Associate Director-Patent Research

About the role

The Patent Research Consultants support global patent procurement and enforcement, global freedom to operate, due diligence, litigation, and business and strategic planning, among other objectives. This position collaborates with patent attorneys and scientist partners to enhance the provision of superior legal services across the company and around the world.

Responsibilities

• Develop effective search queries and perform competitive intelligence, landscape, FTO, and patentability searches; closely collaborate with scientists and attorneys to develop strategies for definitive searches.
• Proactively analyze and organize search findings; report organized findings to attorneys to inform landscape, patentability, exclusivity and FTO strategies.
• Provide the above to support due diligence of external assets.
• Obtain, create, organize, analyze, and maintain information relating to research, development, and commercialization activities, competitive intelligence, prior art, exclusivity, FTO, agreements, product characteristics, and advice.
• Mastery of computer-based, IP related tools relied upon by the patent team, including supporting the development of artificial intelligence-based tools for collection and analysis of competitive intelligence data and technical analysis of the data to support competitor landscape, FTO, and patentability assessments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in chemistry or biological science (advanced degree preferred)
• At least 2 years of experience in patent law either at a law firm or in-house position
• At least 2 years of searching or technical experience relating to drug discovery and / or development of pharmaceutical products

Skills/Preferences

• Fluent in nomenclature conventions used to describe organic chemical compounds and biological drug products
• Ability to master new bodies of knowledge, such as significant aspects of global patent law and regulatory law, as well as new IT and operational systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to influence others
• Demonstrated commitment to expand knowledge and adapt to a changing environment
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong project management skills and ability to appropriately prioritize and self-manage, including the ability to manage multiple projects with multiple attorney partners
• Ability to influence, challenge, and work on cross-functional teams and at different levels
• Ability to work productively and successfully as an individual contributor and team member