Corporate area (Science and engineering)

Chief Sustainability Office

The Chief Sustainability Office coordinates the EPO's sustainability agenda, encompassing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives, as well as Diversity and Inclusion. The team drives projects that promote sustainability across the organisation, conducting research, benchmarking best practices and ensuring the timely implementation of key initiatives. By managing sustainability reporting and certification processes, the office plays a vital role in embedding ESG principles into the EPO's operations.
As a young professional, you will contribute to environmental sustainability projects, supporting the preparation of environmental reports and certifications such as EMAS. You will also assist in social and governance activities including research, benchmarking, and ensuring high-quality deliverables within set timelines. This role provides a unique opportunity to develop expertise in corporate sustainability while gaining hands-on experience in an international, forward-thinking environment.

Prospects and Studies

The Prospects and Studies team plays a key role in supporting a data-driven, evidence-based approach at the EPO. By providing harmonised facts, figures, and strong data analysis, the team enables informed policy choices and staff decisions. This ensures that strategic planning and decision making are based on reliable research and expert interpretation of workforce-related trends.
As a young professional, you will be involved in a wide range of analytical tasks, contributing to data analysis and expert interpretation on various staff-related topics. You will support the development of advanced analytics models, including the creation and integration of data models to enhance insights and forecasting capabilities. This role offers a valuable opportunity to gain hands-on experience in data science, analytics, and strategic workforce planning in an international environment.

Administration and Business Processes (Boards of Appeal)

Within the Boards of Appeal (BoA), the Administration and Business Processes department provides comprehensive strategic and operational support to BoA's President and senior management in all organisational support areas such as Human Resources, IT and Digitalisation, Planning and Controlling, Finance and Budgeting, and Facility Management.
As a member of BoA's Planning and Controlling team, your primary objective will be to modernise the BoA workload forecasting model using Python. To achieve this, you will need to gain an understanding of the examination, opposition and appeal proceedings and analyse the operational data registered in these processes. In addition, you will have the opportunity to develop new business intelligence dashboards using Tableau. Depending on your personal strengths and skills, you will support the department in selected areas by drafting documents, preparing management briefs and meetings or by liaising with other EPO departments and BoA users. As such you will gain professional experience in the area of business intelligence, as well as extensive exposure to working in cross-functional, international teams.

Building Operations Munich/Vienna

The D 442 business unit is responsible for delivering Building Investment Programme projects as part of the Strategic Plan 2028 strategy. In addition, it manages the buildings in Munich and Vienna, focusing on aspects such as business continuity, health and safety, the modern work environment and sustainability. The unit ensures that these facilities meet the evolving needs of the organisation while supporting its long-term goals.
As a young professional, you will join the project team for a large scale renovation project. Your responsibilities will include summarising technical information, performing ad hoc technical tasks, managing project documentation and aligning the operational needs with the design specifications. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain experience in both facility and project management, contributing to a key transformation within the organisation.

Building Management The Hague/Berlin

The directorate is responsible for ensuring that the EPO's buildings in The Hague provide a functional and efficient workspace for 2 500 colleagues. The team consists of Building Maintenance, which oversees the buildings and installations; Hospitality, which caters to customers' needs; and Operations, which ensures smooth coordination. As a young professional, you will join a team of project engineers working on major building investment projects including renovations and demolitions.
You will be involved in a multi-disciplinary renovation project focused on improving energy performance, upgrading technical systems and redeveloping the central kitchen and restaurant. Starting at the design stage, you will support the project team and take on specific project management tasks, such as project documentation, risk management, quality control and design reviews. This role offers an excellent opportunity to gain practical experience in building projects and engineering, contributing to significant improvements in the organisation's infrastructure.

Building Maintenance The Hague

Dedicated to ensuring efficient building operations by managing both preventive and corrective maintenance, the team focuses on maintaining the functionality and safety of the buildings while overseeing small technical projects that contribute to overall operational efficiency.
As a young professional, you will start with hands-on exposure to preventive and corrective maintenance tasks, receiving guidance from a mentor. Over time, you will progressively take on small technical projects, helping you build practical skills and gain confidence in managing building operations. This role offers a valuable opportunity to develop a deep understanding of facility management and technical project execution in a dynamic work environment.

Patent Information Tools

The Patent Information Tools department is responsible for overseeing applications that serve the general public, ensuring they are fully functional, accessible and provide a positive user experience. The team manages the development, maintenance and support of these applications, prioritising security, scalability and compliance while integrating innovative technologies and user-focused design.
As a young professional, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams on projects aimed at integrating data science models into business applications or production systems. Your responsibilities will include performing Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) to uncover patterns, correlations and insights that inform data-driven decision making. You will also contribute to hyperparameter tuning and feature engineering to enhance machine learning (ML) efficiency and learning. This role offers an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in data science while contributing to impactful technological advancements in patent information systems.