Senior Manager, Intellectual Property

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Prepare and prosecute patent applications pertaining to small molecules.
• Prepare legal opinions and analyses for freedom-to-operate.
• Identify patentable inventions through frequent interactions with project teams at all stages of R&D, and identify inventorship.
• Manage outside IP counsel to achieve positive, practical outcomes for the company’s IP portfolio and obtain advice regarding related risks and opportunities, as needed.
• Support ongoing IP workstreams including landscape monitoring, portfolio management, and compound tracking, as well as expanding into other IP areas (e.g., trademark and brand protection, copyright).
• Manage and coordinate patent filings with licensees and collaborators.
• Conduct IP diligence and provide other IP support for business development opportunities.
• Educate and advise the company on intellectual property issues and best practices.
• Provide practical, risk-based legal advice that balances intellectual property protection with business objectives.
• Identify IP risks and communicate those risks to internal stakeholders for discussion and resolution.
• Enhance the IP department’s organizational infrastructure as we grow, including helping create and implement IP policies and processes.

Additional Responsibilities And Role Evolution

The Senior Manager, IP will be expected to take on additional assignments, projects, and responsibilities as needed to support the legal team and broader business objectives. Responsibilities may change, expand, or shift over time based on organizational priorities, business growth, process improvements, technology implementations, and evolving legal or regulatory requirements.

Required Skills, Experience and Education

• Advanced degree (Masters or PhD) in Organic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, or related scientific discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in providing IP counsel and support in the pharmaceutical small molecule space.
• Admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
• Global patent prosecution and patent preparation experience.
• Experience with FTO and patent landscape analysis and counseling.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize options, anticipate challenges and execute on goals as a member of an interdisciplinary team is extremely important.
• Ability to build partnerships and work in cross-functional teams.
• Collaborative, flexible, positive and pragmatic work style with excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to simplify the complex and adapt to audiences with varying levels of legal fluency.
• Thrives in and enjoys a creative and collaborative team setting, and driven by a desire to be innovative in a high energy environment.