Global Head IP Transactions

Role Summary

Global Head IP Transactions – Cambridge, MA or East Hanover, NJ, USA. Lead high-energy and high-impact patent and IP diligence across more than 100 M&A and BD&L deals annually, shaping strategic decisions and driving IP excellence for transformative medicines.

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, and comprehensive advice.
• Delivers clear, well-communicated IP advice for all M&A and BD&L deals, maintaining attention to time sensitivity during non-standard working hours.
• Develops and drives the IP and regulatory transaction governance framework, establishes tools and processes, and leads high-visibility, complex global IP transactions projects.
• Advises the Global Head IP and the Global Head Legal Transactions, and other senior leaders, on IP transactions and risk exposure, including strategies to minimize adverse consequences.
• Builds strong interface with M&A/BD&L colleagues to ensure transactions are supported by IP staff and external counsel, and manages diligence information and contract clauses.
• Ensures exchange of information across the enterprise and provides training so lawyers take a proactive approach to IP transactions and stakeholders are advised early of IP issues impacting deal business cases.
• Leads the IP Transactions team to ensure services are timely, proactive, targeted, and high quality.
• Retains and develops 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, and 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 health care 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 handling a high volume of complex projects simultaneously.
• Proficiency in English (written and spoken); additional languages are a plus.

Skills

• IP diligence and transaction governance
• Strategic IP advisory and risk assessment
• Cross-functional collaboration with enterprise, legal, and business teams
• Leadership and talent development
• External counsel management

Education

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school

Additional Requirements

• Location flexibility to Cambridge, MA or East Hanover, NJ with potential for US-based remote or hybrid arrangements as applicable