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Salary: USD 446,900 - 571,000 / annual
Altos Labs is seeking a Deputy General Counsel and Vice President of Intellectual Property to lead the company's global IP function. The role is critical to protecting groundbreaking innovations in cellular programming and computational biology that underpin transformative therapeutics.
You will own the creation and implementation of a comprehensive global intellectual property strategy. Key responsibilities include:
**Patent Portfolio Strategy & Management:** Develop and execute strategies for global patent portfolios protecting scientific innovation and novel therapeutic modalities. Navigate the intersection of AI and biology to protect AI-related inventions. Drive initiatives to capture company inventions and counsel business stakeholders on freedom-to-operate analyses, patentability, and global regulatory exclusivities.
**Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secret Strategy:** Implement strategies for trademark clearance, prosecution, and enforcement globally. Manage trademark misuse and infringement matters. Oversee copyright obligations and licensing requirements, advising the business on fair use. Implement trade secret protections.
**Adverse Matter Oversight:** Direct all IP litigations and adversarial proceedings.
**Business Development:** Create and advise on value-creating IP transactional strategies. Lead IP due diligence and IP-related contract drafting and negotiations for licensing, acquisitions, and complex transactions.
**Cross-Functional Advising:** Set standards for IP terms in licensing agreements. Identify, assess, and communicate IP risks to stakeholders. Partner across business departments and the legal/compliance team. Stay current on evolving global IP laws.
**Team Leadership:** Set department goals and establish clear measurements. Hire, develop, and retain a top IP team. Create agile IP operations maintaining meticulous attention to detail. Manage outside counsel performance and budget.
You thrive in complex, fast-changing environments, translating broad organizational visions into clear, actionable strategies. You make decisive choices with incomplete data, communicate transparently, and keep teams aligned. You build a culture of courage and creativity, elevating people around you and confidently delegating ownership. You are ethical, mission-driven, and bring excellent technical and interpersonal capabilities with strong executive presence.
**Requirements:**
- Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited law school
- Ph.D. in biology, chemistry, or related scientific field
- Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
- Admitted to California Bar or ability to qualify as Registered In-House Counsel
- 15+ years of progressive IP experience, ideally beginning in law firm followed by significant in-house leadership experience in pharma or biotech
- Deep expertise in global pharmaceutical drug development and commercialization, including R&D, regulatory, manufacturing, and commercial aspects
- Proven senior-level leadership experience managing people/teams, working cross-functionally, managing outside counsel and spend, and overseeing high-volume IP workflow
- Demonstrated competencies: high integrity, dealing with ambiguity, bias to action, managerial courage, teamwork and collaboration, executive presence
