Director / Senior Director, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences

Highlights

• Own global patent strategy for therapeutic programs end to end.
• Lead IP terms for collaborations, licenses, options and financings.
• Build the life sciences IP function on a small high-leverage team.

What they offer

• Competitive base compensation with bonus potential
• Generous early-stage equity
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Employer-paid life and disability insurance
• Flexible time off with generous company wide holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Educational assistance program
• Company subsidized lunch program

Ideal candidate

A seasoned life sciences patent lawyer who owns both portfolio strategy and deal-making and wants to build for a single mission-driven company, translating IP into business decisions.

Requirements

• J.D. and active bar admission, with USPTO registration
• 12+ years of substantive patent experience in the life sciences
• Technical degree in chemistry, biochemistry, molecular or cellular biology, immunology, or closely related field
• Demonstrated ownership of global patent portfolios for biopharmaceutical products with direct responsibility for claim strategy
• Experience across a range of therapeutic modalities
• Track record producing patentability, validity, and FTO assessments that supported business decisions
• Experience advising on IP aspects of collaborations, licensing, acquisitions, or financings