Make an Impact - Protect innovations that help save lives

Are you passionate about innovation and the role intellectual property plays in turning great ideas into lasting impact?

Make a difference with Laerdal where immersive technology transforms healthcare quality and education across the globe. With over 2,200 colleagues, join a team where collaboration and engagement are prioritized in helping save one million more lives, every year, by 2030.

About the role

As our Senior IP Specialist, you will play a key role in protecting Laerdal's innovations, brands, and technologies worldwide.

Working closely with colleagues across innovation, product development, commercial, legal, and leadership teams, you will help ensure that our intellectual property portfolio supports our mission, business strategy, and future growth.

Key responsibilities include:

• Help protect and enforce the innovations, technologies, and brands that support Laerdal's mission.

• Support innovation and growth by helping manage intellectual property risks and opportunities.

• Enable successful partnerships and collaborations through sound intellectual property guidance.

• Continuously improve how we work with intellectual property to support future innovation.

What we are looking for: You are an operational and solution-oriented IP professional with the ability to balance legal, technical, and commercial considerations.

With a collaborative approach and a passion for innovation, you help protect, create value from and strengthen the ideas, technologies, and brands that drive future growth.

What we think will help you succeed:

• Degree in Engineering, Science, Technology, Law, Business, or a related discipline.

• Minimum 5 years of experience working with intellectual property

• Experience with medical devices, healthcare, life sciences, or technology-intensive industries.

• Experience supporting innovation, product development, or commercial organisations.

• Proven experience managing patents, trademarks, designs, or broader IP portfolios, and working effectively with external IP partners such as patent and trademark attorneys

What we offer

• Interesting and meaningful work contributing to our mission

• Opportunities for personal and professional growth

• A great, diverse, inclusive, and international work environment

• Innovative and forward-thinking technology

• Competitive compensation and benefits package

• Flexible work arrangements, an extensive wellbeing program with social, cultural and sports activities and benefits such as discounted public transport, wardrobe with towel service, company cabins, and more.

For questions about the position, please contact Petter Westnes, Head of IP and Corporate Projects at Petter.Westnes@laerdal.com.

Ready to apply?

Please register your application by 11 October.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Please note that we use Semac background checks in our recruitment process.