About this role
The Position
Are you scientifically minded and enthusiastic about continuously developing new scientific and digital capabilities?
The position of the Information Analyst Chemistry is located within our Patent Search & Competitive Intelligence team and ensures the combination of chemical expertise with patent information, competitive intelligence, and innovative digital technologies. Advanced patent searches and data- and AI-enabled approaches lead to valuable insights from complex information and continuously enhance our analytical capabilities.
Apply now, if you combine strong chemical thinking with an interest in both established professional search methodologies and emerging data- and AI-enabled approaches!
This position can be filled either in Biberach or Ingelheim and has a hybrid setup with approximately 2 days per week on site.
This position is part time eligible with 80 %.
Tasks & responsibilities
- You will conduct and interpret complex patent, scientific, legal status, and competitive patent intelligence searches, with a strong focus on advanced chemical structure, Markush, and reaction searching using professional information resources such as CAS STN.
- Moreover, you’ll be responsible for the assessment search findings in support of patentability, validity, and freedom-to-operate evaluations.
- Your duties will also include the assessment of patent landscapes, competitor activities, and emerging technologies, translating findings into clear visualizations, including dashboards, actionable insights, and decision support for scientific, patent, and business stakeholders.
- In addition, you will apply digital, analytical, and AI-enabled approaches to continuously enhance search and analysis workflows.
Requirements
- Master's degree, PhD, or comparable qualification in Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or a related discipline.
- Strong understanding of chemical structures and experience working in a chemistry-focused environment. Experience with chemical structure searching in CAS STN (or comparable systems) is highly desirable
- Several years of experience in patent information, patent searching, scientific information retrieval, competitive patent intelligence, or a related analytical field. Therefore a basic understanding of patent law and patent filing strategies can be expected.
- Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Affinity for data, digital technologies, and AI-enabled approaches; experience with data analytics, Python, SQL, or related methods is an advantage.
- Fluent English (written and spoken) is mandatory; German language skills at approximately B2 level or higher are desirable.
Ready to contact us?
Do you have any questions about the job posting or the next steps? You can find everything you need to know about the application, hiring, and internal transfer process here. If you have any further questions, please contact our HR Direct Team, Tel: +49 (0) 6132 77-3330 or via mail: [email protected]
Recruitment process:
Step 1: Online application - The job posting is presumably online until November 9th, 2026. We reserve the right to take the posting offline beforehand. Applications up to November 6th, 2026 are guaranteed to be considered.
Step 2: Virtual meeting in the period from mid till end of November 2026
Step 3: On-site interviews starting end of November/beginning of December 2026
Please include an application letter in English applying for this position.