Senior IP Counsel, Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Biotech

Senior IP Counsel, Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Biotech

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Join Amgen Mission of Serving Patients. At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission to serve patients living with serious illnesses drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we have helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas—Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease—we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller, happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science-based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

What You Will Do

In this vital role, Amgen is looking for an experienced Intellectual Property professional with a solid background in computer and data sciences, and their applications in the life sciences and biotechnology sectors to protect Amgen’s investment in computational innovation across the company. Amgen is harnessing the power of computational modeling to revolutionize the discovery and development of groundbreaking therapies for treating grievous illnesses.

The successful candidate will work individually and with legal teams, and cross-functional Research, Development, Operations and/or business teams across various geographies and time zones to identify patentable subject matter, create and implement effective IP strategies, assess third party landscapes, draft and prosecute patent applications, direct foreign counsel, and advise internal stakeholders and decision-makers. Knowledge and experience practicing patent law in the area of artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) is highly preferred.

This Senior Patent Counsel position can be remotely located with the United States or work from one of these Amgen locations: Thousand Oaks, CA; Cambridge, MA; or South San Francisco, CA.

Basic Qualifications

• J.D. degree or LL.M. degree from an accredited law school, admission to practice law in a U.S. jurisdiction
• Four (4+) years of experience practicing intellectual property law
• Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• B.A. or B.S. in computer science, bioengineering, computational biology, bioinformatics, mathematics, or electrical engineering

Preferred Qualifications

• Ten (10) or more years of experience practicing patent or intellectual property law
• Five (5) or more years of experience practicing patent law in AI, ML, deep learning, data sciences, computational biology, bioinformatics or bioengineering
• Experience in conducting freedom to operate analyses and protection of software and AI/ML inventions globally through patent procurement, copyright, and/or trade secrets
• Experience in advising technical teams on AI-related IP issues, including data rights and open-source software license issues arising from AI usage
• Advanced degree such as a masters degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Bioengineering, Computational Biology, or Bioinformatics, or in another discipline with a significant AI/ML component
• Solid understanding of basic molecular biology
• Experience in pharmaceutical industry and knowledge of the drug development process, or digital healthcare industry
• Excellent analytical and legal writing skills
• Outstanding communication and collaborative skills necessary to effectively partner with and advise data scientists and other stakeholders in highly cross-functional teams
• Strong management and leadership skills
• Ability to work independently and in teams, prioritize workflow and work efficiently, meet demanding deadlines, and manage multi-dimensional projects in a fast-paced and evolving environment
• Develop strong legal strategies in emerging field
• Experience negotiating and drafting licenses and other agreements involving AI/ML technologies
• Experience in U.S. and/or foreign adversarial proceedings (e.g., patent litigation, Inter Partes Reviews, Post Grant Reviews, or oppositions)

Benefits

• A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a retirement and savings plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts
• A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
• Stock-based long-term incentives
• Award-winning time-off plans
• Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible

Seniority Level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

• Full-time

Job Function

• Legal

Industries

• Internet News

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.