Intern – Intellectual Property (IP) – San Diego, CA – Summer 2027

Philips; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Job summary

Philips invites students pursuing a BS and/or MS to join the Intellectual Property team in San Diego, CA for a 3‑month paid internship this Summer 2027. You will gain hands‑on experience in a HealthTech environment, collaborating with IP professionals and mentors.

You’ll analyze patent portfolios, explore strategies for consumer and regulated healthcare markets, and contribute to guidelines for cost‑efficient IP management alongside senior colleagues.

Qualifications

• You are an undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a degree in technology.
• You have basic knowledge of IP.
• You demonstrate confidence, critical thinking, and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• You bring a strong professional drive.
• You possess excellent analytical and intellectual capabilities.
• You have excellent relationship‑building, teamwork, and collaboration skills.
• You communicate effectively at all levels, both internally and externally.
• You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.

Responsibilities

• Define the characteristics of a healthy patent portfolio and assess the optimal distribution of patents supporting current products, technologies in development, and future opportunities.
• Evaluate how patent portfolio strategies vary across consumer and regulated healthcare markets, including differences in product development and launch timelines.
• Explore how exclusive and defensive IP value and business models influence patent portfolio structure, including strategic patents not intended for use in company products.
• Review relevant literature, summarize findings, and develop guidelines for a healthy, cost‑efficient patent portfolio in relation to sales, EBITA, portfolio size, and near‑ and long‑term priorities.
• Identify proof points to validate the guidelines, such as competitor patent‑marking data, and present the findings in a concise report with mentoring from IP Counsel and oversight from the Head of IP.

Job description

Job Title

Intern – Intellectual Property (IP) – San Diego, CA – Summer 2027

Job Description

Are you interested in an Intern opportunity with Philips? We welcome individuals who are currently pursuing an undergraduate (BS) and/or graduate (MS) degree to participate in 3 month paid Intern opportunities at our site in San Diego, CA. Through this role you will gain meaningful, hands‑on experience working for a HealthTech company.

Joining Philips IP Intern, you will become part of an international community of IP professionals with wide-ranging technical backgrounds and IP experience, gained both inside and outside Philips. The Philips Intellectual Property & Standards (IP&S) team offers you excellent opportunities for learning and professional networking to increase your knowledge of intellectual property matters and to continue your professional development. You will work closely with colleagues in the business as part of a team‑based approach to supporting the IP needs of Philips.

Your role:

• Define the characteristics of a healthy patent portfolio and assess the optimal distribution of patents supporting current products, technologies in development, and future opportunities.
• Evaluate how patent portfolio strategies vary across consumer and regulated healthcare markets, including differences in product development and launch timelines.
• Explore how exclusive and defensive IP value and business models influence patent portfolio structure, including strategic patents not intended for use in company products.
• Review relevant literature, summarize findings, and develop guidelines for a healthy, cost‑efficient patent portfolio in relation to sales, EBITA, portfolio size, and near‑ and long‑term priorities.
• Identify proof points to validate the guidelines, such as competitor patent‑marking data, and present the findings in a concise report with mentoring from IP Counsel and oversight from the Head of IP.

You’re the right fit if:

• You are an undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a degree in technology.
• You have basic knowledge of IP.
• You demonstrate confidence, critical thinking, and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• You bring a strong professional drive.
• You possess excellent analytical and intellectual capabilities.
• You have excellent relationship‑building, teamwork, and collaboration skills.
• You communicate effectively at all levels, both internally and externally.
• You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office‑based teams, this means working in‑person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full‑time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

This is an onsite role.

About Philips

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won’t stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help improve the lives of others.

• Learn more about our business.
• Discover our rich and exciting history.
• Learn more about our purpose.
• Learn more about our culture.

Philips Transparency Details

The hourly pay range for this position is Bachelor Level: $26.00 to $36.00 an hour; Masters Level: $33.00 to $46.00 an hour plus overtime eligible.The actual base pay offered may vary depending on multiple factors including, job‑related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.

Details about our benefits can be found here.

At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case.

Additional Information

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work‑authorized visa, now or in the future.

Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position. For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to San Diego, CA.

This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug‑free workplace.