Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Senior Patent Counsel , located in New Brunswick, NJ or Spring House, PA! Key Responsibilities: <ul> <li>Primarily support the Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicines R&D organization, and more specifically, the Discovery, Product Development and Supply team. </li> <li>Provide a full range of patent support functions, including patent preparation and prosecution, freedom-to-operate analysis, rendering opinions, managing outside counsel, drafting and negotiating license and research collaboration agreements, due diligence support for business development and client counseling. </li> <li>Regularly make presentations and interact with the business regarding patent and intellectual property related contractual matters. </li> </ul> Qualifications Education: <ul> <li>A minimum of an undergraduate degree in a biological related science is required; an advanced degree is strongly preferred. </li> <li>A Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school, admitted to the USPTO and licensed to practice in at least one state or the District of Columbia is required. </li> </ul> Experience and Skills: Required: <ul> <li>A minimum of 5 years of life science patent experience at a law firm or in-house legal department of a multinational corporation is required. </li> <li>A demonstrated competency in the field of pharmaceutical drug discovery, development, and commercialization is required. </li> <li>The candidate must be fluent in both written and spoken English, be able to communicate effectively, and demonstrate the ability to counsel senior management. </li> <li>Experience in rendering patentability and non-infringement opinions is required. </li> <li>A positive attitude, the ability to work independently and across business functions and cultures with teams across multiple time zones are required. </li> <li>The ability to accommodate occasional travel is required. </li> </ul> Preferred: <ul> <li>Educational and/or work experience in the U.S. or with a U.S. based multinational corporation is preferred. </li> <li>Technical proficiency in one or more of the following is preferred: RNA, Gene and/or Cell Therapy technologies, with a required competency for analyzing legal matters associated with the research, development, and commercialization of these technologies. </li> <li>Substantial experience drafting and prosecuting pharmaceutical-related patent applications is preferred. </li> </ul> The base pay range for this position is $142,000-$244,950. The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/ performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs such as health insurance, savings plan, pension plan, disability plan, vacation pay, sick time, holiday pay, and work, personal and family time off in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans. For additional general information on company benefits, please go to: https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits. 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 .