Associate General Counsel Intellectual Property/ Transactions

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Associate General Counsel – Intellectual Property/ Transactions

The candidate will review, draft and negotiate all intellectual property-related transactions such as collaboration, joint development, feasibility studies, and licensing agreements. Provide support on MTAs and other commercial contracts. Oversee strategic IP matters including freedom-to-operate, infringement and validity analysis, and risk evaluation and mitigation strategies, providing guidance and mentoring to IP paraprofessionals. Advise and manage intellectual property enforcement, oppositions, and litigation. Partner in due diligence assessments. Deploy in-depth patent and scientific expertise to provide education, guidance, and advice on patent and trade secret law issues to scientists conducting research and other business stakeholders. Draft complex agreements without reliance on templates. Thrive in a start-up, fast-paced work environment of a diverse global organization. Exercise strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and balance competing projects and responsibilities. Build effective relationships with relevant stakeholders at all levels of the global organization and be able to provide a clear, strategic business-enabling strategy. Embrace agility and welcome iteration as tools of continuous improvement. Build sustainable external relationships with outside counsel and third-party collaborators and partners. Act as a role model in, for example, having a solution-oriented mindset, collaborating across local & global teams, willingness to listen & learn from others, and operating with high-performing teamwork. Ability to effectively use available resources. Should have 12+ years of experience in intellectual property transactions, portfolio creation, strategy, and counseling, preferably in-house. Experience working with or for a synthetic biology/ precision fermentation business is a plus; an advanced degree in biology or another area relevant to a biotech IP practice; United States law degree (JD) from a top-tier accredited law school with a current good standing admission to at least one US state bar. Should have admission to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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Requisition Id: 353663

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740 Heinz Ave.
Berkeley
California
United States 94710