Staff Data Scientist, Global Patents

Quick Facts

• Role: Staff Data Scientist (Global Patents)
• Locations (preferred working location): Seattle, WA; Chicago, IL; Washington D.C., DC (US)
• Hiring note: In-person interviews required in most instances

Description

Help deliver applied data science and AI solutions for Google’s global patents work. Build and experiment with AI-enabled patent applications, contribute to statistical and machine learning models, and improve patent workflows for prosecution and transactions using large-scale patent datasets. Use analytics to generate insights and recommendations for engineering, product, and legal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Drive patent AI transformation initiatives focused on patent prosecution and patent transaction use cases
• Apply patent and AI expertise to support empirical studies with academic community and patent offices, and advise on AI implementations
• Create custom AI solutions using public patent data, internal data, and tools to support portfolio strategy, development, quality reviews, and other patent workflows
• Develop internal patent transaction-specific solutions to review third-party patent and licensing inquiries
• Collaborate with outside counsel, internal legal teams, and patent specialist vendors to achieve scaled impact

Requirements

• Master’s degree in a quantitative discipline such as Statistics, Engineering, Sciences, or equivalent practical experience
• 7 years of experience working with patent data in a corporate or law firm environment
• 7 years of experience using analytics to solve product or business problems, including coding (Python, R, SQL) and querying databases and/or statistical analysis
• Experience working with national patent offices or academic institutions studying patent strategy, policy, and innovation economics using data science and AI
• In-person interviews required as part of hiring process

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off: 20 days vacation/year (accrues 6.15 hours per pay period for first five years)
• Sick time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity leave (short-term disability + baby bonding): 28–30 weeks
• Baby bonding leave: 18 weeks
• 13 paid holidays per year

Compensation

US salary range: $192,000–$278,000 + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits