Director, Intellectual Property

Commercial Counsel

Halal Executive Chef

Responsibilities:&nbsp; <ul><li>The successful candidate will contribute to the success of the company’s IP strategy by developing and maintaining the company’s patent portfolio.</li><li>Work with Research and Development to produce the most effective U.S. and foreign patent strategies and portfolios for company products and projects.</li><li>Work closely with Research and Development to identify patentable inventions. participate in internal invention disclosure assessments. provide guidance regarding the patentability of inventions under review.&nbsp;</li><li>prepare and prosecute high-quality, strategic patents (both utility and design).&nbsp;</li><li>assign and efficiently manage work performed by outside law firms. review applications and prosecution materials prepared by outside counsel. provide technical and legal commentary to ensure overall application quality.&nbsp;</li><li>work with the IP team to develop and implement patent strategies and processes. and work with R&amp;D and other departments to understand business priorities and challenges to incorporate those into a comprehensive IP strategy.</li><li>Support/lead in the development of patentability, validity, infringement, freedom-to-operate opinions, and requisite patent searching.</li><li>Monitor competitor activity, initiating and controlling measures to invalidate third-party patent rights.</li><li>Manage patent families and select patent portfolios on a global basis.</li><li>Education of internal research and development teams about company IP policies and the importance of IP.</li><li>Manage IP budget and set priorities for investment in intellectual property.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>D.degree from an accredited law school.</li><li>Membership in good standing in at least one state bar.</li><li>Registration to practice before the USPTO.</li><li>Advanced Science Degree (Chemistry, Biology or Pharmacy).</li><li>At least 10 years of in-house legal experience and proven track record in IP management at a pharmaceutical company.</li><li>Ideal candidate will also have some experience with devices or with engineering.</li><li>Candidate should demonstrate very deep scientific understanding of chemistry and pharmaceuticals and an ability to rapidly acquire and apply new knowledge.</li><li>Experience with preparation, prosecution, and e-filing of U.S. and foreign patent applications.</li><li>Experience in all aspects of IP counseling, including freedom to operate and validity opinions.</li><li>Strong oral and written communication skills and attention to detail.</li><li>Strong analytical skills.</li><li>Excellent business judgment related to critical IP issues, and strategic thinking capability.</li><li>Ability to be flexible and provide critical and clear IP advice to internal client groups.</li><li>Strong organizational skills and ability to manage numerous projects simultaneously</li><li>The candidate will be located in Somerset, New Jersey.</li><li>Travel is required and the candidate should be prepared to regularly travel to the company’s Research and Development facilities in Florida and the Netherlands.</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Provides hands-on legal counsel and support on a broad range of commercial matters for the Energy business unit in America including sales, purchase, operations-related, licensing and service agreements.</li><li>Structure, review and negotiate complex agreements including agreements with EPC companies in our growing renewables business segment.</li><li>Business Counseling: Develop a strong relationship with internal clients and drive a culture of proactive legal support; provide proactive, solution-oriented advice to business stakeholders.</li><li>Compliance: Ensure compliance with applicable laws and policies through comprehensive compliance counseling and training. Support the development and implementation of appropriate compliance controls.</li><li>Risk Management: Identify and help to mitigate legal risks affecting the business.</li><li>Product Liability, Warranty Issues/Claims/General Commercial Litigation: Provide legal advice on potential product issues or quality claims, as well as on other typical types of commercial litigation, and, as necessary, interface with outside counsel on the litigation of such matters. Supervise outside counsel as necessary.</li><li>Dispute Resolution: Gather and review facts and information; provide a preliminary opinion on exposure and risk assessment with recommendations for resolution.</li><li>Collaboration across the Law Department: Collaborating on suitable projects or matters with members of other commercial and functional support teams of the our client Law Department across segments and regions.</li><li>Due Diligence: Identify legal issues for acquisitions.</li><li>General Advice: Provide general legal and practical proactive advice to the business, while being open minded and flexible.</li><li>Continuous Improvement: Identify continuous improvement opportunities related to the contract review process and the legal support provided to the Energy business unit, including identifying, developing and implementing best practices.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Must be a degreed and licensed attorney eligible to practice in at least one jurisdiction within the United States of America.</li><li>10+ years’ experience, including 7+ years general commercial legal experience in a major law firm and/or multinational corporation that support manufacturing.</li><li>Experience in the energy / power sector, preferred.</li><li>Fluency in English required; bilingual fluency in English / Spanish, preferred.</li><li>A pro-active and energetic approach that ensures that the corporation’s business and legal risks are being anticipated and responded to effectively.</li><li>Ability to manage multiple requirements and remain composed under pressure.</li><li>Experience in managing projects and cross-functional teams in these efforts.</li><li>Ability to travel. Travel is estimated at about 10-25% and can include international travel.</li></ul>

