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Executive Director, Intellectual Property Counsel

MA - Waltham - Office💼 Full-time💰 $296,000–$296,000🗓 2026-06-04 → 2026-07-31

Core

Lead global intellectual property strategy, build and manage patent portfolios, and advise senior leadership on IP risks and opportunities for a biopharmaceutical company's pipeline and marketed products.

Role type

Executive Director, In-house Intellectual Property Counsel

Builds

Global patent portfolios and IP strategies for novel therapeutics

Domain

Biopharmaceuticals / Intellectual Property Law

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Patent prosecution, portfolio development, strategic counseling, patentability analysis, freedom-to-operate analysis, competitive landscape analysis, transaction due diligence, licensing strategy, dispute resolution, scientific disclosure review

Preferred skills

Advanced degree in life sciences, small molecule portfolio experience, metabolic disease portfolio experience, ex-U.S. patent strategy expertise

Technologies

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office systems, global IP frameworks

Responsibilities

Develop and implement global IP strategies, build and optimize patent portfolios, oversee patent preparation and prosecution, conduct patentability and freedom-to-operate analyses, lead IP support for business development and due diligence, advise on collaborations and licensing, review scientific disclosures, coordinate with external counsel, support IP disputes, counsel senior leadership on IP risks

Seniority

Executive Director, strategic leadership with hands-on management

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