Director, Patent Attorney - Manufacturing & Bioprocessing

Role Summary

The Director, Patent Attorney will act as legal counsel on matters related to the development, protection, and management of Regeneron’s valuable intellectual property pertaining to its manufacturing. The role will be responsible for patent activities relating to manufacturing and bioprocessing at all stages of the development pipeline including cell line technologies, purification, formulations, assay and media development. This position will partner closely with our world-class scientists and manufacturing development leaders around key strategies for our rapidly growing patent portfolio, patent filings, trade secret protection, and patent actions.

Responsibilities

• Identifying, capturing and prosecuting new inventions relating to manufacturing and bioprocessing; Preparing and prosecuting global patent applications relating to all aspects of manufacturing & bioprocessing including cell development, cell culture, purification, assay development, formulation, packaging and delivery; Leading outside counsel on various projects as appropriate
• Conducting patent landscape overviews, freedom-to-operate analyses, validity assessments and patentability assessments in relation to Regeneron pipeline products, and presenting the results and analyses to senior members of the Law Department and senior management
• Leading US and foreign administrative patent actions (e.g., oppositions, third party observations, inter partes reviews, etc.)
• Assisting in litigation activities as needed
• Supporting due diligence projects, agreements and other transactional work, administrative initiatives, and policy questions

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in the life sciences (e.g., biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, or related fields) is required
• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school
• Admitted to practice before the USPTO and licensed to practice law in at least one state (member of the NY bar or eligible for in-house licensure in NY)
• 5‚Äì8 years of proven experience in a law firm setting (with or without corporate law department experience) preparing and prosecuting patent applications in the biological arts

Skills

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to run multiple projects against competing priorities
• Exceptional communication skills, including presentation, interpersonal, writing and conflict resolution
• Ability to lead administrative and legal projects with high ethical standards
• Ability to advise on emerging legal issues and monitor case law and legislative developments
• Ability to collaborate with and advise internal partners, including senior management, on IP matters, group policies and procedures

Education

• Ph.D. in life sciences required; Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school required

Additional Requirements

• Admitted to practice before the USPTO and licensed in at least one state (NY bar eligible for in-house licensure)