Bring more to life. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At Cytiva, one of Danaher’s (https://danaher.com/our-businesses) 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life. Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies. At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career. Learn about the Danaher Business System (https://www.danaher.com/how-we-work/danaher-business-system) which makes everything possible. We have an exciting opportunity for a European Patent Attorney (EPA) to work with our expert Intellectual Property team of twentyfive+ employees across the world. The role will be onsite in Uppsala, Sweden and report into Cytiva’s IP Leader for Hardware Solutions. As a European Patent Attorney, you will be intimately involved in building and implementing the IP strategy for protecting some of Cytiva’s core product portfolios relating to a range of system platforms and software applications for the bioprocess industry. This will cover all aspects from collaborating closely with R&D and business colleagues in building world class IP protection, to execution of global IP litigations. Do you have a passion for innovation and intellectual property? Then we would love to hear from you. What you’ll do + Lead IP strategy and portfolio management for assigned business areas to ensure that commercially meaningful and enforceable protection is obtained. + Draft and prosecute high quality patent applications. + Perform freedom to operate reviews and minimize exposure to third party IP. + Support IP aspects of business development, licensing, and Merger & Acquisition activities. + Support EPO opposition proceedings and IP enforcement actions. + Provide IP training to R&D, product and marketing teams. Who you are + Qualified European Patent Attorney + Technical background in mechanical, electrical, or chemical engineering, physics or equivalent. + Excellent written and oral communication skills in English. Proficiency with other languages is considered a plus. + Experience of devising innovative IP strategies. + Good commercial awareness. + Knowledge of laws, regulations, practices and procedures relating to patent procurement in Europe, US and Asia. + Preferably, experience working in the life sciences or healthcare sector. If you have questions regarding the role, please reach out to Lennart Sörby Lennart.sorby@cytiva.com Interviews and selection will happen continuously. Welcome in with you application! #LI-AH1 #LI-Onsite Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life. For more information, visit www.danaher.com . At Danaher, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.