Director, Healthcare Patent Counsel (Billerica, Massachusetts, US, 01821) presso None

Work Your Magic with us! Start your next chapter and join EMD Serono.

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.  

United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US. 

Your Role:

As a member of cross-functional teams, you shape the US and global IP strategy for pharmaceutical development projects and commercial products. You will build and defend patent portfolios, manage freedom to operate, and advise on IP provisions in contracts. You are thus responsible for invention harvesting, patent drafting, prosecution, enforcement and invalidation proceedings, as well as legal opinions.

Litigation will also be an important aspect of your role. In addition, you will perform IP due diligence on external business opportunities and, as a member of small deal teams, contribute to and negotiate license and other agreements.

In your role, you will routinely interact with scientists of our pharmaceutical R&D organization, but also with colleagues from other functions including Regulatory Affairs, Commercial, Business Development and Legal. Providing strategic IP advice to senior leadership is an important aspect of the role. You will join an established international team of patent attorneys with global responsibility.

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications:

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school and BA/BS degree in the chemical, biological or pharmaceutical sciences
• Admitted to at least one State Bar and registered to practice in front of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
• Gained considerable experience in a patent department in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry or in a law firm.
• Able to demonstrate patent drafting, prosecution and post-grant proceedings (PGR and IPR), as well as freedom-to-operate (FTO) analyses.
• Strong communicator and a team player.
• Experience in advising/counseling colleagues or clients in the healthcare business.
• Excellent organizational skills. 
• Takes ownership of your work and its impact on our business.
• Comfortable managing competing priorities without losing sight of either essential details or the big picture.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Litigation experience, more particularly experience in Hatch-Waxman litigation.
• Experience in due diligence projects and contract negotiation.
• Possess a sound understanding of the regulatory framework for pharmaceuticals.

Location: Billerica, MA; Hybrid preferred; Open to Greater Boston Area

Travel: <20%; International and Domestic

Pay Range for this position: $183,100.00 - $274,700.00

Our ranges are derived from several sources, and largely reliant on relevant industry market data. Should we decide to make an offer, we will consider several factors, including but not limited to your location, skills, experience, career level, and other job-related factors.  This role may offer the following benefits: medical, vision, and dental insurance; life insurance; disability insurance; a 401(k) matching program; paid time off; and paid holidays; among other employee benefits. This role may also be eligible for short-term or long-term incentive compensation, including, but not limited to, cash bonuses.

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!

Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!