Position Summary: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) is seeking an experienced patent attorney or agent to join our headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey, or one of our research centers in Cambridge, MA, or San Diego, CA. The patent practitioner will support clients across multiple functional areas to provide strategic counsel to key stakeholders across the enterprise. Responsibilities will primarily include internal preparation and prosecution of patents as well as playing a pivotal role in managing multiple programs, advising on freedom to operate, business development diligences, and cross- functional client counseling. The patent practitioner will work closely with clients in various functions in a dynamic, growth-oriented environment, and will collaborate with other in-house and outside attorneys providing high-level legal support to accomplish BMS objectives.
Key Responsibilities:- Prepare and prosecute patent applications, including drafting, filing, and managing responses to office actions on a global level.
- Provide comprehensive program counseling to various functional areas, ensuring alignment with BMS's strategic objectives.
- Develop and implement advanced IP strategies to protect BMS's innovations and support business goals.
- Lead cross-functional collaboration efforts working closely with R&D, regulatory, commercial and other departments to achieve project milestones.
- Conduct freedom-to-operate analyses and provide strategic counsel on patentability and infringement issues.
- Manage patent portfolios, including conducting patent landscape analyses and developing patent strategies to protect BMS's innovations.
- Provide due diligence support for business development activities, including evaluating IP portfolios of potential partners and acquisition targets.
- Draft and negotiate license and research collaboration agreements.
- Manage relationships with outside counsel to ensure high-quality and cost-effective legal services.
- Regularly engage with business and technical teams to provide IP-related guidance and support.
- Stay updated on changes in patent laws and regulations and ensure compliance with all relevant legal requirements.
Qualifications:- Registered to practice before the USPTO.
- A J.D. degree and admission to at least one state bar are preferred.
- 10 or more years of patent law experience in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in chemistry, biochemistry, or pharmaceutical sciences. An advanced degree and/or scientific research experience is preferred.
- Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Service-oriented focus with the ability to work as part of cross-functional teams and drive results.
- Highest integrity, excellent judgment, and the ability to proactively recognize and effectively assess business risk and communicate legal issues to patent, legal, and key stakeholders.
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Compensation Overview:Cambridge Crossing: $257,030 - $311,462 Princeton - NJ - US: $233,670 - $283,147 San Diego - CA - US: $257,030 - $311,462
The starting pay range(s) listed above is for full-time employees (FTE). You may also be eligible for additional discretionary incentive cash and stock opportunities. We determine starting pay thoughtfully - carefully considering the nature of the role, required skills, work location, schedule and the knowledge and experience you bring. Final compensation is guided by pay equity principles and applicable employment laws. Compensation programs are reviewed on an ongoing basis and may be adjusted over time to reflect evolving market factors, and individual, team or Company performance.
Benefits:Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, you may be eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefit plans - including wellbeing support, retirement and financial protection benefits, and insurance offerings (medical, dental, vision, life and disability).
U.S.-based exempt employees are eligible for Flexible Time Off (FTO), which provides paid time off without a set accrual limit, subject to manager approval, along with 11 paid company holidays each year.
Non-exempt employees, RayzeBio employees, and employees located in Puerto Rico receive 160 hours of paid vacation annually for new hires (subject to manager approval), 11 paid company holidays, and 3 optional holidays.
Depending on eligibility, employees may also have access to additional time-off benefits, including paid sick leave, up to two paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, and leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, or military needs. Eligible employees also enjoy an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
U.S.-based job seekers can explore full benefit offerings at https://careers.bms.com/benefits
How We WorkWhere you work matters - because collaboration, innovation and patient impact happen in many settings. Our roles are structured across four work models: site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design. The model assigned to this role is based on its core responsibilities. Learn more at https://careers.bms.com/ways-of-working.
