Patent Agent

The Jackson Laboratory

. Identify, capture, maintain, and protect JAX intellectual property rights.

Posted 9/18/2026full-timeBar Harbor • Connecticut • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $106,020 - $153,729 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in intellectual property management, including patent strategy, prosecution, and enforcement, while effectively collaborating with research teams to navigate complex IP landscapes. Strong ability to translate scientific and legal considerations into actionable strategies for product development and compliance.

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Registered To Practice Before The USPTOPatent Strategy DevelopmentIP Prosecution ExperienceLife Sciences ExpertiseStrong Communication Skills

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Hard Skills

Patent DraftingPatent ProsecutionPatent Landscape SearchesInvention Disclosure ReviewFreedom-To-Operate AnalysesPortfolio ManagementIP Compliance ProgramsBayh-Dole Act KnowledgeScientific ExpertiseProject Management

Soft Skills

Client InterfaceCollaborationStrategic ConsultingAttention To DetailIntellectual Curiosity

Tools & Technologies

IEdisonStage-Gate ProcessesProduct Development Processes

Certifications & Qualifications

Registered Patent Agent

Industry Keywords

Intellectual Property RightsLife SciencesData ScienceResearch AdministrationPatent Filing

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Identify, capture, maintain, and protect JAX intellectual property rights.
Build and streamline IP processes to drive efficiencies.
Help researchers navigate complex intellectual property landscapes and develop strategies to secure and enforce IP rights.
Partner with research teams and cross-functionally to provide strategic, proactive, and practical guidance regarding IP opportunities, strategies, and risk.
Support day-to-day IP needs across JAX Mouse Clinical Research Services across varied scientific disciplines.
Advise and actively manage patent strategy, drafting, prosecution, and maintenance, directly and with outside counsel.
Support portfolio review sessions and occasionally prune the portfolio to align with organizational initiatives.
Review invention disclosures and patent landscape searches.
Collaborate with inventors on technical details, drawings, and experimental data for patent protection.
Translate IP needs into actionable feedback for product and business development teams.
Conduct patent searches for prior art, patentability, clearance, and freedom-to-operate analyses.
Provide Sponsored Research Administration with patent filing data for reports, renewal applications, award closeouts, and final invention statements in iEdison under the Bayh-Dole Act.
Report federally funded research inventions and patents to funding agencies via iEdison.
Support IP enforcement initiatives and organizational compliance programs.
Provide educational presentations and IP training to JAX employees.
Report to the Chief IP Counsel.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Registered to practice before the USPTO.
At least 3 years of experience as a patent agent, in-house or at an IP law firm, supporting global IP matters related to prosecution in life science and/or data science fields.
Preferred: MS or PhD in life and/or data science.
Considered: BS in life sciences or a comparable life data science field, with at least 4 years applicable prior research and/or product development experience.
Strong client interface, collaboration, and strategic portfolio consulting skills.
Ability to apply scientific expertise together with commercial and legal considerations.
Excellent communication skills and comfort conducting oral presentations.
Ability to work independently.
Intellectual curiosity.
Strong attention to detail, organizational, writing, and project management skills.
Familiarity with stage-gate and product development processes.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Occasional domestic travel may be required
Equal employment opportunities