Director Patent Attorney

About the role

The Director, Patent Attorney will act as legal counsel on matters related to the development, protection, and management of Regeneron’s valuable intellectual property pertaining to its manufacturing. The role is responsible for patent activities across the manufacturing and bioprocessing pipeline, including cell line technologies, purification, formulations, assay, and media development. The position partners closely with scientists and manufacturing development leaders to shape strategies for the growing patent portfolio, patent filings, trade‑secret protection, and patent actions.

Location & Work Schedule

Work locations: Warren, NJ and Tarrytown, NY. Hybrid schedule: 4 days per week on site.

Responsibilities

• Identify, capture, and prosecute new inventions relating to manufacturing and bioprocessing.
• Prepare and prosecute global patent applications covering cell development, cell culture, purification, assay development, formulation, packaging, and delivery.
• Lead outside counsel on various projects as appropriate.
• Conduct patent landscape overviews, freedom‑to‑operate analyses, validity assessments, and patentability assessments for Regeneron pipeline products, and present findings to senior Law Department members and senior management.
• Lead U.S. and foreign administrative patent actions (e.g., oppositions, third‑party observations, inter partes reviews).
• Support due‑diligence projects, agreements, transactional work, administrative initiatives, and policy questions.
• Advise on emerging legal issues, monitoring and reviewing case law and legislative developments.
• Manage a large and sophisticated docket with minimal direction while handling multiple projects and competing priorities.
• Demonstrate exceptional communication skills, including presentation, interpersonal, writing, and conflict‑resolution abilities.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in the life sciences (e.g., biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, or related fields).
• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school.
• Admitted to practice before the USPTO and licensed to practice law in at least one state (member of the NY bar or eligible for in‑house licensure in NY).

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of proven experience in a law‑firm setting (with or without corporate law department experience) preparing and prosecuting patent applications in the biological arts.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to run multiple projects against competing priorities.
• Excellent communication, presentation, writing, and conflict‑resolution skills.

Pay

Salary range (annually): $205,000.00 – $341,600.00.

Benefits

• Annual bonuses or other incentive plans
• Equity awards
• Pension or retirement benefits, including 401(k) company match
• Health and wellness programs
• Fitness centers
• Insurance benefits (medical, dental, vision, life, and disability)
• Paid time off
• Family support benefits