Job Description:
• Patent Prosecution & IP Management
• Draft, file, and prosecute U.S. and international patent applications related to enzyme engineering, NGS reagents, kits, and platforms.
• Collaborate closely with R&D teams to identify inventions, maintain lab notebooks, and conduct invention disclosure reviews.
• Support freedom-to-operate (FTO) analyses and monitor competitor IP landscapes.
• Coordinate with outside patent counsel and foreign associates to manage global prosecution.
• Transactional Support
• Assist legal team in reviewing, drafting, and negotiating: License agreements (in- and out-licensing of IP), Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs), Collaboration and Sponsored Research Agreements (SRAs), Supply, distribution, and commercial contracts.
• Support IP diligence activities for partnerships, M&A, and financings.
• Strategy & Operation
• Help refine and implement company-wide IP strategies aligned with business and scientific goals.
• Support development of IP awareness and training for R&D staff.
• Track docket deadlines and ensure timely execution of filings and annuities.
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics, or related field.
• USPTO registration as a Patent Agent.
• 5–7 years of patent prosecution experience (in-house, law firm, or combination), with life sciences patent drafting and prosecution experience.
• Familiarity with IP issues in genomics, diagnostics, or enzyme technologies.
• Strong writing skills, attention to detail, and ability to communicate complex ideas clearly.
• Jurist Doctor with a willingness to collaborate closely with in-house counsel on legal strategy (preferred).
• Experience with commercial contract drafting or review (NDAs, licenses, MTAs) (preferred).
• Background in next-generation sequencing or biotech tools (preferred).
• Prior experience supporting cross-functional legal or BD teams (preferred).
Benefits:
• Flexible Time Off
• Holidays
• employer covers 75% of base medical plan with buy-up options
• EAP (employee assistance program)
• employer paid dental
• employer paid vision
• employer paid $25,000 life/AD&D policy
• paid parental leave
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 4% match
Apply Now
Apply Now