Patent Agent/Attorney

Job Description: • Patent Prosecution & IP Management • Draft, file, and prosecute U.S. and international patent applications related to enzyme engineering, NGS reagents, kits, and platforms. • Collaborate closely with R&D teams to identify inventions, maintain lab notebooks, and conduct invention disclosure reviews. • Support freedom-to-operate (FTO) analyses and monitor competitor IP landscapes. • Coordinate with outside patent counsel and foreign associates to manage global prosecution. • Transactional Support • Assist legal team in reviewing, drafting, and negotiating: License agreements (in- and out-licensing of IP), Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs), Collaboration and Sponsored Research Agreements (SRAs), Supply, distribution, and commercial contracts. • Support IP diligence activities for partnerships, M&A, and financings. • Strategy & Operation • Help refine and implement company-wide IP strategies aligned with business and scientific goals. • Support development of IP awareness and training for R&D staff. • Track docket deadlines and ensure timely execution of filings and annuities. Requirements: • Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics, or related field. • USPTO registration as a Patent Agent. • 5–7 years of patent prosecution experience (in-house, law firm, or combination), with life sciences patent drafting and prosecution experience. • Familiarity with IP issues in genomics, diagnostics, or enzyme technologies. • Strong writing skills, attention to detail, and ability to communicate complex ideas clearly. • Jurist Doctor with a willingness to collaborate closely with in-house counsel on legal strategy (preferred). • Experience with commercial contract drafting or review (NDAs, licenses, MTAs) (preferred). • Background in next-generation sequencing or biotech tools (preferred). • Prior experience supporting cross-functional legal or BD teams (preferred). Benefits: • Flexible Time Off • Holidays • employer covers 75% of base medical plan with buy-up options • EAP (employee assistance program) • employer paid dental • employer paid vision • employer paid $25,000 life/AD&D policy • paid parental leave • 401(k) retirement plan with a 4% match Apply tot his job