Patent Operations Manager

Welcome to Haleon. We’re a purpose-driven, world-class consumer company putting everyday health in the hands of millions. In just three years since our launch, we’ve grown, evolved and are now entering an exciting new chapter – one filled with bold ambitions and enormous opportunity.

Our trusted portfolio of brands – including Sensodyne®, Panadol®, Advil®, Voltaren®, Theraflu®, Otrivin®, and Centrum® – lead in resilient and growing categories. What sets us apart is our unique blend of deep human understanding and trusted science.

Now it’s time to fully realise the full potential of our business and our people. We do this through our Win as One strategy. It puts our purpose – to deliver better everyday health with humanity – at the heart of everything we do. It unites us, inspires us, and challenges us to be better every day, driven by our agile, performance-focused culture.

About the Role

The Manager will support the effective stewardship of Haleon’s global patent portfolio by ensuring high standards of data integrity, deadline compliance, and operational accuracy across the patent lifecycle. The role anchors the administrative backbone of patent management—docketing, renewals, filings, and document control—while partnering closely with internal stakeholders and external counsel to protect and maximize the company’s intellectual property assets.

Key Responsibilities:

Patent Portfolio Operations

• Maintain accurate, up-to-date patent records across all jurisdictions, ensuring alignment with internal standards and external regulatory requirements.
• Track, manage, and escalate statutory deadlines for renewals, annuities, filings, office actions, ownership updates, and other critical patent events.
• Coordinate patent prosecution and maintenance activities with external counsel, ensuring timely submissions and error-free documentation.

Docketing & Data Integrity

• Manage entries in the patent docketing system (e.g., Anaqua), ensuring completeness, accuracy, and traceability of all patent-related actions.
• Conduct periodic audits of docketed data, identifying gaps, inconsistencies, or risks and driving remediation.
• Generate routine and ad hoc portfolio status reports for legal, R&D, regulatory, and business stakeholders.

Documentation & Compliance

• Maintain structured, compliant document repositories for patent filings, PoAs, assignments, and related legal documentation.
• Support compliance reviews and internal controls for IP operations, including billing checks and vendor coordination.
• Liaise with global teams to ensure consistent adoption of IP operations standards and escalation protocols.
• Support U.S. patent prosecution administration, including Patent Center correspondence monitoring, filing formality review, assignment and inventor documentation, and coordination of U.S. filing activities with outside counsel.

Stakeholder & Vendor Coordination

• Serve as a point of contact for internal teams (Legal, R&D, and Operations) regarding patent-related data, processes, and reporting.
• Partner with external counsel across jurisdictions to ensure operational accuracy, clear communication, and alignment on deadlines.
• Support invoice processing and reconciliation for patent-related expenses.

Qualifications & Skills:

Essential:

• Graduate degree in any discipline is mandatory.
• IP-relevant certifications (e.g., in intellectual property law, paralegal studies) are advantageous.
• Up to 6 years of experience in patent operations or IP lifecycle management.
• Experience with IP docketing systems (e.g., Anaqua), USPTO Patent Center, and working with external counsel would be an added advantage.

Preferred:

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, both written and oral.
• High attention to detail, organisational skills, and the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks to strict deadlines.
• Collaborative approach, with proven ability to work effectively across legal, operations, and finance teams.
• Proactive problem-solving and adaptability in a dynamic, deadline-driven environment.

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in managing IP docketing systems (e.g., Anaqua), document management systems, and basic reporting tools (such as Excel).
• Good understanding of IP data integrity, renewals management, and invoice/billing processes.
• Ability to generate and interpret reports on IP portfolio status and deadlines.
• Familiarity with U.S. patent prosecution processes, including USPTO correspondence, patent filings, assignment recordation, and patent lifecycle administration.

 Job Posting End Date

2026-11-27

Equal Opportunities

Haleon are committed to mobilising our purpose in a way that represents the diverse consumers and communities who rely on our brands every day. It guides us in creating an inclusive culture, where different backgrounds and views are valued and respected – all in support of understanding and best serving the needs of our consumers and unleashing the full potential of our people. It’s important to us that Haleon is a place where all our employees feel they truly belong.

During the application process, we may ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. This information ensures we meet certain regulatory and reporting obligations and supports the development, refinement, and execution of our inclusion and belonging programmes that are open to all Haleon employees. 

The personal information you provide will be kept confidential, used only for legitimate business purposes, and will never be used in making any employment decisions, including hiring decisions.

Adjustment or Accommodations Request

If you require a reasonable adjustment or accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at Haleon at any stage of the application process, please let your recruiter know by providing them with a description of specific adjustments you are requesting. We’ll provide all reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process and treat all information you provide us in confidence. 

Note to candidates

The Haleon recruitment team will contact you using a Haleon email account (@haleon.com). If you are not sure whether the email you received is from Haleon, please get in touch.