Senior Counsel Innovation Law RayzeBio (Small Molecule/Chemistry)
Bristol Myers Squibb
6 days ago
Remote friendly (San Diego, CA)
United States
Corporate Functions
Role Responsibilities:
- Provide comprehensive IP legal support for small molecule radiotherapy programs.
- Develop and implement IP strategies to protect innovations and support business goals.
- Prepare and prosecute patent applications (drafting, filing, and managing responses to office actions globally).
- Lead cross-functional collaboration with R&D, Regulatory, Commercial, and other departments to achieve project milestones.
- Review and approve scientific and clinical publications.
- Advise internal clients on IP matters.
- Conduct strategic IP analysis and due diligence (including analysis of third-party patent portfolios).
- Perform freedom-to-operate and patentability analysis.
- Communicate and align with external collaborators and strategic partners on global IP strategy.
- Provide transactional support for IP matters related to clinical trial agreements and licenses.
- Manage the use of outside legal counsel globally.
Preferred Qualifications:
- At least 8 years of small-molecule patent prosecution experience (pharmaceuticals preferred); mix of law firm and in-house experience preferred.
- Registered to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office.
- Juris doctor; admission to practice law in any US state or DC (California preferred).
- Degree in chemistry (advanced degree or radiopharmaceutical/peptide chemistry experience preferred).
- Experience with patent drafting, US and foreign prosecution, global IP portfolio management, and IP due diligence.
- Ability to independently oversee legal matters, instruct/work with patent professionals, manage outside counsel, and collaborate with research and business leads.
Application instruction:
- If the role doesn’t perfectly match your resume, you are encouraged to apply.
- Provide comprehensive IP legal support for small molecule radiotherapy programs.
- Develop and implement IP strategies to protect innovations and support business goals.
- Prepare and prosecute patent applications (drafting, filing, and managing responses to office actions globally).
- Lead cross-functional collaboration with R&D, Regulatory, Commercial, and other departments to achieve project milestones.
- Review and approve scientific and clinical publications.
- Advise internal clients on IP matters.
- Conduct strategic IP analysis and due diligence (including analysis of third-party patent portfolios).
- Perform freedom-to-operate and patentability analysis.
- Communicate and align with external collaborators and strategic partners on global IP strategy.
- Provide transactional support for IP matters related to clinical trial agreements and licenses.
- Manage the use of outside legal counsel globally.
Preferred Qualifications:
- At least 8 years of small-molecule patent prosecution experience (pharmaceuticals preferred); mix of law firm and in-house experience preferred.
- Registered to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office.
- Juris doctor; admission to practice law in any US state or DC (California preferred).
- Degree in chemistry (advanced degree or radiopharmaceutical/peptide chemistry experience preferred).
- Experience with patent drafting, US and foreign prosecution, global IP portfolio management, and IP due diligence.
- Ability to independently oversee legal matters, instruct/work with patent professionals, manage outside counsel, and collaborate with research and business leads.
Application instruction:
- If the role doesn’t perfectly match your resume, you are encouraged to apply.