Senior Patent Counsel - Immunology

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Job Function:
Legal & Compliance

Job Sub Function:
Intellectual Property Law

Job Category:
Professional

All Job Posting Locations:
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America, San Diego, California, United States of America, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

The Johnson & Johnson Global Legal Organization is recruiting for Senior Patent Counsel to be based in Spring House, PA, New Brunswick, NJ, La Jolla, CA, or Boston, MA.

As a Senior Patent Counsel - Immunology, you will:


* Primarily support Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine and more specifically, the immunology business.


* Provide a full range of patent support functions including patent preparation and prosecution, freedom-to-operate analysis, rendering opinions, managing outside counsel, drafting and negotiating complex license and research collaboration agreements, providing due diligence support for business development and client counseling.


* Develop and execute best-in-class patent filing strategies within the Innovative Medicine patent team in an ever-evolving IP environment.


* Articulate and positively engage clients and internal partners to strategize with and deliver competent legal advice to senior business leaders in an independent way.


* Independently give well organized and meaningful presentations and effectively engage with the business on intellectual property issues, as well as related partnership and contractual matters, demonstrating strong leadership skills.

Qualifications:


* A minimum of an undergraduate degree in a biological or chemical-related science is required; an advanced degree or industry experience is preferred.


* A Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school, an active license to practice law in at least one state or the District of Columbia and admission to the USPTO or equivalent bar is required.


* A minimum of 10 years of large or small molecule patent experience at a law firm or in-house legal department of a multinational corporation is required.


* Ability to articulate and positively engage clients and internal partners is required.


* Capability to give well-organized, thoughtful presentations to upper management is required.


* A demonstrated competency in the field of pharmaceutical discovery, development, and commercialization is required.


* Working comp...