Executive Director, Intellectual Property Counsel
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