Specialist Intellectual Property Management

We are seeking a Specialist Intellectual Property for our North America Group (NAG). The incumbent will be based in India and report to the Team Lead Intellectual Property Counsel - North America.
As a Specialist in the IP department you will collaborate with US Counsel and internal stakeholders to design and implement IP strategies to advance Dr. Reddys interest in providing affordable health care solutions.  

Responsibilities:

• Work with US Counsel in securing freedom-to-operate for Dr. Reddys products including clearance of Orange Book and unlisted patents for the bulk API route of synthesis finished dosage form and polymorphs.
• Work with US Counsel in managing ANDA 505(b)(2) BPCIA and PM(NOC) patent litigations including post-grant patent office proceedings by developing and implementing claims and defenses.
• Conduct prior art patentability landscape and freedom-to-operate searches.
• Examining patents file histories prior art ongoing litigations and citizens petitions for possible Paragraph IV and related strategies for ANDA and 505(b)(2) products.
• Provide IP prosecution strategy including by collaborating with R&D on innovation and drafting patent applications.
• Conduct IP due diligence and provide IP support towards business development activities.

Qualifications :

Educational qualification:

• Advanced Degree in chemistry organic chemistry biochemistry or similar discipline required (MS or PhD); LLB preferred.

Minimum work Experience: 6 - 12 years of experience working with life science biotechnology and/or pharmaceutical companies in Intellectual Property is required.

Skills & attributes:
Technical Skills

• Experience in Intellectual Property (IP) domain
• Skilled in infringement/invalidity analysis freedom to operate filing and prosecution Market launch analysis.
• Experience in product Identification and selection in perspective of complex Injectable inhalation OSDs in different geographies.
• Sound knowledge of technologies used in various dosage forms.
• Due diligence experience for North America region.

Behavioral Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Good Negotiation and Influencing skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with Regulatory and cross-functional teams across US - India timezones.
• People management skills. 

Additional Information :

Our Work Culture
Ask any employee at Dr. Reddys why they come to work every day and theyll say because Good Health Cant Wait. This is our credo as well as the guiding principle behind all our actions. We see healthcare solutions not only as scientific formulations but as a means to help patients lead healthier lives and were always attuned to the new and the next to empower people to stay fit. And to do this we foster a culture of empathy and dynamism. People are at the core of our journey over the last few decades. They have been supported by an enabling environment that buoys individual ability while fostering teamwork and shared success. We believe that when people with diverse skills are bound together by a common purpose and value system they can make magic.
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Employment Type :

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