Description:
About the role:Responsible for leading and developing global strategies and managing day to day intellectual property efforts to support multiple biologic/gene therapy programs.
Your Contributions (include, but are not limited to):
- Identification of inventions, patent drafting, and prosecution relating to biologics and gene therapy
- Conducting strategic IP due diligence, including analyzing the patent portfolios of the Company's competitors and potential collaborators
- Identifying opportunities for expanding the Company's IP position and collaborating with members of various discovery, development and business groups within the Company
- Working and communicating with collaborators and other external strategic partners in connection with developing a global IP strategy
- Reviewing and negotiating license agreements and IP clauses in other agreements
- Managing the use of outside legal counsel globally
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements:
- Juris Doctorate (JD) and admission to practice in California preferred and 5+ years of combined significant experience at in-house and law firm on patent prosecution, and life-cycle management experience related to biologics/gene therapy
- Registered to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office required and Experience in the patent application preparation and prosecution in the U.S. and ex-US jurisdictions covering biologics and/or gene therapy inventions is a prerequisite for the position
- A broad range of patent-related legal expertise required, including in patent preparation, both U.S. and foreign prosecution, IP due diligence, and strategic counseling
- Ability to independently oversee legal matters, manage the use of outside legal counsel and work collaboratively with other personnel at A Publicly Traded Biopharmaceutical Company
- Ability to set aggressive deadlines, handle multiple complex legal matters and see projects through to conclusion
- Emerging as an internal thought leader with technical and/or business expertise
- Applies in-depth knowledge of own area of expertise to solve problems
- Applies expertise to manage critical projects and/or relationships
- Integrates analysis of business objectives and strategic direction to resolve problems and recommend solutions
- Has input into short-term strategy and may be involved in long-term strategy on a functional level
- Strong communications, problem-solving, analytical thinking, influencing skills
- A broad range of patent-related legal expertise required, including in patent preparation, both U.S. and foreign prosecution, IP due diligence, and strategic counseling
- Ability to independently oversee legal matters, manage the use of outside legal counsel and work collaboratively with other personnel at A Publicly Traded Biopharmaceutical Company
- Ability to set aggressive deadlines, handle multiple complex legal matters and see projects through to conclusion