US Patent Attorney, Senior Patent Counsel, Program Strategy & Development

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💵 $252k - $346.5k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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argenx

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2008

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

🧬 Biotechnology

Healthcare • Consulting • Biotechnology

argenx is a biotechnology company committed to improving the lives of patients through immunology innovation. The company focuses on developing novel antibody-based therapies to treat severe autoimmune diseases. Using a collaborative approach with pioneering scientists and academic partners, argenx accelerates the discovery of therapeutic antibodies that target specific disease pathways. The company's proprietary products, such as efgartigimod, are aimed at treating diseases where IgG antibodies are pathogenic. Argenx emphasizes innovation, science of collaboration, and patient-centric approaches in its mission to deliver life-changing medical solutions.

📋 Description

• Drive IP strategy and value creation for innovations supporting treatments for severe autoimmune diseases • Build and execute global patent strategies • Advise colleagues across research, development, clinical, regulatory, manufacturing, commercial and business development • Support transactions and disputes • Help shape an agentic IP team in which attorneys and IP professionals work alongside AI agents • Develop business-aligned patent protection and enforcement strategies • Build and manage global patent portfolios • Oversee patent preparation, filing and prosecution in the United States, Europe and other key jurisdictions worldwide • Act as strategic IP partner to global project teams responsible for key drug candidates • Translate complex scientific and patent issues into recommendations supporting product development, commercialization and portfolio value • Identify and protect inventions, assess inventorship, manage public disclosures and strengthen trade secret protection • Conduct infringement, validity, freedom-to-operate and competitive landscape analyses • Lead patent-related diligence and support licensing, collaborations, partnerships, mergers and acquisitions • Review, draft and negotiate confidentiality, technology transfer, licensing and other IP agreements • Strengthen litigation readiness and lead or support patent disputes with internal teams and external counsel • Manage external counsel and business partners • Deliver portfolio reviews, long-range planning and special projects • Design and pilot approved agent-assisted workflows for request intake, patent monitoring, diligence preparation, portfolio reporting and knowledge retrieval • Define tasks, authoritative inputs, review checkpoints and escalation rules for AI-assisted workflows • Verify outputs and references, protect confidential and privileged information, respect data-use restrictions and retain attorney accountability • Partner with IP operations, technology and other colleagues to turn pilots into repeatable practices • Share learning, coach colleagues and assess improvements in quality, responsiveness and capacity

🎯 Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree • Active membership in good standing in at least one US state bar • Registration to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) • At least eight years of broad patent experience in life sciences • Demonstrated success building complex portfolios and developing and executing patent strategy • Genuine, demonstrable appetite and curiosity to help drive an evolving agentic IP team • Willingness to learn emerging AI capabilities, question established processes, experiment responsibly and help colleagues adopt better ways of working • Strong legal and business judgment • Ability to explain complex issues clearly, make practical recommendations and collaborate effectively across scientific, commercial and legal teams • Advanced life sciences degree, preferably at least a thesis-based master’s degree in biology or a related field (preferred) • Both law firm and in-house experience; or law firm-only candidates with IP litigation experience in addition to portfolio building will also be considered • Biosimilar or generic litigation experience (preferred) • Licensing and transactional diligence experience (preferred) • Rare-disease and small-molecule experience (preferred) • Experience improving legal workflows or using AI, automation or knowledge tools (welcome) • Prior agent-building experience and coding skills are not required • Inquisitive, collaborative and comfortable with ambiguity • Ability to seek risk-balanced and innovative solutions, take ownership, prioritize effectively, welcome feedback, and teach and learn

🏖️ Benefits

• Short-term incentive programs • Long-term incentive programs • Retirement savings plans • Health benefits • Comprehensive benefits package • Inclusive environment and equal consideration for employment • Reasonable accommodation in completing the application, interviewing, or participating in the candidate selection process

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