Role Description:We’re looking for motivated, engaged people to help make everyone’s journeys better.Reporting to the General Manager of the unit, the Executive Chef, Operations is responsible for daily monitoring of the preparation of the pre-designed meals for multiple customer accounts with culinary expertise through the management of all Chefs, Sous Chefs and Cooks at the unit, and promoting and providing quality food services to airline clients.Responsibilities:Achieves culinary operational objectives by contributing information and analysis to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; serving as culinary resource to operations managers; identifying and resolving problems; completing audits; determining system improvements; implementing change.Meets culinary financial objectives by estimating requirements; assisting with menu design; anticipating and evaluating response to menu presentation; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions; evaluating time-saving production techniques; training others in specialty techniques.Adheres to recipes and portion specifications as required by the customer by understanding consumer tastes and nutritional needs; reviewing product specifications; evaluating ease of menu preparation; applying established procedures and budgetary constraints.Oversees food preparation by consulting with the Buyer; Sous chefs, cooks, and team leaders; overseeing portion size; controlling productivity; providing culinary leadership in areas of personal expertise; monitoring presentations, garnishments, and sauces.Improves menu quality and consistency by analyzing food production records and menu expenses; promoting kitchen staff interest in quality improvement; studying, evaluating, and re-designing processes; implementing changes.Prepares menu and food preparation reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing food, dining, and customer data and trends.Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing, following, and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with sanitation and federal, state, and local legal regulations; overseeing food preparation, safety, and security; reviewing and implementing accident and disaster plans.Using menu specifications, maintains food ingredients, food preparation, and general supplies by selecting and purchasing menu ingredients; evaluating the quality of fresh food and food product deliveries; maintaining general supplies; establishing inventory levels, re-order points, storage requirements, and cost-controls.Maintains culinary equipment by following operating instructions; instructing staff in equipment use; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining equipment supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs; evaluating new equipment; preparing administrative proposals to justify purchases.Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; being sought for opinions as a culinary expert; contributing to professional publications; participating in professional societies and sharing this information with direct reports.Accomplishes culinary goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.Ensures quality production standards are followed and maintained. Ensures employees adhere to HACCP, FDA and safety regulations and compliance with company policies and procedures.Trains and monitors employees on proper work procedures and production of products to ensure maximum productivity with minimum labor and food expenses.Assists in the development and training of cooks as required.Prepares administrative reports as required.Ensures maximum productivity and labor costs are maintained according to financial requirements. Monitors daily manpower planning and employee turnover. Responsible for employee retention.Ensures meal cycles are communicated in a timely and accurate basis. Monitor yields of products to ensure maximum usage.Works with management staff to improve performance of the unit.Ensures Menu presentations are properly planned, set up, and specifications reviewed to ensure compliance.Maintains labor requirements, food costs, overtime, and all productivity requirements.Must ensure all cooks, and Sous Chef employees have the skill and ability to perform all cooking and food preparation requirements of all the Airline Accounts serviced in the Unit.Ensures all products are cooked at required temperature according to airline and food safety specification, etc.Responsible for coaching, counseling and preparing corrective action for employees.Completes all company required training including but not limited to ServSafe Sanitation Manager Certification.Requirements:Education:Associate Degree or Bachelor Degree in the Culinary Arts or a related field, (formal culinary education) required or at least 4 years of experience in an Executive Chef role.Work Experience:Minimum 10 years of experience as a Chef required.Minimum of 4 years of experience as an Executive Chef required.Minimum of 1-3 years of supervisory experience working in a high volume, manufacturing, food production, and restaurant or catering environment required.In-flight catering experience or experience in a high-volume food service environment required.Halal: 5 years of experience required.ServSafe Certified preferred.

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