Patent Attorney - #2186470

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Responsible for managing and delivering global patent and related intellectual property strategies and support for portion of CSL Group’s global activities, especially relevant to R&D, a TA, PD or a Platform sub-team
• Managing prosecution and defence of CSL intellectual property, including building and safeguarding of a patent portfolio tailored to CSL’s R&D activities with respect to pending applications and granted patents taking into account national and international laws and guidelines
• Provides counsel and advice to management and R&D organization to actively manage global patent related risks
• Contributing to delivery enterprise-wide IP strategy that supports and safeguards CSL’s Global R&D activities , including invention harvesting, optimising and defending regulatory exclusivities and lifecycle management activities, and partnering with TA, Research or PD leadership to come up with life cycle management initiatives with high impact on CSL
• Contributing to identification and preservation of Trade Secrets and in conjunction with IP team, ensuring trade secrets are well protected within global IP strategy alongside other IP rights
• Ability to actively contribute within a matrix work model, including contributing to cross-functional teams to deliver IP strategy and advice
• Actively manage identification and protection of inventions through filing and securing of patent rights across elected countries including contributing to capturing and building robust IP positions for CSL’s lead drug product candidates
• Providing freedom to operate analysis across elected countries for assigned portfolio related risks, developing risk mitigation strategies and options and communicating to management and stakeholders
• Supporting TAs/Research/PD groups to perform due diligences and advise of deal opportunities. Contributing to negotiation of agreements involving patent and related intellectual property matters; such as, confidential disclosures, material transfer, licensing agreements and other related matters
• Actively contributing to development of and delivering education sessions to business partners on aspects of IP across the CSL enterprise
• Representing CSL Group directly or in cooperation with external attorneys
• Other complex tasks within the Intellectual Property function as assigned, including contributing to budget management
• Key Relationships (internal and external):
• IP team, including Head of IP and IP Leadership Team
• R&D and enterprise leadership, where required
• Product / Platform Strategy Teams, where required
• Global Product or Platform Leaders
• R&D Delivery Teams
• Strategy / Global Licensing, where required

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences discipline (chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology) or a related field
• Master’s degree or PhD highly regarded
• Qualified Patent Attorney or IP lawyer admitted to practice in at least one jurisdiction (AU, EP, DE, UK, US preferred) or equivalent legal qualifications and experience in Intellectual Property

Experience

• At least 4-8 years post-qualification experience in Intellectual Property
• Experience with life science technologies and operations of in-house IP teams
• Patent management experience in an R&D drug development environment preferred
• Experience with agreements involving patent and related intellectual property matters