Global Head of Intellectual Property

A Global Life Sciences Company is seeking to hire a Global Head of Intellectual Property to join its New Jersey office. The position will report directly to the General Counsel.

Qualifications:

• J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school (or the equivalent); high degree of academic achievement
• Licensed to practice law in one or more U.S. states, either admission to the New Jersey Bar or eligibility to register as in-house counsel in New Jersey
• Admission to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• Post-graduate degree, preferably in biochemistry, chemistry, biology or related discipline
• 10+ years of law firm or corporate legal department experience, including experience drafting and prosecuting biotech/biological patent applications, rendering patentability and infringement opinions and drafting and negotiating licensing and other technology transactions
• Experience managing intellectual property attorneys

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and direct global IP strategy, partnering closely with the General Counsel to guide the business
• Direct a full range of patent support functions (including patent preparation and prosecution, maintenance and post-grant proceedings in the U.S. and other jurisdictions)
• Manage freedom-to-operate studies, render opinions, and manage outside counsel
• Support commercial transactions and help drive IP business development and collaboration opportunities relating to IP matters
• Develop and manage a global IP team and manage outside counsel expenses
• Manage IP Litigation matters
• Oversee compliance under various license agreements and other IP agreements
• Partner with R&D and business teams

Compensation is commensurate with experience