Senior Counsel - Biotech Patent Law

Role: Senior Counsel specializing in biotech patent law, responsible for developing and executing global IP strategies for Amgen’s therapeutic products, including biologics, RNA therapies, and cell-based treatments across oncology, inflammation, and rare diseases. Responsibilities: identify patentable inventions in collaboration with scientists, draft and prosecute patents worldwide, conduct prior art searches, analyze patents for freedom-to-operate opinions, perform IP due diligence for licensing and acquisitions, draft and negotiate IP provisions in transactional agreements, and support litigation or patent challenges. Requirements: JD or LL.M., admission to practice law in the U.S., registered before USPTO, with at least 6 years of biotech/IP law experience; preferred 10+ years, including patent agent background, and experience with nucleic acid therapeutics, biotech litigation, and foreign IP law. Qualifications: advanced degree in molecular biology or related field preferred, with strong legal drafting, analytical, and communication skills, plus leadership capability and ability to work across cross-functional teams globally. HighValue: focus on biologics and innovative modalities, global patent prosecution, patent litigation and opposition experience, due diligence for collaborations and licensing, and situated in or near research hubs (South San Francisco, Thousand Oaks, or Cambridge MA), with remote work possible.