Patent Attorney

📋 Description

• Own patent preparation and prosecution across global markets, with a focus on building meaningful
• Lead freedom-to-operate assessments relevant to drug development, commercialization, and strategic
• Provide IP counsel across the full asset lifecycle, including on exclusivity strategy and operating
• Serve as a trusted IP advisor to cross-functional teams including R&D, BD, Regulatory, and
• Support U.S. and ex-U.S. adversarial proceedings as they arise, including inter partes reviews
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments.

🎯 Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school, admission to at least one U.S. state bar, and registration to
• You must be eligible to practice in California, or able to obtain a limited license for in-house
• Eight or more years of pharmaceutical or life sciences IP experience, ideally at a top firm and/or
• An advanced degree in organic or medicinal chemistry, or a related scientific discipline, is a
• Experience in adversarial proceedings on both sides of the border rounds out the profile.
• Ability to translate technical and legal complexity into clear, calibrated business advice, to

🎁 Benefits

• Market-leading compensation
• 401(k) with employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Pre-tax commuter benefits (transit and parking)
• Referral bonus for hired candidates
• Subsidized lunch and parking on in-office days