Executive Director, Intellectual Property Full Time

Summary:

• Sana Biotechnology is focused on the potential of engineered cells as medicines.
• The company is growing and looking for individuals who are passionate about challenging the status quo and working on novel ideas.
• The Executive Director will develop the company’s intellectual property strategy, counsel clients, manage patent drafting and prosecution, and perform patent landscape activities.

Responsibilities:

• Become embedded with R&D to develop a deep understanding of the science and technologies at Sana.
• Lead and develop the IP strategy for pre-clinical and clinical programs, including building, drafting, and prosecuting patent portfolios.
• Partner with R&D to identify patentable subject matter and implement patent protection strategies.
• Work with the R&D team to advise and guide on intellectual property development and strategy.
• Conduct or direct patent landscape and third-party patent searches and develop strategies for freedom-to-operate, infringement and validity analyses, risk evaluation and mitigation strategies, adverse proceedings, and litigation activities.
• Partner with other business functions to provide strategic advice in connection with strategic transactions, licensing agreements, and research collaborations.
• Develop IP policies and provide IP-related education to the company.
• Manage external relationships with outside counsel and licensors/licensees.
• Stay informed of any changes to law, industry, and the external business environment.

Requirements:

• Bachelors plus at least 15 years or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• J.D. degree.
• Membership in at least one state bar.
• Admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
• 7+ years of experience in patent drafting and prosecution, including global portfolios.
• Experience managing high-volume intellectual property workflow.
• Intense commitment to high moral standards and business ethics.
• Significant experience in evaluating complex patent landscapes, infringement and validity analyses, and risk evaluation and mitigation strategies.
• Ability to handle complex intellectual property matters with an ability to think strategically and granularly.
• Experience in in-licensing and other complex business transactions.
• Strong collaborator who can work successfully and build relationships with internal legal colleagues, internal stakeholders, and external parties to achieve business goals.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, articulate, direct, and forthright.
• Strong organizational and administrative skills.
• Attention to detail and excellent drafting skills.
• Strong ability to adapt to changes and be agile.

Benefits:

• 100% health coverage for employees and their families.
• Generous time-off benefits, including holidays, vacation, sick time, and parental leave.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Employer-paid basic life insurance, with optional additional voluntary life insurance.
• Financial wellness programs, including financial planning resources.
• 401(k) plan with an immediately vested employer match.
• Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Repayment programs.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Commuter subsidy.
• Various wellness offerings, including resources for mental and physical well-being.

Tagged as: Gene Therapy, Intellectual Property, Legal Strategy, Patent Drafting