Job Title - Patent Coordinator
Department – Corporate Intellectual Property (CIP-GBS)
Location – Bangalore, India
Company: Novo Nordisk Global Business Services (GBS)
Be the expert who ensures Novo Nordisk's innovations are protected worldwide. In this role, you'll work with patent coordination teams, independently manage complex patent administrative matters across multiple jurisdictions, and drive process im-provements that strengthen our global intellectual property portfolio—all while sup-porting the delivery of life-changing treatments to millions of patients.
About the department
In Finance, Legal & Global Solutions, we enable Novo Nordisk to fulfil our purpose by safeguarding the business, providing corporate infrastructure, and driving value cre-ation. We are a team of 2,300 colleagues primarily based at our headquarters in Denmark and our Global Business Services centres in India and Mexico.
Within Finance, Legal & Global Solutions sits Corporate Intellectual Property (CIP-GBS), where our team protects the intellectual property that underpins Novo Nordisk's groundbreaking therapies. Working closely with patent attorneys across our global organization, we ensure that the innovations driving change for patients are legally protected in markets around the world. Your role will be pivotal in main-taining the integrity of our patent portfolio while building the capabilities of our coor-dinator team.
The Position
As a Patent Coordinator at CIP-GBS, you'll provide expert patent support services to our global patent organisation, independently handling formal matters across world-wide patent prosecution. You'll also play a key role in developing our team, collabo-rating with team and driving process improvements that strengthen our global ways of working.
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
- Provide end‑to‑end patent support services to the global patent organization
- Independently handling formal matters related to worldwide patent prosecu-tion, ensuring Novo Nordisk patents remain in force globally and are safe-guarded against third-party challenges
- Managing incoming and outgoing case-related correspondence, ensuring doc-uments are archived correctly and never misplaced or lost
- Independently handling all formal matters related to Indian patent filing, prosecution, and communications with the Indian Patent Office, while staying current on changes in IPO Rules and Acts and proposing proactive measures
- Partnering closely with patent attorneys to secure patent protection for our products, support patent surveillance, and respond to third-party challenges
- Supervising and training Patent Coordinators and Associate Patent Coordina-tors, while owning your own formality due dates
- Collaborating with Patent Coordinators globally to troubleshoot, share best practices, and improve processes and operational efficiency
- Drive process improvements, operational efficiencies, and global best‑practice sharing across DK, US, and IN teams
- Implementing initiatives to transition new Patent Coordinator tasks and pro-cesses to CIP-GBS in close cooperation with the Manager, demonstrating po-tential for owning processes globally
Qualifications
We're seeking a Patent Coordinator who thrives on precision, process excellence, and developing others. To be successful in this role, you'll need:
- A bachelor's degree in any discipline with an excellent academic record
- At least 3+ years of experience as a Patent Coordinator, preferably in a mul-tinational company or law firm, with demonstrated zero-error performance
- Hands-on experience with ANAQUA or a comparable patent management sys-tem, including end-to-end case handling and data maintenance
- Solid knowledge of patent formal matters related to the European Patent Of-fice (EPO), Indian Patent Office (IPO), PCT and USPTO procedures
- Proven experience supervising and training junior colleagues, with the ability to assess skill levels and provide constructive feedback
- Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to accurately extract and enter relevant information from diverse patent and non-patent sources
- Excellent written and spoken English, enabling you to collaborate effectively with global stakeholders
- Strong process-based thinking and problem-solving skills, with the curiosity to question processes and propose innovative solutions
- Experience coordinating with patent professionals on a global scale, with ro-bust quality-checking capabilities
Working at Novo Nordisk
Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to find-ing better ways forward. For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. One where diverse think-ing, shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary re-sults. When you join us, you're not just starting a job—you're becoming part of a story that spans generations.
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Deadline
23 June 2026
Disclaimer
It has been brought to our attention that there have recently been instances of fraudulent job offers, purporting to be from Novo Nordisk and/or its affiliate compa-nies. The individuals or organizations sending these false employment offers may pose as a Novo Nordisk recruiter or representative and request personal infor-mation, purchasing of equipment or funds to further the recruitment process or offer paid trainings. Be advised that Novo Nordisk does not extend unsolicited employ-ment offers. Furthermore, Novo Nordisk does not charge prospective employees with fees or make requests for funding as a part of the recruitment process.
Novo Nordisk is currently in the process of adjusting job titles globally. Please note that the job title listed in this advertisement may be subject to change. More de-tailed information will be provided during the recruitment process.
We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.
At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.
