Senior Counsel, IP

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the entire patent portfolio, which includes invention harvesting, filing strategy, prosecution management, and lifecycle decisions regarding continuations, abandonments, and annuities.

• Collaborate with scientists and engineers to identify patentable innovations at an early stage.

• Manage invention disclosures and reviews, establishing a streamlined end-to-end process with inventors.

• Direct and hold external patent firms and foreign associates accountable for quality, cost, and timely delivery.

• Conduct freedom-to-operate and clearance analyses to guide product strategy and launches.

• Act as the intellectual property representative in commercial, collaboration, and corporate transactions.

• Develop and maintain the broader intellectual property program, which encompasses trade secrets and trademark clearance, prosecution, and enforcement.

• Collaborate across functions to devise legal strategies that promote growth while minimizing risk.

• Contribute to building a forward-thinking, business-oriented, dynamic legal team as an early legal hire.

⛳️ Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) or an equivalent law degree, with admission to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.

• A minimum of 7 years of substantial experience in intellectual property law, with significant depth and expertise in patent law.

• Strong technical fluency and the capability to engage with PhD-level physicists, chemists, machine learning researchers, and other technical specialists.

• Ability to excel in fast-paced, high-growth environments where intelligent, rapid decision-making is crucial.

• Proficiency in building relationships across diverse teams and translating complex legal concepts into actionable business strategies.

• A mix of in-house and Big Law experience is highly preferred.

• USPTO registration / patent bar admission is preferred.

• Experience with AI/ML, life sciences, or computational chemistry topics, including Section 101 eligibility strategies for software and algorithmic inventions.

• Experience or interest in developing an IP program from an early stage.

• Experience with government-funded contracts, trade secret program design, litigation or contested proceedings (IPR, PGR, oppositions), and the use of or interest in AI tools to expedite legal work are highly valued.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive base salary.

• Performance-based incentives or bonuses (where applicable).

• Equity participation.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents, with generous employer premium contributions.

• Retirement savings plan with company matching.

• Paid parental leave.

• Inclusive family-building benefits.

• Fully remote work options.

• Flexible paid time off.

• Company-wide seasonal breaks.

• Support for flexible work arrangements.

• On-the-job development opportunities.

• Cross-functional collaboration.

• Access to internal learning and development programs.