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Patent Liaison - 2406185670W

Description

The Johnson & Johnson Global Legal Organization is recruiting for a Patent Liaison to primarily support Johnson & Johnson’s MedTech sector, and more specifically, the Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision (JJSV) and Biosense Webster, Inc. (BWI) groups.

The position is based at Johnson & Johnson’s MedTech campus in Irvine, CA. Johnson & Johnson is currently operating under a hybrid working model, which will allow the successful candidate to work remotely two days per week. Otherwise, regular presence at the Irvine campus is expected.

As a Patent Liaison within the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies:

You will use scientific and technical expertise to serve as a point of contact between the in-house patent legal group and the various research teams within JJSV and BWI R&D groups that develop new products and discover new technology. As a creative driver of technology for the Johnson & Johnson MedTech sector, you will collaborate with members of the legal group to identify groundbreaking innovations and enable commercially significant inventions to be protected by valid patents in the various technology areas, while guiding the business strategically with regard to third-party intellectual property. Collaborating with a patent attorney, you will provide advice and direction on patent matters to the R&D teams as they develop innovative technologies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partnering with patent attorneys, R&D, and business teams to develop patent strategies associated with product development.

• Serving as a liaison between patent attorneys, R&D, Global Strategic Marketing, and other teams to facilitate a cohesive intellectual property strategy.

• Monitoring and analyzing competitor patent activities and strategies and related product development and commercialization, including identifying potential risks and opportunities related to the competitive landscape.

• Preparing periodic reports and updates to senior management on intellectual property matters.

• Assisting patent attorneys to perform critical review of patents, draft patent applications, draft patent amendments, analyze patent opinions, clinical study protocols and other patent-related documents for technical accuracy and full protection of company inventions.

• Collaborating closely with R&D personnel to conduct invention review meetings and product ideation sessions remotely with on-site patent attorney for ongoing projects, perform comprehensive searches of patent databases for invalidity, patentability, landscape and patent marking review.

• Performing technical analysis of third party patents in distinct technology areas to identify and/or assess potential third-party patent considerations, including freedom-to-operate analysis.

• Ensuring detailed instruction is provided to researchers and inventors regarding legal requirements for a patentable invention and assist in the preparation and entry into an internal invention system of invention disclosures.

• Developing and maintaining a deep understanding of the business, including current research activities, products in development, the current commercial product offerings and existing IP portfolio.

• Attending and participating in Law Department, R&D and business meetings related to such activities.

• Intermittent travel to domestic sites up to 5% may be required.

Potential Areas of Related Development Include:

• Developing and maintaining intelligence reports to support product development and strategic planning.

• Assimilating competitive intelligence information from Global Strategic Marketing group with patent searches to identify competitors’ product strategies as well as potential enforcement of J&J Patents.

• Assisting in the preparation and execution of enforcement actions against infringing products. Collaborating with patent attorneys to support litigation, licensing, and related activities. Monitoring potential infringements and assist in strategizing enforcement activities.

Qualifications

Education:

• A degree in engineering, such as computer engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical or electromechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, or bioengineering is required, with an advanced degree being preferred.

• Registered U.S. Patent Agent.

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• Excellent organizational, interdependent partnering and project management skills is required.

• Ability to communicate effectively, as well as strong interpersonal skills, including emotional intelligence is required.

• Proficiency in the MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and OneNote) is required.

• Experience reviewing patents and patent applications or patent claims is required.

Preferred:

• Some entry level knowledge of Solidworks, Derwent Innovation, and/or Innography software is preferred.

• Knowledge of competitive technologies in the medical device industry is preferred.

• Experience searching patent and scientific literature databases is preferred.

• Experience working as a Patent Agent, Patent Liaison or Scientific Advisor Role in a corporate law department and/or law firm, including experience drafting patent applications, is preferred.

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/.

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit www.careers.jnj.com .

Primary Location NA-US-California-Irvine

Organization Johnson & Johnson Services Inc. (6090)

Travel Yes, 10 % of the Time

Job Function Intellectual Property Law

Req ID: 2406185670W