Description:
A Pharmaceutical Development Services Company seeks a qualified life sciences patent attorney with transactional law experience. Partnering with various functions throughout the organization, the Senior Patent Counsel role requires a motivated, strategic advisor who can navigate sophisticated business and legal matters typical of a clinical-stage biotech company and has the ability to develop practical solutions that balance business objectives and risk mitigation. This role provides a unique opportunity to join an innovative culture committed to bringing new paradigm-shifting therapies to patients with debilitating neurodegenerative diseases.As Senior Patent Counsel, your primary responsibilities will include identifying and securing protection for A Pharmaceutical Development Services Company's valuable intellectual property, managing global patent prosecution and strategies, counseling clients and cross-functional teams, and conducting patentability and freedom-to-operate analyses. You will also support A Pharmaceutical Development Services Company's transactional law practice as needed.
Job Responsibilities Include:
- Developing and implementing strategies for building robust global intellectual property portfolios that cover A Pharmaceutical Development Services Company's research, development, and clinical-stage programs
- Identifying and protecting inventions relating to protein and antibody therapeutics and blood-brain barrier platform technologies
- Preparing and prosecuting patent applications, both in-house and with outside counsel
- Conducting patentability and freedom-to-operate analyses to navigate risk and inform patent and business strategies
- Effectively managing intellectual property matters involving external business partners in accordance with existing collaboration agreements
- Clearly communicating business-relevant risk assessments to senior leadership and other stakeholders to advance company objectives and decision-making
- Supporting other IP activities such as publication clearance
- Drafting and negotiating various types of agreements and terms, including intellectual property and other complex provisions
- Supporting contracting needs of multiple functions across the organization to advance critical A Pharmaceutical Development Services Company programs
- Assisting with additional legal projects as needed
- This position will report to the Senior Director, IP at A Pharmaceutical Development Services Company
- 5+ years of experience as patent counsel at a law firm and/or in-house at a pharmaceutical / biotech company, with significant experience in large molecule therapeutics
- J.D. degree from an accredited law school with membership in good standing with a state bar, with the ability to practice law in-house in California
- Admission to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
- Advanced degree (Ph.D. or M.S.) in the biological or life sciences
- Strong experience in drafting and prosecuting life science patent applications and managing global patent portfolios in a pharma/biotech setting
- Experience drafting and negotiating agreements, including those involving intellectual property matters
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral) with the ability to communicate complex issues to varied audiences
- A positive “can-do” attitude and proactive mindset
- Flexibility to manage multiple projects and client demands
- A desire to have a positive impact on unmet needs in neurodegenerative disease
