Senior Director, Intellectual Property
Travere Therapeutics
June 25, 2026
Remote
United States
Corporate Functions
Responsibilities:
- Manage and advise on assigned patent portfolios, including patent strategy, prosecution, continuation practice, and portfolio optimization.
- Work with outside counsel to support preparation, filing, prosecution, maintenance, and strategic development of patent applications (US and international).
- Review and provide input on office action responses, claim strategy, filings, portfolio reports, and prosecution recommendations.
- Support portfolio reviews to assess strengths, gaps, deadlines, competitive risks, and opportunities for additional protection.
- Provide IP support for drafting/reviewing/negotiating agreements (confidentiality, research, services, license, collaboration, manufacturing/supply, and other strategic contracts).
- Lead IP diligence for business development, licensing, acquisitions, collaborations, and strategic transactions; prepare IP risk assessments/summaries.
- Counsel R&D and technical teams on emerging protectable innovations; review external scientific disclosures for IP/confidentiality/patent implications.
- Lead invention identification, disclosure evaluation, and patent-filing strategy; provide practical IP counseling and support internal IP education.
- Partner on patent term extension and regulatory exclusivity strategies (e.g., Orange/Purple Book, pediatric/orphan exclusivity).
- Support IP litigation and Hatch-Waxman/Paragraph IV disputes (analysis, file history review, technical support, strategy support, outside counsel management).
- Manage outside IP counsel and support IP operations (budget tracking, invoice review, process/tools, and privilege-sensitive records).
Qualifications/Requirements:
- J.D. from an accredited law school; active membership in good standing in at least one US state bar.
- Registration to practice before the USPTO required or strongly preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant life sciences discipline (chemistry, biology, biochemistry, pharmacology, pharmaceutical sciences, or similar).
- ~10+ years of relevant IP experience with significant in-house and/or law firm experience in biopharma.
- Strong experience in biotech/pharma/life sciences IP; patent portfolio management and global prosecution.
- Experience with IP-related agreement drafting/review/negotiation.
- Experience counseling R&D/technical teams on invention capture and patent protection.
- Preferred: experience with patent term extensions/market exclusivity (pediatric, orphan), Orange/Purple Book listings, IND/NDA/BLA matters, and Hatch-Waxman/Paragraph IV/patent disputes.
Skills:
- Exceptional analytical, negotiation, drafting, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and organizational skills; ability to work independently with autonomy and collaborate cross-functionally.
Benefits:
- Premium health/financial/work-life well-being offerings, wellness/support programs, life insurance, disability, retirement with employer match, and generous paid time off.
Compensation:
- Target base pay range: $233,000.00 - $315,000.00.
Application instructions:
- Travere will accept applications on an ongoing basis until a candidate is selected.
- Manage and advise on assigned patent portfolios, including patent strategy, prosecution, continuation practice, and portfolio optimization.
- Work with outside counsel to support preparation, filing, prosecution, maintenance, and strategic development of patent applications (US and international).
- Review and provide input on office action responses, claim strategy, filings, portfolio reports, and prosecution recommendations.
- Support portfolio reviews to assess strengths, gaps, deadlines, competitive risks, and opportunities for additional protection.
- Provide IP support for drafting/reviewing/negotiating agreements (confidentiality, research, services, license, collaboration, manufacturing/supply, and other strategic contracts).
- Lead IP diligence for business development, licensing, acquisitions, collaborations, and strategic transactions; prepare IP risk assessments/summaries.
- Counsel R&D and technical teams on emerging protectable innovations; review external scientific disclosures for IP/confidentiality/patent implications.
- Lead invention identification, disclosure evaluation, and patent-filing strategy; provide practical IP counseling and support internal IP education.
- Partner on patent term extension and regulatory exclusivity strategies (e.g., Orange/Purple Book, pediatric/orphan exclusivity).
- Support IP litigation and Hatch-Waxman/Paragraph IV disputes (analysis, file history review, technical support, strategy support, outside counsel management).
- Manage outside IP counsel and support IP operations (budget tracking, invoice review, process/tools, and privilege-sensitive records).
Qualifications/Requirements:
- J.D. from an accredited law school; active membership in good standing in at least one US state bar.
- Registration to practice before the USPTO required or strongly preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant life sciences discipline (chemistry, biology, biochemistry, pharmacology, pharmaceutical sciences, or similar).
- ~10+ years of relevant IP experience with significant in-house and/or law firm experience in biopharma.
- Strong experience in biotech/pharma/life sciences IP; patent portfolio management and global prosecution.
- Experience with IP-related agreement drafting/review/negotiation.
- Experience counseling R&D/technical teams on invention capture and patent protection.
- Preferred: experience with patent term extensions/market exclusivity (pediatric, orphan), Orange/Purple Book listings, IND/NDA/BLA matters, and Hatch-Waxman/Paragraph IV/patent disputes.
Skills:
- Exceptional analytical, negotiation, drafting, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and organizational skills; ability to work independently with autonomy and collaborate cross-functionally.
Benefits:
- Premium health/financial/work-life well-being offerings, wellness/support programs, life insurance, disability, retirement with employer match, and generous paid time off.
Compensation:
- Target base pay range: $233,000.00 - $315,000.00.
Application instructions:
- Travere will accept applications on an ongoing basis until a candidate is selected.