Patent Counsel
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Patent Counsel
Job Description
Prepare and prosecute patent applications, including drafting, filing, and managing responses to office actions on a global level. Conduct freedom-to-operate analyses and provide strategic counsel on patentability and infringement issues. Manage patent portfolios, including conducting patent landscape analyses and developing patent strategies to protect BMS's innovations. Provide due diligence support for business development activities, including evaluating IP portfolios of potential partners and acquisition targets. Draft and negotiate license and research collaboration agreements. Manage relationships with outside counsel to ensure high-quality and cost-effective legal services. Regularly engage with business and technical teams to provide IP-related guidance and support. Stay updated on changes in patent laws and regulations and ensure compliance with all relevant legal requirements. Work-life programs include paid national holidays and optional holidays, Global Shutdown Days between Christmas and New Year's holiday, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, up to two (2) paid days to volunteer, sick time off, and summer hours flexibility. Supporting People with Disabilities Registered to practice before the USPTO. J.D. degree 7-10 years of patent law experience in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry. Bachelor's degree or equivalent in chemistry, biochemistry, or pharmaceutical sciences. An advanced degree and/or scientific research experience is preferred. Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills. Service-oriented focus with the ability to work as part of cross-functional teams and drive results. Highest integrity, excellent judgment, and the ability to proactively recognize and effectively assess business risk and communicate legal issues to patent, legal, and key stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and prosecute patent applications, including drafting, filing, and managing responses to office actions on a global level
- Conduct freedom-to-operate analyses
- Provide strategic counsel on patentability and infringement issues
- Manage patent portfolios, including conducting patent landscape analyses and developing patent strategies to protect BMS's innovations
- Provide due diligence support for business development activities, including evaluating IP portfolios of potential partners and acquisition targets
- Draft and negotiate license and research collaboration agreements
- Manage relationships with outside counsel to ensure high-quality and cost-effective legal services
- Regularly engage with business and technical teams to provide IP-related guidance and support
- Stay updated on changes in patent laws and regulations and ensure compliance with all relevant legal requirements
Required Qualifications
- Registered to practice before the USPTO
- J.D. degree
- -10 years of patent law experience in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in chemistry, biochemistry, or pharmaceutical sciences
Preferred Qualifications
- An advanced degree
- Scientific research experience
Skills Required
- Excellent analytical skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Service-oriented focus
- Ability to work as part of cross-functional teams
- Ability to drive results
- Highest integrity
- Excellent judgment
- Ability to proactively recognize and effectively assess business risk
- Ability to communicate legal issues to patent, legal, and key stakeholders
Benefits & Perks
- Paid national holidays and optional holidays
- Global Shutdown Days between Christmas and New Year's holiday
- Up to 120 hours of paid vacation
- Up to two (2) paid days to volunteer
- Sick time off
- Summer hours flexibility
Locations
- Princeton NJ, United States
- San Diego CA, United States
Salary
Salary not disclosed
Estimated Salary Rangemedium confidence
150,000 - 250,000 USD / yearly
Source: ai estimated
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- Excellent analytical skillsintermediate
- Excellent written and verbal communication skillsintermediate
- Service-oriented focusintermediate
- Ability to work as part of cross-functional teamsintermediate
- Ability to drive resultsintermediate
- Highest integrityintermediate
- Excellent judgmentintermediate
- Ability to proactively recognize and effectively assess business riskintermediate
- Ability to communicate legal issues to patent, legal, and key stakeholdersintermediate
Required Qualifications
- Registered to practice before the USPTO (experience)
- J.D. degree (experience)
- -10 years of patent law experience in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry (experience)
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in chemistry, biochemistry, or pharmaceutical sciences (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- An advanced degree (experience)
- Scientific research experience (experience)
Responsibilities
- Prepare and prosecute patent applications, including drafting, filing, and managing responses to office actions on a global level
- Conduct freedom-to-operate analyses
- Provide strategic counsel on patentability and infringement issues
- Manage patent portfolios, including conducting patent landscape analyses and developing patent strategies to protect BMS's innovations
- Provide due diligence support for business development activities, including evaluating IP portfolios of potential partners and acquisition targets
- Draft and negotiate license and research collaboration agreements
- Manage relationships with outside counsel to ensure high-quality and cost-effective legal services
- Regularly engage with business and technical teams to provide IP-related guidance and support
- Stay updated on changes in patent laws and regulations and ensure compliance with all relevant legal requirements
Benefits
- general: Paid national holidays and optional holidays
- general: Global Shutdown Days between Christmas and New Year's holiday
- general: Up to 120 hours of paid vacation
- general: Up to two (2) paid days to volunteer
- general: Sick time off
- general: Summer hours flexibility
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Patent Counsel
