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Senior Patent Attorney
| Company | AstraZeneca |
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| Location | Gaithersburg, MD, USA |
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| Salary | $174009.6 – $261014.4 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s, PhD |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- U.S. Patent Attorney who can practice before the USPTO with previous experience handling pharmaceutical patent portfolios
- Bachelor’s Degree in chemistry, biochemistry or related science
- At least three years of relevant experience in life science patent prosecution
- Strong core chemical/small molecule pharmaceutical patent prosecution skills and ability to independently lead patent dockets and portfolios in multiple markets and jurisdictions
Responsibilities
- Independently lead all aspects of build, maintenance, and defense of specific patent portfolios
- Identifying and managing all associated IP risks for your projects- presenting them to IP, legal and business teams
- Actively counsel members of Research & Development organizations to identify new inventions as well as devise and implement strategies for patent protection over the extended drug development life cycle
- Build and implement global strategic approaches toward building patent portfolios and contributing to increased business value
- Prepare and prosecute patent applications worldwide including effectively managing outside counsel as needed
- Lead all aspects of large intellectual property estates in AstraZeneca’s core and opportunistic therapeutic areas
- Evaluate and monitor patent portfolios of third parties
- Develop and communicate IP guidance to partners across the business, including within R&D, Business Development, commercial and legal
- Review and analyze license agreements and other contracts
- Provide IP and technical analysis in support of patent litigation
- Managing external spend to meet budget targets
- You may also work on business development deals or coordinate our response to legal changes in a particular country or region
Preferred Qualifications
- Education to Ph.D. level or equivalent, and/or several years of laboratory experience in the relevant scientific area
- Experience in the biotech and/or pharmaceutical industry
- Combined law firm experience and in house experience, preferably at a global organization
- Experience in leading external service providers
- First-hand experience of IP-related litigation
- High level of integrity and motivation, ability to work independently
- Ability to balance multiple tasks and projects with constantly evolving priorities
- Ability to be an enterprise leader for the organization
