IP Counsel, Life Sciences Patents

Highlights

• Lead patent strategy for life sciences research from invention to global filing.
• Advise scientists on novel patent issues arising from using AI as research tool.
• Support wet-lab discoveries accelerating scientific breakthroughs and healthcare.

What they offer

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Optional equity donation matching
• Generous vacation and parental leave
• Flexible working hours

Ideal candidate

Low-ego, empathetic life sciences patent counselor curious about AI who loves translating risk into practical guidance for scientists and rolling up sleeves in fast-moving research.

Requirements

• Hold law degree (JD, LLB, or equivalent) and meet local licensing requirements for in-house counsel
• Degree or equivalent training in life sciences or chemistry field
• Substantial hands-on experience drafting and prosecuting U.S. life sciences patent applications
• Experience directing foreign prosecution through local counsel
• Lead responsibility for a patent portfolio, including budget and outside counsel management
• Experience making inventorship determinations and resolving ownership in multi-party research
• Excellent communication skills translating legal risk into practical guidance
• Low-ego, high-empathy orientation with doer attitude
• Intense curiosity about AI and science and commitment to responsible AI development