Senior Director, Intellectual Property
Senior Director, Intellectual Property
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31-07-2025
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Summary
As Senior Director Intellectual Property you will serve as a key legal advisor and strategic partner to our R&D CMC and Tech Ops teams. You will be responsible for all aspects of IP management including patent prosecution freedom-to-operate analysis competitive IP intelligence IP litigation and IP-related transactions with a focus on technologies central to radioligand therapies such as ligand design radionuclide conjugation isotope production and radiochemistry.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement IP strategies for protecting innovations across the RLT platform including ligands chelators linkers isotopes targeting vectors and manufacturing processes
- Manage and grow the companys global patent portfolio including drafting and prosecution
- Conduct and supervise freedom-to-operate (FTO) patentability and landscape analyses in collaboration with R&D and corporate strategy
- Provide strategic IP input into clinical and regulatory activities including IND and BLA submissions and assess potential third-party IP risks
- Manage and provide strategic direction on all IP litigation including actions before the USPTO and oppositions
- Advise on IP-related aspects of business development including due diligence for licensing collaboration and acquisition opportunities
- Manage and collaborate with external patent counsel and ensure timely and cost-effective handling of IP matters
- Draft review and negotiate IP provisions in agreements including licensing collaborations sponsored research MTAs and CDAs
- Train and inform scientists and senior management on IP awareness and strategy
- Provide support and gain experience on legal matters outside of IP including contracts corporate governance employment and business development transactions.
- Travel to Oslo Norway as needed
Qualifications
- J.D. from an accredited law school and admission to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
- Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
- 510 years of relevant experience in patent law with strong exposure to the biopharma industry
- Ph.D. in chemistry radiochemistry biochemistry bioengineering or a related life science discipline is preferred
- Experience with radiopharmaceuticals is highly desirable
- Demonstrated ability to align IP strategy with scientific clinical and commercial goals in a fast-paced innovative environment
Preferred Experience
- Prior law firm experience
- In-house experience at a biotech or pharmaceutical company
- Knowledge of isotope supply chains CMO partnerships and manufacturing of radiopharmaceuticals
- Strong cross-cultural communication skills and the ability to adapt to a dynamic international team setting
- Experience with patent law in jurisdictions outside of the U.S.
About Us
ARTBIO is re-defining cancer care by developing a new class of radioligand therapies (RLT) which harness the power of 212Pb and deliver it directly to the tumour. Targeted RLT is one of the fastest growing areas of oncology research and investment. The foundational technology termed AlphaDirect was born out of elegant research by our scientific founders Roy Larsen and yvind Bruland inventors of XofigoTM. ARTBIO is leveraging this groundbreaking science and expediting novel drug discovery targets which broadly exploit the unmet medical need and opportunity in revolutionising cancer care. Supported by a committed group of investors ARTBIO has built a highly experienced multi-disciplinary team of drug-hunters and developers. For more information on our strategy and emerging pipeline please visit and follow-us on LinkedIn.
As an emerging global biotech with locations in Cambridge Massachusetts Basel Switzerland London England and Oslo Norway we take advantage of diverse scientific depth and insights which makes ARTBIO a unique place to work. We are driven by a desire to do better for cancer patients lowering the burden of toleration and safety while at the same time raising the bar on clinical efficacy and duration.
EEO Statement
ARTBIO is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender identity or veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please let us know.
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