Senior Director Intellectual Property
Senior Director Intellectual Property
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$ 250000 - 310000
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About Allogene:
Allogene Therapeutics with headquarters in South San Francisco is a clinicalstage biopharmaceutical company pioneering the development of allogeneic chimeric antigen receptor T cell (AlloCAR T) therapies for cancer. Led by a worldclass management team with significant experience in cell therapy Allogene is developing a pipeline of offtheshelf CAR T cell therapy candidates with the goal of delivering readily available cell therapy faster more reliably and at greater scale to more patients. For more information please visit and follow @AllogeneTx on X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn.
About the role:
Allogene is seeking to hire a Senior Director of Intellectual Property who will serve as the Head of Intellectual Property and will report directly to the General Counsel. The successful applicant will oversee the full scope of global IP issues (patent trademark copyright and trade secrets) including internal client counseling; patent preparation and prosecution; rendering legal advice on patentability validity and freedom to operate; due diligence reviews; and intellectual propertyrelated transactional work. Additional responsibilities include working closely with Research and Development to monitor the progress of Allogenes research and developing programs and implementing strategies to protect new technology. This opportunity also involves close coordination with and costconscious management of Allogenes outside counsel.
This individual should be able to independently identify legal and other issues potentially impacting the business and provide strategic legal advice for addressing issues and protecting the companys intellectual property. They must contribute effectively to legal and other cross functional projects and collaborate with the executive team including advising the board of directors with respect to intellectual property issues. This position will be based out of South San Francisco.
Responsibilities:
- Lead a core intellectual property team and manage outside counsel.
- Draft and prosecute patent applications (US and foreign).
- Conduct patentability and freedomtooperate reviews.
- Counsel research and management colleagues regarding patent portfolio and strategy.
- Oversee and manage trademark portfolio.
- Review negotiate and/or draft various types of agreements relating to the use transfer or ownership of intellectual property rights.
- Develop and manage processes to identify and protect newly developed intellectual property assets including guidelines regarding publications.
- Provide support for business development including inlicensing partnering and acquisitions.
- Other projects and duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Juris Doctorate from an ABA accredited law school and admission to the California State bar or eligible for admission as a Registered InHouse Counsel.
- At least 10 years of experience as a patent attorney (law firm or inhouse).
- Recent experience at a biopharmaceutical company with cell or gene therapy focus strongly preferred; previous background as head of department preferred.
- Ph.D. or MS in Immunology Molecular or Cell Biology or Biochemistry or related sciences preferred.
- Registered to practice before the USPTO.
- Ability to work in a fastpaced startup environment.
- Strategic thinker with excellent problemsolving skills required.
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to multitask and handle multiple responsibilities simultaneously.
- Excellent organizational skills and an ability to prioritize effectively to deliver timely results.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Strong interpersonal skills including verbal and written communication are essential in this collaborative work environment.
- Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. and willing to work onsite at least 3 to 4 days a week.
We offer a chance to work with talented people in a collaborative environment and provide a topnotch compensation and benefits package which includes an annual performance bonus equity health insurance generous time off (including 2 annual holiday companywide shutdowns) and much more. The expected salary range for this role is $250000 to $310000 per year. Actual pay will be determined based on experience qualifications geographic location business needs and other jobrelated factors permitted by law.
As an equal opportunity employer Allogene is committed to a diverse workforce. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race color religion national origin gender age sexual orientation physical or mental disability genetic information or characteristic gender identity and expression veteran status or other nonjobrelated characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal state and local laws. We also embrace differences in experience and background and welcome diversity of opinions and thought with active recruitment and internships designed to create a stronger and better Allogene that is focused on developing lifechanging products for patients.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
