agent or Patent Attorney with a background in mass spectrometry and chromatography instrumentation to join our Intellectual Property team at the Woodbridge, Ontario facility. The role partners closely with inventors and R&D teams to capture and protect innovations and support PerkinElmer's Analytical Solutions.

Responsibilities

• Manage specific patent portfolios for mass spectrometry and chromatography instrument lines, including patent filing and prosecution strategy.
• Work directly with R&D engineers and scientists to identify, evaluate, and protect novel innovations.
• Draft, file, and prosecute high‑quality patent applications before the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO), United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO), and international patent offices (PCT/national phase).
• Manage and instruct outside patent counsel on foreign and domestic prosecution matters.
• Conduct product clearance reviews; identify and navigate freedom‑to‑operate issues.
• Perform patent landscape assessments and competitive patent intelligence to inform product development and business strategy; monitor and evaluate third‑party patent portfolios.
• Support patent due diligence activities for M&A and technology transactions involving analytical instrumentation IP.
• Provide strategic patent guidance to internal stakeholders, including R&D and product management teams.
• Develop and deliver patent‑specific training for inventors, R&D staff, and business teams.
• Promote a culture of invention capture and IP awareness across the Woodbridge site and broader organization.
• Comply with all site health, safety, and environmental (HSE) policies; complete required site safety training.
• Regularly attend and work within active analytical instrumentation laboratories in support of IP activities.
• Manage IP‑related budgets, docketing systems, and external counsel relationships.

Basic Qualifications

• Registered to practice in Canada as a Patent Agent or Patent Attorney in good standing—either registered with the College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents (CPATA) as a patent agent, or admitted to a Canadian provincial bar with authority to practice as a patent attorney—with 2–7 years of post‑registration experience in patent prosecution and IP practice.
• Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as a patent agent or patent attorney in good standing.
• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, physics, chemical engineering, or another scientific/engineering field related to analytical instrumentation.
• Demonstrated technical knowledge of mass spectrometry and chromatography instrumentation.
• Skilled in drafting and prosecuting patent applications, conducting patent searches, performing patentability, freedom‑to‑operate, and competitive landscape assessments, and determining inventorship.
• Ability to independently manage patent portfolios, external patent counsel relationships and budgets, and internal IP database and docketing system.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Strong research, analytical, problem‑solving, organizational, and project‑management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
• Must be able to work on‑site at the Woodbridge, Ontario facility on a full‑time basis; complete required site safety training; and work regularly in active analytical chemistry and instrumentation laboratories.

Preferred Characteristics

• Advanced degree (MSc or PhD) or equivalent technical experience in mass spectrometry, ion physics, separations science, or a related discipline.
• Experience with patent portfolio strategy for analytical instrumentation, scientific instruments, or a related hardware/hardware‑software integrated technology domain.
• Familiarity with PCT procedures, EPO practice, and international IP strategy.
• Experience supporting patent due diligence for M&A transactions, licensing, and other transactional matters.
• Working knowledge of IP management and docketing software.