Job Description As an employee of UKAEA you will benefit from: Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme, details of which can be found at the end of this advert. Corporate bonus scheme up to 7 % and a Relocation allowance (if eligible). Flexible working options including family friendly policies and the right to request flexible working from the start of your employment. Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders, Generous annual leave allowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays Wide range of career development opportunities A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive The salary for this role is £67,023 (inclusive of a Market Premium Payment (MPP)), and onsite working is expected for 3 days each week. Job Description This role is based at Culham, Oxfordshire This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions. The Role Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? In this role you will drive Intellectual Property activities at UKAEA and join a dynamic team supporting the commercialisation of fusion energy. This is an opportunity to dive into a huge breadth of technical and commercial areas, from Plasma Physics to Robotics and from Advanced Computing to Material Science. You will be working with departments and programmes across UKAEA who are inventing the solutions to fusion challenges. As Intellectual Property Manager, you will be a key part of the IP team which is responsible for ensuring the IP strategy and implementation supports UKAEA in achieving its goals, taking responsibility for a key division within the organisation. The role has a strong focus on collaborating with technical and business colleagues, external patent attorneys and external partners to accelerate the exploitation of IP. This role is an opportunity to expand experience and knowledge in both technical and commercial areas and to develop a team in the same way. This role will help guide the development of an innovation pipeline to create impact including commercialisation from the fantastic ideas and technologies being developed to solve fusion challenges. What will you be responsible for? Working with Directors and Programme leads across the business to implement IP strategy, strengthening the overall business and devising asset-specific protection strategies. Managing a key element of UKAEA’s a broad and technically diverse IP portfolio (activities include overseeing patent and trademark prosecution). Advising teams across the business on IP terms in third party agreements. Utilising technical background for reviewing invention disclosures and advising on best protection strategies.