IP Counsel, Life Sciences Patents
Core
Manage patent strategy and filings for life sciences research, including invention harvesting, drafting oversight, prosecution, and advising on AI-assisted research inventorship.
Role type
Senior in-house IP counsel (life sciences patents)
Builds
Global patent portfolio for biomedical research and AI-assisted scientific discovery
Domain
Life sciences / Biotechnology / AI in research
Required skills
U.S. life sciences patent prosecution, foreign prosecution management, inventorship determination, claim drafting, regulatory exclusivity strategy, AI patent eligibility analysis
Preferred skills
10+ years patent experience, advanced degree in life sciences/chemistry, AI/ML company experience, biosecurity/export control knowledge
Technologies
USPTO, foreign patent office systems, AI research tools
Responsibilities
Manage patent strategy and filings for life sciences research in the U.S. and internationally; Serve as trusted patent advisor to life science research teams; Make inventorship determinations for AI-assisted research; Develop claim and filing strategies for biological, chemical, and computational inventions; Partner with Research Legal on publication timing; Advise on patent aspects of agreements with biopharma counterparties
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
