Novartis
Senior IP Counsel
Novartis, East Hanover, New Jersey, us, 07936
Summary
Location: East Hanover, NJ US
The Novartis IP Legal team is seeking a new Senior IP Counsel to lead, manage, and execute IP activities in the Commercial IP team, ensuring the highest quality and successful implementation of patent and regulatory exclusivity litigation strategies for IM commercial and later-stage development products worldwide.
About the Role
Key Responsibilities:
Develop and implement highest quality patent and regulatory exclusivity strategies for IM commercial and later-stage development products worldwide, including litigations, due diligences, and third-party strategies.
Lead complex and high-impact patent and regulatory exclusivity litigations for IM commercial and later-stage development products, including coordination and management of outside counsel, ensuring the use of best litigation practices, and that litigation is of the highest quality, is consistent across the portfolio of matters, and is appropriately reported and budgeted.
Build relationships with internal business partners, and provide clear, informed, and strategic counseling on all aspects of patent and regulatory exclusivity issues relating to IM commercial and later-stage development products.
Role-modeling collaboration and problem solving approaches, and training and coaching IP colleagues on best practices and highest-quality litigation strategies.
Be a highly contributing member of the Commercial IP team and collaborate with other Novartis IP and legal colleagues to ensure all IP objectives are met.
Essential Requirements:
Education:
Preferred academic domain (B. Sc. or higher) – chemical sciences or biological sciences
Law Degree from accredited U.S. law school
Registration to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Languages:
Proficient in English, additional languages beneficial
Experience:
At least 8 years experience in IP litigation role in private or corporate practice, with both US and international IP litigation required.
Industry and/or significant case experience in life sciences required.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams’ representative of the patients and communities we serve.
EEO Statement:
The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers who are focused on building and advancing a culture of inclusion that values and celebrates individual differences, uniqueness, backgrounds and perspectives. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects the world around us and connects us to the patients, customers and communities we serve.
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Location: East Hanover, NJ US
The Novartis IP Legal team is seeking a new Senior IP Counsel to lead, manage, and execute IP activities in the Commercial IP team, ensuring the highest quality and successful implementation of patent and regulatory exclusivity litigation strategies for IM commercial and later-stage development products worldwide.
About the Role
Key Responsibilities:
Develop and implement highest quality patent and regulatory exclusivity strategies for IM commercial and later-stage development products worldwide, including litigations, due diligences, and third-party strategies.
Lead complex and high-impact patent and regulatory exclusivity litigations for IM commercial and later-stage development products, including coordination and management of outside counsel, ensuring the use of best litigation practices, and that litigation is of the highest quality, is consistent across the portfolio of matters, and is appropriately reported and budgeted.
Build relationships with internal business partners, and provide clear, informed, and strategic counseling on all aspects of patent and regulatory exclusivity issues relating to IM commercial and later-stage development products.
Role-modeling collaboration and problem solving approaches, and training and coaching IP colleagues on best practices and highest-quality litigation strategies.
Be a highly contributing member of the Commercial IP team and collaborate with other Novartis IP and legal colleagues to ensure all IP objectives are met.
Essential Requirements:
Education:
Preferred academic domain (B. Sc. or higher) – chemical sciences or biological sciences
Law Degree from accredited U.S. law school
Registration to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Languages:
Proficient in English, additional languages beneficial
Experience:
At least 8 years experience in IP litigation role in private or corporate practice, with both US and international IP litigation required.
Industry and/or significant case experience in life sciences required.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams’ representative of the patients and communities we serve.
EEO Statement:
The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers who are focused on building and advancing a culture of inclusion that values and celebrates individual differences, uniqueness, backgrounds and perspectives. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects the world around us and connects us to the patients, customers and communities we serve.
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