Vice President, Intellectual Property Licensing Counsel

Role Summary

Vice President, Intellectual Property Licensing Counsel at Halozyme. Leads IP licensing strategy and negotiations to support Halozyme’s technology licensing businesses, including ENHANZE and MDASE drug delivery technologies, auto-injector technologies, and future licensed technologies. Collaborates with business development, manages licensing transactions, and provides IP counsel across strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Support team members in maintaining and managing relationships in current collaborations, including contract obligations and communications
• Support the strategy of new ENHANZE, MDASE, auto-injector, or other technology licenses or collaborations with Business Development
• Draft non-disclosure, research, license, and other agreements involving the use or ownership of intellectual property
• Perform diligence and support in potential life science transactions, including mergers and acquisitions or in-licenses of new technologies
• Advise management and business teams on leveraging Halozyme’s patent portfolio and growth opportunities
• Work closely with IP counsel to prosecute and maintain the IP portfolio
• Advise technical and business stakeholders internally, and partner with external counsel on licensing, strategy, and potential IP or licensing litigation
• Support the General Counsel and Associate General Counsels in executing strategies to achieve business goals
• Manage outside counsel engagement for certain transactions
• Develop and deliver training for business teams on licensing, IP, confidentiality and legal privilege
• Interface with business development, product development, manufacturing, compliance, regulatory and finance
• Collaborate with current partners, potential partners, law firms, and others as needed

Qualifications

• J.D. or LL.M. from an ABA-accredited law school, admitted to practice in the U.S., with 10+ years in law firm and/or in-house IP licensing, including 5+ years law firm experience and 4+ years in biotech/pharma (equivalent combinations considered)
• Proven strategic transactions leadership; experience negotiating and drafting complex licensing and partnering agreements
• Life sciences IP law experience required
• Excellent analytical and contract drafting skills
• Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills for collaboration
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategic solutions
• In-house biotechnology experience favorable

Skills

• IP licensing and transactional law
• Contract drafting and negotiation
• Strategic thinking and project management
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Communication and training delivery

Education

• J.D. or LL.M. from an ABA-accredited law school

Additional Requirements

• None specified