Head of Intellectual Property and Legal Affairs Vice President or SVP

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Head of Intellectual Property and Legal Affairs (Vice President or SVP)
Duties: Developing and executing all intellectual property strategy as well as leading corporate legal activities and assisting with business development transactions. Building, managing and executing a global IP strategy, including: growing a strategic worldwide patent portfolio; identifying and mitigating third party IP issues; and efficient management of outside counsel. Pro-active with scientists and senior management in conducting prior art database searches for patentability; freedom to operate analyses; competitive intelligence; analyzing patent and scientific papers to assist scientists on patent prosecution; drafting patent applications and responses to office actions; answering partner diligence requests; and advising and educating scientists and management. Oversight and management in a broad range of corporate and transactional matters, including venture capital transactions; in-licensing and out-licensing with pharmaceutical partners; potential mergers and acquisitions; and private and public offerings of securities. Further, individual may be consulted on certain vendor contracts, employment contracts and general legal matters relating to the company.

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