Registered USPTO Patent Agent - Biotechnology Domain

ROLE SNAPSHOT -

• Location/Schedule: Remote
• Purpose: Own end-to-end biotechnology patent prosecution for one of Mercola Health Sciences' highest-priority technical domains.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES -

• Review, redline, prosecute, sign, and file AI-drafted patent applications.
• Own biotechnology-domain prosecution across hydrogen therapy, microbiome modulation, nutraceutical formulations, and adjacent biologic or biochemistry claims.
• File provisionals, non-provisionals, PCT applications, and continuations through USPTO Patent Center.
• Respond to office actions involving enablement, written description, prior art, claim amendments, and arguments.
• Conduct examiner interviews when strategically useful.
• Identify claim-scope issues, missing support, prior-art blind spots, and mechanism-of-action overreach.
• Feed redline patterns and rejection insights back into the Patent Engine.
• Coordinate with scientists, formulators, and microbiologists to convert lab results into prosecutable claim sets.

MUST-HAVE QUALIFICATIONS.

• Active USPTO Patent Bar registration in good standing.
• Minimum 4 years of patent prosecution experience post-registration.
• Minimum 50 patent applications drafted, prosecuted, or substantively responded to in biotech, pharma, or life sciences.
• BS minimum in a relevant life sciences field; MS or PhD strongly preferred.
• Strong experience with enablement and written-description strategy.
• Ability to operate without attorney supervision and sign filings under your own authority.
• Comfort with AI-augmented patent drafting workflows.
• Comfort in a small in-house team rather than a large-firm partnership track.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS.

• Prior in-house experience at a major pharma or biotech IP group.
• Prior patent-agent track experience at a top patent prosecution firm.
• Direct experience with hydrogen therapy, microbiome, or nutraceutical patenting.
• Working knowledge of FDA and FTC adjacency.
• Hands-on experience using AI-based drafting tools in production prosecution.

WHAT WE OFFER.

• High-ownership in-house patent prosecution work.
• A rare opportunity to help build a high-velocity patent operation.
• Domain ownership in one of the organization's highest-priority technical areas.
• Direct exposure to scientific inventors and founder-level review.
• A small, focused production-tier patent team.

Honest Challenge.
This role is built for high-output patent professionals who can move quickly, redline AI-drafted applications with precision, defend biotechnology claims, and operate independently without attorney supervision.

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The pay range for this position is $140,000.00 to $200,000.00. Please note that the quoted pay range for this job is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) experience, including industry or specific experience, education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, and/or other applicable laws.

This position is benefits-eligible. Mercola provides competitive, affordable, and diverse benefit programs that support your total health - from a healthy body to a healthy mind. These benefits support you and your family in all aspects of life:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Accident, Hospital Indemnity, and Critical Illness
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employer Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Optional Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Spending Accounts
• Dayforce Wallet - get paid as you earn
• Employee Discount
• Retirement Planning (401k with matching contribution)
• Pet Insurance
• Wellness Program Offerings
• Paid Time Off, accrued per pay period based on years of service, starting at 20 days annually.
• 9 Paid Holidays per year, including 1 floating holiday.

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

The Company expects to accept applications for this position until June 14, 2026, but encourages interested applicants to apply as soon as possible. We will review this information, and one of our Talent Acquisition professionals will reach out if your background aligns with the position.