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Staff Data Scientist, Global Patents

Seattle, WA

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USD 192,000–278,000/yearAnnual period assumed — pay source
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $192000 - $278000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) .
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  • SQL
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+ 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, coding (e.g., Python, R, SQL), querying databases or statistical analysis. + Experience working with a national patent offices or academic institutions studying patent strategy, policy, and innovation economics using data science and AI.
**Preferred qualifications:** + 9 years of experience using analytics to solve product or business problems, coding (e.g., Python, R, SQL), querying databases or statistical analysis. + 9 years of experience in Natural Language Processing (NLP), Large Language Models (LLMs), semantic search, or knowledge graph extraction.

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Staff Data Scientist, Global Patents Share Staff Data Scientist, Global Patents _corporate_fare_ Google _place_ Seattle, WA, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; +2 more; +1 more **Advanced** Experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders; deep expertise in domain. Share Staff Data Scientist, Global Patents _info_outline_ XIn most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include: + Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance + Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match + Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment + 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 + Holidays: 13 paid days per year Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: **Seattle, WA, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Washington D.C., DC, USA** . **Minimum qualifications:** + 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, coding (e.g., Python, R, SQL), querying databases or statistical analysis. + Experience working with a national patent offices or academic institutions studying patent strategy, policy, and innovation economics using data science and AI. **Preferred qualifications:** + 9 years of experience using analytics to solve product or business problems, coding (e.g., Python, R, SQL), querying databases or statistical analysis. + 9 years of experience in Natural Language Processing (NLP), Large Language Models (LLMs), semantic search, or knowledge graph extraction. + 9 years of experience working specifically with legal, technical, or patent datasets, including familiarity with patent taxonomies, citation networks, and prior art search methodologies. **About the job** Help serve Google's worldwide user base of more than a billion people. Data Scientists provide quantitative support, market understanding and a strategic perspective to our partners throughout the organization. As a data-loving member of the team, you serve as an analytics expert for your partners, using numbers to help them make better decisions. You will weave stories with meaningful insight from data. You'll make critical recommendations for your fellow Googlers in Engineering and Product Management. You relish tallying up the numbers one minute and communicating your findings to a team leader the next. Google’s Global Patents Team is an inspiring team of innovators and attorneys who are passionate about future technologies and excited about resolving their ensuing legal challenges. As a member of this team, you will have the unique opportunity to develop and implement Google's strategy to protect, defend and capture the value of Google’s technological innovation. You will dive into varied and interesting tasks that include patent-related protection, licensing, dispute resolution, acquisition, deals and policy work. As a Senior Global Patents Data Scientist, you will be focusing on applied data and AI solution creations and experimentations. You will use a variety of tools and languages to make sense of large amounts of patent data, one of largest legal data corpus in history, generate AI enabled patent-specific applications, contribute to novel statistical and machine learning models, work closely with subject matter experts and stakeholders to constantly search for ways to make existing workflows and processes more efficient with AI. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $192000 - $278000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) . **Responsibilities** + Drive the implementation of patent AI transformation initiatives focusing on patent prosecution and patent transaction use cases. + Apply patent and AI expertise to support patent engagement with the academic community and various patent offices on empirical patent and innovation studies and advise on AI implementations. + Work with public patent data, internal data and tool stack to create custom AI solutions to support patent portfolio strategy, development, quality reviews and other patent workflows. + Leverage patent expertise to develop internal patent transactions specific solutions to review third-party patent and licensing inquiries. + Collaborate with outside counsel, internal legal team members, dedicated patent specialist vendors to achieve scaled impact. Information collected and processed as part of your Google Careers profile, and any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Google'sApplicant and Candidate Privacy Policy (./privacy-policy) . Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See alsoGoogle's EEO Policy (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/eeo/) ,Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal (https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) ,Belonging at Google (https://about.google/belonging/) , andHow we hire (https://careers.google.com/how-we-hire/) . If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing ourAccommodations for Applicants form (https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2) . Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting. To all recruitment agencies: Google does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Google employees, or any other organization location. Google is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. Equity is granted exclusively and discretionarily by Alphabet Inc. on the basis of an agreement concluded between you and Alphabet Inc. Alphabet Inc. is your sole contractual partner with respect to equity grants. GSU grants are not guaranteed, are discretionary, are subject to approval by the Alphabet Inc. board of directors or its delegate, the terms of the relevant Alphabet Inc. stock plan, and your grant agreement. They have no impact on statutory payments. Current or past grants do not confer an acquired right. Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also https://careers.google.com/eeo/ and https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/OFCCP_EEO_Post.pdf If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form: https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2.

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