Take your career to the next level by becoming one of USPTO's senior leaders within the Patents Corps! As a Supervisory Patent Examiner, imagine being responsible for fostering innovation and enabling the protection of intellectual property. The challenges and opportunities of a dynamic agency makes leadership at the USPTO a rewarding career!
This position is announced as remote, subject to agency policy and applicable law. Employees who are current participants in the USPTO's Telework Enhancement Act Program (TEAP) may be approved to continue to work from their current alternate worksite as their official duty station in this position, with reporting to the office as required pursuant to the TEAP Operating Procedures.
Employees whose current alternate worksite is within 50 miles of the USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, VA, are not eligible for new participation in TEAP in this position but may continue to telework and report to the office in accordance with USPTO telework policy. As a Supervisory Patent Examiner, you will: Drive innovation in how we examine patents.
Beyond day-to-day examination, you'll contribute to improving our processes through analytical research and active involvement in shaping the future of patent work. Test new ideas and methods. Try alternative examination approaches and share valuable feedback to help improve efficiency and performance. Play a key role serving as head of a Patent Examining Art Unit under the general administrative direction of the Group Director.
Guide authoritative interpretation of legal precedents for making a wide variety of decisions involving the subject matter of a Technology Center. Evaluate cutting-edge technologies by testing innovative tools, including artificial intelligence, and provide insights on their potential to transform how we work; as well as participating in pilot programs and new initiatives.
Help shape and refine new work structures and processes, offering recommendations for streamlining operations and improving outcomes. Lead through the energetic and dynamic exercising of the full range of supervisory and managerial duties associated with the direction of work in the art unit, developing and training employees, reviewing and evaluating the work and performance of subordinates, and determining the staffing needs of the unit.
Selectee(s) may be required to perform an initial rotational assignment at the Patent Training Academy prior to assignment in the Technology Center.
Education may not be substituted for specialized experience at this grade level.
swanzeller.byrd@uspto.gov · 571-272-0632
This position is with Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce.
The posted pay range is $183257 – $197200/yr.
Yes, this position is fully remote.
Applications close on 2026-09-10.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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