Patent Counsel/Senior Patent Counsel

The role

This individual contributor will drive strategic IP procurement and manage global intellectual property portfolios. The role involves drafting and prosecuting patents, supporting due diligence, and advising on IP strategy for business transactions.

What you will do

• Drive strategic IP procurement and management of global intellectual property
• Draft and prosecute patent portfolios
• Work with outside counsel
• Serve as a legal partner on business development, licensing, collaboration, and acquisition
• Support IP-focused due diligence and evaluate transaction-related risks
• Conduct freedom-to-operate, infringement, validity, and risk assessment analyses
• Manage prosecution of active global dockets and post-grant proceedings
• Advise scientists and business stakeholders on patent law issues
• Review, draft, and negotiate intellectual property provisions in commercial and research agreements
• Partner in intellectual property-related transactions, adverse proceedings, and litigation

Required qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in the biological sciences with focus on immunology, cell biology, cancer biology, biochemistry, and the like
• Admission to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) required
• U.S. law degree (J.D.)
• 8+ years of patent attorney experience in life sciences patent prosecution
• Majority of experience in patent application drafting and prosecution in a pharma/biotech corporate setting and/or representing such clients/matters in a law firm
• A current “good standing” admission to at least one U.S. state bar is required
• Building and leveraging global IP portfolios for biopharmaceuticals at all stages of prosecution and enforcement
• Designing and executing complex freedom-to-operate analyses across different technologies and different jurisdictions
• Developing and communicating actionable risk mitigation strategies
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)

Nice to have

• Advanced degrees
• Experience in cell and gene therapy and gene therapy platforms
• Experience supporting business development, licensing, collaboration, and other strategic transactions
• Experience in adverse IP proceedings, including but not limited to US litigation

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with a company match that vests fully on day one
• Eight (8) weeks of paid parental leave after three (3) months of employment
• Paid time off including vacation, personal, sick, floating holidays, and eleven (11) company holidays
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Legal assistance
• Supplemental plans such as pet, critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance
• Voluntary commuter benefits
• Family planning and care resources
• Well-being initiatives
• Peer-to-peer recognition programs

Before you apply

• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States
• Employment eligibility will be verified through E-Verify

About the company

Legend Biotech is a global biotechnology company dedicated to treating and, one day, curing life-threatening diseases. Headquartered in Bridgewater, New Jersey, the company advances the next generation of cell therapy through a portfolio of innovative technologies.