Director / Senior Director, Intellectual Property
insitroAI-driven Drug company
South San Francisco, United StatesDirector
Andreessen Horowitz
BlackRock
CPP Investments
ARCH Venture Partners
Third Rock Ventures
Two Sigma Ventures
Legal & Compliance
About the role
TL;DR
Lead patent preparation, prosecution, and IP strategy for AI-native pharmaceutical company.
- •This role adds senior in-house legal capacity to protect insitro's science and pipeline.
- •Reporting to the VP, Head of Intellectual Property, you will lead patent preparation, prosecution, and freedom-to-operate analyses across therapeutic programs and the machine-learning platform.
- •Key Responsibilities Draft and Prosecute: Prepare and prosecute U.S. and foreign patent applications across the therapeutic pipeline and machine-learning platform Ownership & Assignment: Manage inventorship, ownership, and assignment matters across jurisdictions Shape the Strategy: Help design, implement, and evolve IP strategy and asset lifecycle management in step with the rapidly shifting legal landscape for AI-native pharma Requirements Legal Credentials: J.D., active state bar membership, and USPTO registration (patent bar); this is an attorney role Scientific Foundation: Ph.D. in a life-science field Prosecution Depth: 8-10+ years as a patent attorney with substantial pharmaceutical/biopharma patent preparation and prosecution experience (in-house or firm), including written-description and enablement strategy
Domain expertise
biotech
