IPR Contracts Support Analyst

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 39,950 - 59,236; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Incorporated in San Diego, CA is seeking a Licencing/Contracts Administrator to administer, analyze, and manage licensing agreements and related contract administration processes across IP licensing areas. This full-time onsite role requires 5 days per week in San Diego and does not sponsor immigration.

Responsibilities include preparing summaries of standard licensing agreements, data entry in contract management systems, and collaborating with finance, legal, and licensing teams to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Criminal Justice, Contract Management, or related field.
• Associate's degree, Paralegal Certificate, IP Certificate, or equivalent and 2+ years of contract experience or related work experience.
• High School diploma or equivalent and 4+ years of contract experience or related work experience.
• Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in Business Management, Criminal Justice, Contract Management, or related field.
• Paralegal Certificate or IP Certificate.
• 1+ year of contract experience.
• 1+ year of relevant IP experience.

Responsibilities

• Assists with processing and distributing licensing agreements between finance, legal, and licensing manager with guidance.
• Prepares summary of straightforward or standard licensing agreements with direction based on basic understanding of contracts administration procedures, structure, and guidelines.
• Works under senior team members to help ensure licensing agreements and lifecycle are maintained according to terms.
• Provides administrative assistance for correspondence to help maintain compliance with license agreements.
• Inputs contract data in various contract management systems as directed, ensuring accuracy and quality of data.
• Works under guidance of team members to enter data research results into contract management systems based on basic knowledge of IP licensing.
• Builds an understanding of terms and conditions related to contracts.
• Uses standard processes and is regularly open to learning new ways to accomplish work.
• Executes individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables with supervision.
• Follows guidance to complete projects in a timely manner.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Management

Associate's degree / Paralegal/IP Certificate

High School diploma

Bachelor's or Master's degree in related field

Paralegal/IP Certificate

1+ year of contract experience

1+ year IP experience

Job description

Company:

Qualcomm Incorporated

Job Area:

Legal Group, Legal Group > IPR Contracts

General Summary:

Administers, analyzes, and manages licensing agreements to provide on-going contract administration support across IP licensing areas. Manages contract management systems and conducts research to prepare reports and/or correspondence related to the maintenance of license agreements and processes. Applies and maintains current understanding of Qualcomm policies, positions, and operations as well as legal guidelines related to IP licensing and contracts administration.

This role requires full-time onsite work in San Diego, CA (5 days per week).

This role is not eligible for Qualcomm immigration sponsorship.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Criminal Justice, Contract Management, or related field.
• Associate's degree, Paralegal Certificate, IP Certificate, or equivalent and 2+ years of contract experience or related work experience.
• High School diploma or equivalent and 4+ years of contract experience or related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in Business Management, Criminal Justice, Contract Management, or related field.
• Paralegal Certificate or IP Certificate.
• 1+ year of contract experience.
• 1+ year of relevant IP experience.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists with processing and distributing licensing agreements between finance, legal, and licensing manager with guidance.
• Prepares summary of straightforward or standard licensing agreements with direction based on basic understanding of contracts administration procedures, structure, and guidelines.
• Works under senior team members to help ensure licensing agreements and lifecycle are maintained according to terms.
• Provides administrative assistance for correspondence to help maintain compliance with license agreements.
• Inputs contract data in various contract management systems as directed, ensuring accuracy and quality of data.
• Works under guidance of team members to enter data research results into contract management systems based on basic knowledge of IP licensing.
• Builds an understanding of terms and conditions related to contracts.
• Uses standard processes and is regularly open to learning new ways to accomplish work.
• Executes individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables with supervision.
• Follows guidance to complete projects in a timely manner.

Level of Responsibility:

• Works under close supervision.
• Responsible for own work. Decision-making is limited. Impact of decisions is readily apparent. Errors made typically only impact timeline (i.e., require additional time to correct).
• Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey basic, routine factual information about day-to-day activities to others who are fully knowledgeable in the subject area.
• Works within the prescribed budgetary objectives of the department. Erroneous decisions, failure to achieve results may cause delays in schedules and result in the re-allocation of some resources.
• All tasks are simple in nature, consisting of limited number of steps and can easily be referenced using directions or manuals.
• Limited problem solving required, generally in the nature of troubleshooting simple processes or technology.

The responsibilities of this role do not include:

• Does not provide supervision to others.
• Has no influence over key organizational decisions.
• No creativity is required; exact processes must be followed at all times
• Does not have a role in strategic planning.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$28.85 - $43.27

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

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