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Patent Counsel
Job Description
Prepare and prosecute patent applications, including drafting, filing, and managing responses to office actions on a global level. Conduct freedom-to-operate analyses and provide strategic counsel on patentability and infringement issues. Manage patent portfolios, including conducting patent landscape analyses and developing patent strategies to protect BMS's innovations. Provide due diligence support for business development activities, including evaluating IP portfolios of potential partners and acquisition targets. Draft and negotiate license and research collaboration agreements. Manage relationships with outside counsel to ensure high-quality and cost-effective legal services. Regularly engage with business and technical teams to provide IP-related guidance and support. Stay updated on changes in patent laws and regulations and ensure compliance with all relevant legal requirements. Work-life programs include paid national holidays and optional holidays, Global Shutdown Days between Christmas and New Year's holiday, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, up to two (2) paid days to volunteer, sick time off, and summer hours flexibility. Supporting People with Disabilities Registered to practice before the USPTO. J.D. degree 7-10 years of patent law experience in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry. Bachelor's degree or equivalent in chemistry, biochemistry, or pharmaceutical sciences. An advanced degree and/or scientific research experience is preferred. Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills. Service-oriented focus with the ability to work as part of cross-functional teams and drive results. Highest integrity, excellent judgment, and the ability to proactively recognize and effectively assess business risk and communicate legal issues to patent, legal, and key stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and prosecute patent applications, including drafting, filing, and managing responses to office actions on a global level
- Conduct freedom-to-operate analyses
- Provide strategic counsel on patentability and infringement issues
- Manage patent portfolios, including conducting patent landscape analyses and developing patent strategies to protect BMS's innovations
- Provide due diligence support for business development activities, including evaluating IP portfolios of potential partners and acquisition targets
- Draft and negotiate license and research collaboration agreements
- Manage relationships with outside counsel to ensure high-quality and cost-effective legal services
- Regularly engage with business and technical teams to provide IP-related guidance and support
- Stay updated on changes in patent laws and regulations and ensure compliance with all relevant legal requirements
Required Qualifications
- Registered to practice before the USPTO
- J.D. degree
- -10 years of patent law experience in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in chemistry, biochemistry, or pharmaceutical sciences
Preferred Qualifications
- An advanced degree
- Scientific research experience
Skills Required
- Excellent analytical skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Service-oriented focus
- Ability to work as part of cross-functional teams
- Ability to drive results
- Highest integrity
- Excellent judgment
- Ability to proactively recognize and effectively assess business risk
- Ability to communicate legal issues to patent, legal, and key stakeholders
Benefits & Perks
- Paid national holidays and optional holidays
- Global Shutdown Days between Christmas and New Year's holiday
- Up to 120 hours of paid vacation
- Up to two (2) paid days to volunteer
- Sick time off
- Summer hours flexibility
Locations
- Princeton NJ, United States
- San Diego CA, United States
Salary
Salary not disclosed
Estimated Salary Rangemedium confidence
150,000 - 250,000 USD / yearly
Source: ai estimated
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- Excellent analytical skillsintermediate
- Excellent written and verbal communication skillsintermediate
- Service-oriented focusintermediate
- Ability to work as part of cross-functional teamsintermediate
- Ability to drive resultsintermediate
- Highest integrityintermediate
- Excellent judgmentintermediate
- Ability to proactively recognize and effectively assess business riskintermediate
- Ability to communicate legal issues to patent, legal, and key stakeholdersintermediate
Required Qualifications
- Registered to practice before the USPTO (experience)
- J.D. degree (experience)
- -10 years of patent law experience in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry (experience)
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in chemistry, biochemistry, or pharmaceutical sciences (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- An advanced degree (experience)
- Scientific research experience (experience)
Responsibilities
- Prepare and prosecute patent applications, including drafting, filing, and managing responses to office actions on a global level
- Conduct freedom-to-operate analyses
- Provide strategic counsel on patentability and infringement issues
- Manage patent portfolios, including conducting patent landscape analyses and developing patent strategies to protect BMS's innovations
- Provide due diligence support for business development activities, including evaluating IP portfolios of potential partners and acquisition targets
- Draft and negotiate license and research collaboration agreements
- Manage relationships with outside counsel to ensure high-quality and cost-effective legal services
- Regularly engage with business and technical teams to provide IP-related guidance and support
- Stay updated on changes in patent laws and regulations and ensure compliance with all relevant legal requirements
Benefits
- general: Paid national holidays and optional holidays
- general: Global Shutdown Days between Christmas and New Year's holiday
- general: Up to 120 hours of paid vacation
- general: Up to two (2) paid days to volunteer
- general: Sick time off
- general: Summer hours flexibility
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