Global Head IP Transactions

Role Summary

Global Head IP Transactions at Novartis. Lead high-energy and high-impact patent and IP diligence across more than 100 M&A and BD&L deals annually. Influence strategic decisions, collaborate with top-tier legal and business teams, and drive IP excellence for transformative medicines. Location: Cambridge, MA or East Hanover, NJ.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates, manages, leads, and drives the IP diligence and strategy for transactions (M&A and BD&L), analyzing IP issues (patents, trademarks, trade secrets) with enterprise, legal, and IP functions to provide proactive, timely, thorough advice.
• Provide clear, well-communicated IP advice for all M&A and BD&L deals, accommodating time-sensitive transactions and non-standard hours as needed.
• Develop and drive the IP and regulatory transaction governance framework; establish tools and processes; lead complex global IP transactions projects.
• Advise the Global Head IP and Global Head Legal Transactions, and other senior leaders on IP transactions and risk exposure, with strategies to minimize adverse consequences.
• Build strong interfaces with M&A/BD&L colleagues to ensure IP teams support all IP aspects of transactions; manage external counsel providing diligence information and contract clauses.
• Ensure exchange of information and know-how across the enterprise; provide training so in-house and external lawyers handle IP transactions consistently and proactively; alert stakeholders early to IP issues affecting deal business cases.
• Lead the IP Transactions team, ensuring services are timely, proactive, targeted, and high quality.
• Retain and develop key talents within IP, particularly in IP transactions.
• Member of IP Leadership Team (IPLT) and Transactions Legal Leadership Team (TLLT).

Qualifications

• Law (JD) degree from an accredited law school, admitted to practice in a major commercial US jurisdiction (e.g., NY, MA, or NJ).
• Extensive, multi-year IP transactions and diligence experience within a pharmaceutical company or with healthcare clients, including experience leading a team.
• Strong knowledge of Regulatory, Antitrust, Contracts, with understanding of Corporate and Tax.
• Proven ability to work under time pressure with demanding clients and manage high-volume, complex projects simultaneously.
• Proficiency in English (written and spoken); other languages a plus.

Skills

• IP strategy and diligence for transactional matters
• Cross-functional collaboration with enterprise, legal, and business teams
• Leadership and people development in IP transactions
• Regulatory, antitrust, contracts, corporate, and tax awareness as they pertain to IP transactions
• Effective communication of complex IP issues to senior stakeholders

Education

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school

Additional Requirements

• Admitted to practice in a major commercial US jurisdiction (e.g., NY, MA, NJ).