Associate Director, Legal Intellectual Property

Role Summary

Associate Director, Intellectual Property. Hybrid role primarily located in Cambridge, MA. Provides IP legal support to multiple programs, advising on a broad range of scientific and IP issues, with strong patent-law expertise and strategic approaches to protecting Alnylam’s efforts.

Responsibilities

• Assisting and managing global patent portfolios relating to RNAi therapeutic agents and delivery technologies.
• Providing strategic IP counsel to internal stakeholders, including guidance on patent portfolio development and management, licensing, and freedom-to-operate.
• Collaborating with R&D to identify and protect intellectual property.
• Providing legal advice on contracts (sponsored research agreements, consulting agreements, material transfer agreements) and collaborating with research, business development, and legal teams.
• Managing lifecycle of patent portfolios for late-stage clinical programs.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with external counsel.

Qualifications

• MSc in biology, chemistry, or biochemistry required; Ph.D. preferred.
• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school and current good standing with at least one state bar.
• Admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
• Minimum of 2‚Äì5 years of in-house and/or law firm experience in patent prosecution and lifecycle management.
• Proficiency in using scientific and IP databases.
• Excellent writing, analytical, and communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills.
• Organized, independent, and detail-oriented.

Skills

• Strategic IP counsel
• Patent portfolio management
• Contract negotiation and review
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams
• Effective communication