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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in patent protection and enforcement strategies, with a strong focus on litigation readiness and managing global patent portfolios. Capable of translating complex scientific and patent issues into actionable recommendations that align with business objectives.
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Juris Doctor (JD) DegreeActive Membership In US State BarRegistration To Practice Before USPTOAt Least Eight Years Of Life Sciences Patent ExperienceSubstantial Hands-On US BPCIA Or ANDA Patent Litigation Experience
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Hard Skills
Patent PreparationPatent FilingPatent ProsecutionInfringement AnalysisValidity AnalysisFreedom-To-Operate AssessmentPatent LitigationBiosimilar DisputesLicensing NegotiationsPortfolio Development
Soft Skills
Strong Legal And Business JudgmentAbility To Explain Complex Issues ClearlyCollaboration Across TeamsCuriosity To Drive Team EvolutionPractical Recommendations
Tools & Technologies
AI CapabilitiesAutomation ToolsKnowledge Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
Registration To Practice Before USPTO
Industry Keywords
Life SciencesPatent LitigationBiosimilar LitigationCross-Border DisputesPatent-Office Challenges
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Develop creative, business-aligned patent protection and enforcement strategies
- Build and manage global patent portfolios and oversee patent preparation, filing, and prosecution in the United States, Europe, and other key jurisdictions
- Strengthen litigation readiness and lead or support patent disputes with internal teams and external counsel
- Lead global IP dispute strategy and execution, including patent litigation, biosimilar disputes, patent-office challenges and oppositions, and related trade secret or contractual disputes
- Act as strategic IP partner to global project teams responsible for key drug candidates
- Translate complex science and patent issues into recommendations supporting product development, commercialization, and portfolio value
- Identify and protect inventions, assess inventorship, manage public disclosures, and strengthen trade secret protection
- Conduct infringement, validity, freedom-to-operate, and competitive landscape analyses
- Lead patent-related diligence and support licensing, collaborations, partnerships, mergers, and acquisitions
- Review, draft, and negotiate IP provisions and agreements
- Manage external counsel and business partners, align priorities and resources, and deliver portfolio reviews and long-range planning
- Evaluate infringement, validity, enforceability, evidence, and business exposure; develop enforcement, defense, and settlement options
- Direct external counsel in global IP litigations and contested matters; oversee case plans, budgets, discovery, experts, witnesses, and key submissions
- Lead pre-dispute planning and biosimilar readiness, including evidence preservation, legal holds, and witness preparation
- Lead patent strategy for assigned programs, including portfolio development, prosecution, invention and disclosure management, and freedom-to-operate assessment
- Partner with program attorneys to strengthen defensibility and enforcement options across the portfolio
- Pilot approved agent-assisted workflows for dispute monitoring, evidence chronologies, document triage, reference verification, and matter reporting
- Define agent tasks, authoritative inputs, review checkpoints, and escalation rules while maintaining attorney accountability
- Partner with IP operations and technology colleagues to turn pilots into repeatable practices, share learning, and coach colleagues
Requirements
What you’ll need- Juris Doctor (JD) degree
- Active membership in good standing in at least one US state bar
- Registration to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
- At least eight years of life sciences patent experience
- Substantial hands-on US BPCIA or ANDA patent litigation or contested-matter experience
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex disputes or major workstreams
- Large-molecule experience
- Ability to connect litigation risk and enforcement objectives with portfolio development, prosecution, and business strategy
- Genuine, demonstrable appetite and curiosity to help drive an evolving agentic IP team
- Willingness to learn emerging AI capabilities, question established processes, experiment responsibly, and help colleagues adopt better ways of working
- Strong legal and business judgment
- Ability to explain complex issues clearly, make practical recommendations, and collaborate effectively across scientific, commercial, and legal teams
- Advanced life sciences degree, preferably at least a thesis-based master's degree in biology or a related field (preferred)
- Biosimilar litigation experience strongly preferred
- Patent-office challenges, cross-border disputes, trial or appeal experience, and licensing or settlement negotiations are valuable
- Experience improving legal workflows or using AI, automation, or knowledge tools is welcome
- Prior agent-building experience and coding skills are not required
Benefits
Comp & perks- Short-term and long-term incentive programs, subject to plan terms and applicable policies
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Retirement savings plans
- Health benefits
- Equal consideration without discrimination
- Reasonable accommodation in application, interviewing, and candidate selection processes