Intellectual Property Counsel (Remote)

Job Description

Overview

The Intellectual Property (IP) Counsel collaborates with members of the Legal Department and other internal stakeholders to develop and implement strategies for protecting the company's intellectual property, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations, and addressing any potential risks or disputes related to IP assets.

They oversee patent prosecution, manage communications with outside counsel, and handle disclosures for new inventions.

Responsibilities

• Identify and protect commercially valuable IP in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Manage invention disclosures and prioritizing filings with the highest strategic value.
• Oversee the preparation and prosecution of patent applications and patent maintenance decisions in support of the global business strategy.
• Conduct freedom-to-operate searches and analyses, and counsel legal and business partners on associated risks.
• Perform IP due diligence activities in support of strategic M&A.
• Support VP legal in patent litigation, IPR and other IP dispute resolution.
• Develop relationships with business units, marketing, business development, and R&D to integrate IP into Myriad’s overall strategy.
• Educate key internal stakeholders on IP activities, competition, and outcomes of IP strategy execution.
• Develop strategic relationships with and manage outside counsel to accomplish key deliverables on time and on budget.

Qualifications

• Registered US patent attorney.
• Juris doctorate degree from an accredited university.
• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree related to biotechnology, genetics, genomics or a similar field. A Master’s degree or Ph.D. Is preferred.
• 4+ years law firm experience.
• Preferably have experience supporting cross-functional teams and supporting / developing IP programs in a corporate environment.
• Have excellent legal and analytical skills coupled with a good business sense.
• Able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with short deadlines. Able to handle pressure.
• Adept at balancing risk and opportunity even in ambiguous circumstances.
• Have excellent interpersonal English-language communication skills; including written, oral and presentation. Be able to distill and communicate the essence of complex IP matters.
• Be intellectually curious, creative, innovative, accessible and approachable.
• Team-oriented and cooperative work style an absolute requirement.
• Experience in patent preparation and prosecution, due diligence, patentability and freedom-to-operate assessment required;

some litigation and transactional experience preferred.

• Desire and willingness to grow into a role of working on all aspects of IP across the organization including trademark, copyright and trade secrets.
• 10-15% domestic travel

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