Group Lead Intellectual Property Counsel
Core
Lead intellectual property strategy and litigation for a pharmaceutical company's North America business, protecting innovative and generic healthcare solutions.
Role type
Senior in-house Group Lead Intellectual Property Counsel
Builds
Patent litigation strategies, freedom-to-operate analyses, and IP portfolios for small and large molecule drugs
Domain
Pharmaceutical industry, patent law, and regulatory exclusivities
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Patent litigation strategy, Hatch-Waxman and BPCIA litigation, patent prosecution, freedom-to-operate analysis, IP due diligence, regulatory exclusivity management
Preferred skills
Team leadership, complex multi-stakeholder program management, IPR proceedings experience
Technologies
USPTO, Hatch-Waxman, BPCIA
Responsibilities
Define and execute long-term IP strategies, manage North America patent litigation dockets, guide legal claims and litigation strategies, ensure freedom-to-operate for products, supervise patent application drafting and prosecution, lead IP due diligence for partnerships, provide senior IP input to commercial teams
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities