Senior Director, Intellectual Property Counsel

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

📋 Description

• Formulate and implement comprehensive global intellectual property strategies that align with the company’s research priorities, pipeline, and corporate goals

• Develop and oversee patent portfolios that encompass drug candidates, formulations, manufacturing processes, methods of use, and other innovations

• Draft, review, and supervise the preparation and prosecution of U.S. and international patent applications

• Assess invention disclosures and collaborate with scientists to identify patentable innovations

• Recognize and safeguard trade secrets

• Conduct and manage freedom-to-operate, patentability, validity, and infringement assessments

• Assist in life cycle and exclusivity planning, including exploring patent term extension opportunities

• Keep track of competitor patent activities and relevant developments in intellectual property

• Aid in trademark clearance and protection for product branding

• Provide counsel to internal teams including discovery, translational science, CMC, clinical development, and others

• Review publications, presentations, and external disclosures to ensure intellectual property protection

• Offer advice on inventorship, ownership, confidentiality, trade secrets, and intellectual property risks

• Educate internal stakeholders on intellectual property practices

• Support the intellectual property aspects of licensing, research collaborations, co-development agreements, material transfer agreements, and other strategic transactions

• Conduct and assist with intellectual property due diligence

• Draft, review, and negotiate intellectual property clauses in agreements

• Select, direct, and manage outside patent counsel and intellectual property service providers on a global scale

• Oversee patent dockets, filing deadlines, annuities, and portfolio records

• Manage intellectual property budgets, forecasts, and expenses related to outside counsel

• Recommend prioritization of portfolios and allocation of resources

• Advise executive leadership and potentially take on Chief Intellectual Property Counsel responsibilities

⛳️ Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school

• Active membership in at least one U.S. state bar

• Registration to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

• Minimum of 12 years of relevant experience in biotechnology or pharmaceutical patent law

• Background in a leading intellectual property law firm as well as an in-house legal department within the biotechnology or pharmaceutical sector

• Strong technical knowledge of biological and pharmaceutical drug discovery and development, with a focus on biologics, antibodies, immunology, and inflammation

• Extensive practical experience in drafting and prosecuting U.S. and international patent applications and managing intricate global patent portfolios

• Experience dealing with patent disputes, oppositions, or other post-grant proceedings

• Proficient in conducting freedom-to-operate, patentability, validity, and infringement assessments

• Familiarity with supporting intellectual property due diligence and negotiating provisions in licensing and collaboration agreements

• Capability to oversee outside counsel, manage budgets, and effectively prioritize competing demands

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to clarify complex legal and scientific concepts

• Capacity to work independently, apply sound judgment, and foster effective relationships across scientific and business teams

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive market compensation and benefits package

• Performance-based bonus

• Opportunities for equity grants

• Comprehensive health benefits

• Welfare benefits

• Retirement benefits

• Unlimited paid time off (PTO)

• Two company-wide shutdowns of one week each annually

• Opportunities for professional development

• Remote working environment with regular in-person meetings

• Chance to work in a fast-paced, dynamic setting and contribute to impactful medicines