Senior Patent Counsel/Agent, Discovery & Computational Sciences IP Team

Job description

Genentech’s Intellectual Property team is seeking a Senior Patent Counsel/Agent with biotechnology and computational expertise. As a partner and business strategist, this individual will push the boundaries of what is possible in a highly competitive industry. This position reports to the Discovery & Computational Sciences IP Lead in Genentech’s Legal IP team. Come join our passion for creating and leveraging game-changing IP strategies that enable Genentech to “ do now what patients need next!” The Opportunity: Key responsibilities of this individual contributor role includes the following: Managing Docket (Patent Preparation and Prosecution) Driving strategic IP procurement and management of global intellectual property rights for innovations at the intersection of technology and biology, namely discovery platform technologies and computational innovations. Responsibilities include drafting and prosecuting patent portfolios, licensing transactions, due diligence assessments, freedom-to-operate, infringement, and validity analyses, and risk evaluation and mitigation strategies. Ideally the candidate will be able to flexibly handle both wet lab and in-silico biological research tec...