Patent Counsel

Join us as Patent Counsel and bring your legal expertise to a team passionate about advancing healthcare through science and technology. In this role, you will work closely with colleagues across research, development, and commercial teams to protect innovative ideas.

Key responsibilities include:

• Building and managing patent portfolios related to cutting-edge pharmaceutical products
• Drafting and prosecuting patent applications, including responding to office actions in the U.S., collaborating with patent colleagues in the UK, and working with local agents in non-U.S./non-European jurisdictions
• Supporting the larger R&D organization, including client counseling, invention spotting, freedom-to-operate analysis, due diligence analysis and reporting, and identifying non-patent legal or business risks
• Supporting the development, implementation, and adoption of AI-enabled tools for R&D and Intellectual Property (IP)
• Partnering with Business Development, Legal, R&D, and Alliance Management to support strategic transactions and collaborations

Basic qualifications:

• U.S. law degree (juris doctorate) from an accredited law school and admitted to practice law in at least one U.S. state
• An undergraduate degree in a life science field (e.g., biology, chemistry, pharmacy, or similar) from an accredited institution
• Admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO bar admission)
• Minimum of 3 years of patent prosecution experience in a law firm or in-house patent department

Preferred qualifications:

• Significant experience drafting patent applications directed to large or small molecule therapeutics
• Advanced life science degree and/or at least three years of experience working as a biomedical research scientist, medicinal chemist, or similar
• Experience conducting freedom-to-operate assessments for commercial products or products in development

The annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges $171,600 to $286,000. The US salary ranges take into account a number of factors including work location within the US market, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position offers an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share-based long-term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. Available benefits include health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and paid caregiver/parental and medical leave.