Senior Employment Counsel providing legal guidance on employment law. Building the legal function for a rapidly scaling company focused on family caregiving.
About the role
- Senior Counsel overseeing Abbott's patent strategy and management in Structural Heart medical technologies. Focus on IP issues, litigation support, and collaboration with legal teams.
Responsibilities
- Strategically developing Abbott’s worldwide patent portfolio, including managing domestic and OUS outside counsel.
- Reviewing outside counsel work product for methodology, strategy, and cost alignment.
- Managing invention pipeline: soliciting disclosures, conducting inventor interviews, and presenting to cross‑functional patent committees.
- Conducting in‑depth analyses of competitor products and IP portfolios.
- Delivering employee training on IP protection and confidentiality best practices.
- Assisting internal and external counsel on IP litigation matters.
- Conducting IP due diligence for potential mergers, acquisitions, and investment opportunities.
- Collaborating with commercial legal counsel on licenses, agreements, and IP transactional matters.
- Providing strategic advice on marketing and promotional materials.
Requirements
- 7+ years of patent law practice (law firm or corporate)
- Admitted to and in good standing with (i) a U.S. state bar and (ii) the USPTO
- Strong commercial and legal judgment with ability to manage multiple projects
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, strategic thinking, and organizational skills
- JD from an accredited law school
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