Technical specialist
| Highest | $6,200 / mo · Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Experience | 2–4 yrs |
| Degree | Required |
| First paycheck | 4 years of bachelor's study |
Pay in the destination countries
Monthly, in US dollars. Each country is an Imora admission package — open one for that route's fees, language requirement and deadline.
| Country | Monthly |
|---|---|
| SwitzerlandIELTS 6.5 · CHF 0.9–8k | $6,200max |
| United StatesTOEFL 80–100 · $10–70k | $6,100 |
| NorwayIELTS 6.0–6.5 · NOK 130–260k | $6,000 |
| DenmarkIELTS 6.5 · DKK 45–135k | $5,900 |
| GermanyIELTS 6.5 · €0–3k | $5,850 |
| FinlandIELTS 6.0–6.5 · €6–18k | $5,850 |
What does the day look like?
You work as the scientific translator between the laboratory and the patent office. About 35% of the day is drafting the technical description and the claims that set the legal borders of the invention, 25% is searching prior art in STN, Questel Orbit Intelligence, Derwent Innovation, PatBase, Google Patents, Espacenet and USPTO Patent Public Search, 25% is reading examiner rejections and preparing technical answers under a supervising attorney. The remaining 10% is interviews with scientists, 5% is tracking deadlines in Anaqua, FoundationIP or AppColl. In biotech you use ChemDraw and WIPO Sequence, and Word with ClaimMaster and PatentOptimizer for drafting.
The film version of the job is 0% of the day: no inventing devices and no courtroom debate. About 85% is solitary reading and writing at a desk, comparing 60-page PDF documents and writing in dense legal English, 15% is talk with inventors and attorneys. You work 40 hours per week, with no night work, no on-call duty and no shifts, but law firms set 1,600 to 1,800 billable hours per year, so deadline weeks get long.
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