Senior IP Paralegal

Flagship Pioneering is a bioplatform innovation company that invents and builds platform companies that change the world. We bring together the greatest scientific minds with entrepreneurial company builders and assemble the capital to allow them to take courageous leaps. Those big leaps in human health and sustainability exponentially accelerate scientific progress in areas ranging from cancer detection and treatment to nature-positive agriculture.  

 What sets Flagship apart is our ability to advance biotechnology by uniting life science innovation, company creation, and capital investment under one roof in a way that is largely without precedent. Our scientific founders, entrepreneurial leaders, and professional capital managers are each aligned around an institutionalized process that enables us to innovate and transform for the benefit of people and planet.  

Many of the companies Flagship has founded have addressed humanity’s most urgent challenges: vaccinating billions of people against COVID-19, curing intractable diseases, improving human health, preempting illness, and feeding the world by improving the resiliency and sustainability of agriculture. 

Flagship has been recognized twice on FORTUNE’s “Change the World” list, an annual ranking of companies that have made a positive social and environmental impact through activities that are part of their core business strategies, and has been twice named to Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies.

Position Overview:

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior IP Paralegal to join our busy IP Operations Team. In this role you will support the patent prosecution practice of several internal intellectual property attorneys and a broader community of legal professionals within the extensive Flagship ecosystem. This position is ideal for a highly proactive, motivated individual who thrives in a dynamic and active environment and welcomes opportunities to evolve and refine our practice to achieve more efficient and productive results.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage complex IP portfolios and dockets, including tracking deadlines, proactively managing case workflows, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring timely filings
• Conduct legal research on patent and trademark procedures to stay current with the law and problem solve internal issues
• Prepare and file patent applications and formalities (such as assignments, declarations, POAs)
• Support finance and investment teams with updated and complete IP documentation as needed for financings and reporting obligations
• Mentor, train, and supervise junior paralegals and staff
• Coordinate and communicate with internal company department and cross-functional personnel, outside counsel, foreign associates, inventors, and vendors
  
  

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree or Paralegal or Associate’s degree with minimum 5 years of relevant work experience as a broad-based patent paralegal in either a law firm or a corporate setting with a significant patent practice
• Expertise in US patent prosecution rules and procedures and ability to review and process extensive range of USPTO and national patent office communications
• Advanced ability to independently draft and file patent prosecution documents and formalities
• Broad understanding of global patent processes, including PCT and national patent laws
• Knowledge of US and international patent annuity and maintenance fee rules and procedures
• Proficiency with IP management software, electronic filing systems, and legal research databases
• Advanced organizational, portfolio management, and docket maintenance skills
• Highly self-motivated with demonstrated ability to multitask in fast-paced environment, productively manage time and workflow, and work under pressure with limited oversight
• Ability to focus and balance both strategic considerations and detail
• Superior communications skills to effectively support the IP legal team- Capable of communicating complex concepts with broad variety of stakeholders
• Results-driven, high performer with highly collaborative style
  
  

Location: Cambridge, MA.

Flagship Pioneering and our ecosystem companies are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

At Flagship, we recognize there is no perfect candidate. If you have some of the experience listed above but not all, please apply anyway. Experience comes in many forms, skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way. We are dedicated to building diverse and inclusive teams and look forward to learning more about your unique background.

Recruitment & Staffing Agencies: Flagship Pioneering and its affiliated Flagship Lab companies (collectively, “FSP”) do not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to FSP or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Flagship Pioneering’s internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of FSP, and FSP will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.