What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Intellectual Property Counsel position at Eastridge?
Eastridge Workforce Solutions is a leading provider of workforce management solutions, committed to connecting skilled professionals with meaningful career opportunities. Eastridge Legal is supporting a San Diego biotechnology company in their search for a Sr. Intellectual Property Counsel to join their team. This role will be focused on managing the companies domestic and foreign portfolio, while driving intellectual property strategy. The role is hybrid remote in North County San Diego.
Duties:
- Manage all aspects of the patent portfolio and technology areas, working with the Assistant General Counsel and managing outside patent counsel.
- Identify, assess, and make recommendation on inventions.
- Create patent strategies consistent with Business goals, R&D status, partner’s input and competitive space.
- Manage preparation and filing of new applications.
- Provide third party IP analyses, working with R&D, outside counsel, and search services.
- Provide guidance to R&D, Senior Management, and Leadership on third party IP.
- Manage challenges to third party patents or defenses to the patent portfolio.
- Support other actions related to the patent portfolio and assigned technology areas.
- Present IP best practices training to R&D, Business Development and Senior Management.
- Support business, R&D and commercial teams as needed in activities and transactions involving technology or IP related to the patent portfolio being managed and assigned technology areas.
Requirements:
- 6-8 years of experience managing an Intellectual Property Portfolio, Patent and Trademark Prosecution, and providing IP services in the biotechnology or chemical industry
- Juris Doctor from an accredited law school
- Preferred: Ph.D. in life sciences
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- 401k
- Paid time off
- Paid parental leave
- Transit benefits
Eastridge Workforce Solutions is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Please note that Eastridge is unable to provide visa sponsorship to applicants.
Certain clients require Eastridge to perform background checks and Eastridge will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
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