Senior Corporate Counsel, Intellectual Property
US
For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.
Job Summary
The Senior Intellectual Property Counsel position is responsible for providing expert analysis and counsel on life science intellectual property issues arising in research and development and license agreements; advising on patent strategy; managing the filing, prosecution, and maintenance of Charles River’s patent portfolio including advising with respect to the competitive landscape; overseeing the maintenance of Charles River’s copyright and trademark portfolio; providing expert analysis and counsel on intellectual property issues in general commercial transactions and contracts, strategic corporate transactions and agreements, international and cross-border transactions; intellectual property litigation management; anticipating and guarding against intellectual property legal risks facing the company and developing and recommending company policies and positions on intellectual property legal issues and other specific matters as requested.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Managing outside counsel in connection with patent prosecution, oppositions, and IP litigation
- Advising on intellectual property issues arising in corporate transactions such as acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures and collaboration and partnership agreements.
- Drafting, negotiating, and reviewing license, technology, and related commercial transaction agreements.
- Providing analysis and counsel on intellectual property issues including freedom to operate (FTO) analyses with respect to proposed new products and services and commercial transactions (as well as products and services being offered by other industry participants).
- Monitoring and analyzing changes to intellectual property laws and regulations to ensure continued company compliance.
- Advising senior management on changes to intellectual property laws and regulations which may affect the business.
Job Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor's degree (B.A. /B.S.) or Masters of Science (M.S.) in a life sciences field (or foreign equivalent) and Juris Doctor or equivalent from an accredited law school in the US or equivalent common law degree. A current license in the State Bar as an attorney qualified to practice law in Massachusetts or similar license to practice law in another applicable jurisdiction, and in good standing. Registration as a licensed U.S Patent Attorney.
- Experience: Minimum 6 years of related experience (preferably in a combination of large law firm and corporate settings) with significant focus on experience in life science patent law
- Other: Significant experience leading and assessing complex IP diligence to support life science technology licensing and M&A and other strategic projects and transactions.
- Ability to inspire trust and confidence through strong interpersonal skills and effective collaboration.
- Ability to multi-task and effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Ability to effectively communicate legal and compliance issues verbally and in writing in a clear and understandable manner to all levels of the organization.
Physical Demands:
- Must regularly operate a computer and occasionally operate other office productivity machinery such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
- Must regularly communicate with employees/customers; must be able to exchange accurate information.
Work Environment:
- This position has been designated as permanently remote.
Compensation Data
The pay range for this position is $225,000/yr - $275,000/yr. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.
Competencies
About Corporate Functions
The Corporate Functions provide operational support across Charles River in areas such as Human Resources, Finance, IT, Legal, Sales, Quality Assurance, Marketing, and Corporate Development. They partner with their colleagues across the company to develop and drive strategies and to set global standards. The functions are essential to providing a bridge between strategic vision and operational readiness, to ensure ongoing functional innovation and capability improvement.
About Charles River
Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.
With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.
At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly supported the development of 86% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2021.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, veteran or disability status.
If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to [email protected]. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
For more information, please visit www.criver.com.
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