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Senior Patent Counsel / Director, Intellectual Property

Bay Area, CaliforniaFull-time$286k2026-10-08 → 2026-11-12
On-site · United States

Core

Create and manage global patent portfolios for groundbreaking innovations in cellular programming, computational biology, and novel transformative therapeutics.

Role type

Senior IP attorney (patent prosecution & strategy)

Builds

Global patent portfolios for cellular programming and computational biology innovations

Domain

Biotechnology / Cellular therapy

Required skills

Patent prosecution, global portfolio management, due diligence, freedom to operate analysis, trade secret strategy, IP risk assessment, outside counsel management

Preferred skills

Law firm and industry experience, global pharmaceutical drug development knowledge

Technologies

USPTO systems, patent office action management tools

Responsibilities

Draft and file patent applications, resolve patent office actions (IPR, reexamination, PGR, oppositions), conduct due diligence, counsel on freedom to operate, negotiate IP terms in transactions, manage outside counsel and budget

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership