What are the responsibilities and job description for the Executive Director, Intellectual Property position at BioSpace?
About The Role
Sana Biotechnology is growing, and we are hiring new team members who believe in the potential of engineered cells as medicines, who want to challenge the status quo, and who lead with the desire to work on novel ideas. As an Executive Director you will develop the company’s intellectual property strategy in the cell and gene therapy space, as well as counsel clients, manage patent drafting and prosecution, and perform patent landscape activities, review publications and support business activities as needed. The Executive Director will be an integral working partner with the company’s research and development (R&D) organization.
What You’ll Do
At Sana, we believe that a diverse workforce strengthens us as a company and helps us to achieve our mission to meaningfully change the outcome of many human diseases. This belief is a pillar of our business and is critical to our success. Our goal is that Sana is the place for talented people to bring their authentic selves to work, to have a great career and to deeply, positively impact patients.
Core to our values, we believe there is nothing more important than the health and wellness of you and your family. For benefit eligible employees, we cover 100% of the cost for employee health coverage and offer generous time-off (various paid time off benefits, such as holidays, vacation, sick time, and parental leave), short- and long-term disability, employer paid basic life insurance, additional voluntary life insurance protection, financial wellness programs including financial planning resources, a 401(k) Plan with an immediately vested employer match, Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Repayment, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, commuter subsidy and a variety of wellness offerings to support each person individually. For more details on our benefits, visit Sana’s Benefits Portal.
We are committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment based on race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental or sensory disability (including the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability), genetic information, actual or perceived HIV or Hepatitis C infection, medical condition (cancer or a record or history of cancer and genetic characteristics), marital status, sexual orientation, sexual preference, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), disability, veteran status, political ideology, social class (including caste/caste identity), taking or requesting statutorily protected leave, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each job responsibility satisfactorily. The job description listed above is representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required for this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions described above.
Sana Biotechnology is growing, and we are hiring new team members who believe in the potential of engineered cells as medicines, who want to challenge the status quo, and who lead with the desire to work on novel ideas. As an Executive Director you will develop the company’s intellectual property strategy in the cell and gene therapy space, as well as counsel clients, manage patent drafting and prosecution, and perform patent landscape activities, review publications and support business activities as needed. The Executive Director will be an integral working partner with the company’s research and development (R&D) organization.
What You’ll Do
- Become embedded with R&D to develop a deep understanding of the science and technologies at Sana
- Lead and develop the IP strategy for certain pre-clinical and clinical programs, including building, drafting, and prosecuting patent portfolios
- Partner with R&D to identify patentable subject matter and implement patent protection strategies
- Work with the R&D team to advise and guide on intellectual property development and strategy
- Conduct or direct patent landscape and third party patent searches and develop strategies for freedom-to-operate, infringement and validity analyses, risk evaluation and mitigation strategies, adverse proceedings, and litigation activities
- Partner with other business functions to provide strategic advice in connection with strategic transactions, licensing agreements, and research collaborations
- Develop IP policies and provide IP-related education to the company
- Manage external relationships with outside counsel and licensors/licensees
- Stay informed of any changes to law, industry, and the external business environment
- Bachelors plus at least 15 yrs or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
- D. degree
- Membership in at least one state bar
- Admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- 7 years experience in patent drafting and prosecution, including global portfolios
- Experience managing high-volume intellectual property workflow
- Intense commitment to high moral standards and business ethics
- Significant experience in evaluating complex patent landscapes, infringement and validity analyses, and risk evaluation and mitigation strategies
- Ability to handle complex intellectual property matters with an ability to think strategically and granularly
- Experience in in-licensing and other complex business transactions
- Strong collaborator who can work successfully and build relationships with internal legal colleagues, internal stakeholders, and external parties to achieve business goals
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, articulate, direct and forthright
- Be part of a team of business focused, creative, and strategic thinkers with broad perspectives
- Strong organizational and administrative skills
- Must have attention to detail and excellent drafting skills
- Strong ability to adapt to changes and be agile
- D. degree in biochemistry, biology, immunology, or another technical field relevant to the biotech industry
- Experience in the support and launch of commercial product candidates
- Experience managing intellectual property and developing IP strategies for cellular and/or gene therapies
- Experience both in the law firm and in-house legal department settings
- Lead from every seat – we seek to understand, act with honesty, and engage in the crucial conversations
- Thrive as a team – we hire amazing people, are intensely curious, and cultivate inclusion and personal connectivity
- Make it happen – we value vigorous debate, alignment around our decisions, and resilient execution
At Sana, we believe that a diverse workforce strengthens us as a company and helps us to achieve our mission to meaningfully change the outcome of many human diseases. This belief is a pillar of our business and is critical to our success. Our goal is that Sana is the place for talented people to bring their authentic selves to work, to have a great career and to deeply, positively impact patients.
Core to our values, we believe there is nothing more important than the health and wellness of you and your family. For benefit eligible employees, we cover 100% of the cost for employee health coverage and offer generous time-off (various paid time off benefits, such as holidays, vacation, sick time, and parental leave), short- and long-term disability, employer paid basic life insurance, additional voluntary life insurance protection, financial wellness programs including financial planning resources, a 401(k) Plan with an immediately vested employer match, Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Repayment, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, commuter subsidy and a variety of wellness offerings to support each person individually. For more details on our benefits, visit Sana’s Benefits Portal.
We are committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment based on race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental or sensory disability (including the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability), genetic information, actual or perceived HIV or Hepatitis C infection, medical condition (cancer or a record or history of cancer and genetic characteristics), marital status, sexual orientation, sexual preference, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), disability, veteran status, political ideology, social class (including caste/caste identity), taking or requesting statutorily protected leave, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each job responsibility satisfactorily. The job description listed above is representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required for this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions described above.
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