Patent Searcher

Company: Abbott Laboratories

Location: Abbott Park, Illinois, United States

Employment type: full time

Category: Legal

Industry: Healthcare

Posted: 2026-10-05 Working at AbbottAt Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You'll also have access to: Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of. Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year. An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor's degree. A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune. A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity: This position works out of our Abbott Park: Lake County IL (other locations: Santa Clara, CA, Alameda, CA, Chicago, IL, Plymouth, MN, or St. Paul, MN.)

The position: As IP Research Information Scientist, you will support Abbott businesses by managing legal risks through the discovery, analysis, and application of information from clinical, biomedical, and patent literature sources, leveraging advanced research, analytics, and information management methodologies. Working as part of the Abbott Research Center (ARC), Abbott's corporate library, you will collaborate with other ARC functions, the Legal IP department, and fellow IP researchers to develop patent search strategies, identify relevant third-party patents, and communicate findings through visualizations, presentations, and other deliverables that support strategy, decision-making, and innovation.

What You'll Do: Conduct Freedom to Operate (FTO), patentability, and other IP research projects supporting Abbott business units. Develop and implement patent search strategies, analyze findings, and communicate insights to IP attorneys and business stakeholders. Identify emerging technologies, patent trends, competitive threats, and innovation opportunities through patent and scientific research. Apply data science, analytics, AI, and information management methodologies to solve complex IP and competitive intelligence challenges. Develop and evaluate novel applications of analytics, machine learning, natural language processing, visualization, and AI to advance patent intelligence, competitive intelligence, and innovation insights. Create visualizations, dashboards, landscapes, and other research deliverables that support strategic decision-making across Abbott. Evaluate and integrate new IP research technologies, including AI-enabled tools, to improve research effectiveness, knowledge sharing, and insight generation. Assess technologies, patent portfolios, and third-party intellectual property relevant to Abbott products. Partner and collaborate with cross-functional teams across Legal, R&D, and ARC to support innovation, product development, and risk-management initiatives.