Summer IP Analyst Intern – Patent & AI Insight

PA Consulting; Melbourn; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

25 days annual leave

Generous pension

Community involvement

Annual performance-based bonus

Tax efficient benefits

Job summary

PA Consulting invites undergraduates to join a 8-week internship at its Global Innovation Centre near Cambridge to work on real IP challenges. You’ll be guided by expert consultants, gain hands-on experience analysing patents, landscapes, and technology trends, and build consulting skills in a collaborative team.

Ideal candidates are in penultimate year, curious, collaborative, with interest in AI/ML, data science, and technology.

Qualifications

• Wider interest in technology and AI/ML
• Curious and keen to learn, able to tackle unfamiliar problems
• Collaborative and relationship-focused with clients and colleagues
• Clear and confident communicator in written and verbal form
• Analytical and adaptable, able to structure problems and derive conclusions
• Modelling and data science experience; familiarity with AI/ML training and basic tooling
• Understanding data: experience sourcing, processing, analyzing or visualising data would help

Responsibilities

• Analyse patents against technical standards to assess relevance and importance
• Research patent landscapes to understand emerging technologies and competitor activity
• Support patent disputes through technical analysis of patents, products and standards
• Assess the commercial potential of new technologies and identifying opportunities to protect or exploit IP
• Review large patent portfolios to identify valuable or promising IP
• Collaborate with expert IP consultants to structure analysis and develop consulting skills

Skills

Curiosity

Collaboration

Communication

Analytical thinking

Data understanding

Data modelling

Tech interest

Education

Undergraduate degree anticipated in AI/ML/Engineering/Data Science/CS

Job description

PA Consulting invites undergraduates to join a 8-week internship at its Global Innovation Centre near Cambridge to work on real IP challenges. You’ll be guided by expert consultants, gain hands-on experience analysing patents, landscapes, and technology trends, and build consulting skills in a collaborative team.

Ideal candidates are in penultimate year, curious, collaborative, with interest in AI/ML, data science, and technology.