Assistant General Counsel, Patent Litigation

The Assistant General Counsel, Patent Litigation role is responsible for actively developing and executing patent litigation strategy across a broad and diverse international intellectual property and product/technology portfolio.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead highly complex and significantly impactful patent enforcement initiatives.
• Develop and execute litigation strategy across various jurisdictions, with a focus on the United States and Europe.
• Represent GSK at meetings, hearings, and trials.
• Effectively manage numerous competing priorities and perform at a high level in a continually changing global legal, regulatory, and scientific environment.
• Interface with company at all levels, including General Counsel and other senior business and legal employees.
• Communicate effectively and build teamwork among company employees involved in enforcement and defense of critical GSK intellectual property.
• Work very closely with external counsel and internal stakeholders to develop and drive overall litigation strategy.
• Demonstrate capacity for innovation in providing unique and creative solutions to complex legal issues.
• Drive AI solutions to deliver AI initiatives, including those related to litigation management and outcomes.

Basic Qualifications:

• Qualified U.S. attorney, JD degree required.
• 8+ years of significant experience with complex patent litigation in the biotechnology and/or pharmaceutical industries.
• Major U.S. law firm and/or large corporate litigation department experience.
• Demonstrated experience with international IP litigations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive hands-on experience with all aspects of U.S. patent litigation.
• An advanced scientific degree and registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
• Ability to work in a highly team-oriented environment.
• Creative and strategic approach to the development and enforcement of IP.
• Ability to communicate competently and confidently with senior management.