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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:

Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking a Senior Patent Counsel, Oncology to join our Global Legal Organization located in Cambridge, MA; New Brunswick, NJ; San Diego, CA; or Spring House, PA.

As a Senior Patent Counsel, Oncology, you will:

• Primarily support Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine and more specifically, the oncology business.
• Provide a full range of patent support functions, including preparing patent applications and prosecuting patent applications, performing freedom-to-operate analysis, rendering opinions, managing outside counsel, drafting and negotiating license and collaboration agreements, providing due diligence support for business development transactions and client counseling.
• Develop and execute best-in-class patent strategies in an ever-evolving IP environment.
• Regularly make presentations and engage with the business clients regarding intellectual property and related partnership and contractual matters.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of an undergraduate degree in a biological 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 5 years of large 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 competency with protein, biologic, and cellular technologies with a required competency for analyzing legal matters associated with the research, development, and commercialization of protein, biologic, cellular therapeutics.
• Substantial experience drafting and prosecuting pharmaceutical-related patent applications is required.
• Experience in rendering patentability and non-infringement opinions is required.
• Experience in due diligence activities, license/agreement drafting and negotiation is preferred.
• The ability to accommodate occasional travel is required.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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