Head of Intellectual Property

The Legal team is responsible for managing the legal affairs of the company, including providing legal counsel across the organization, handling disputes, and creating and enforcing intellectual property.

Head of Intellectual Property

As the Head of Intellectual Property, you will be responsible for safeguarding ResMed’s innovative effort and maximizing the value of ResMed’s global intellectual property portfolio. You will lead the global intellectual property team, setting a clear vision for the future and empowering a high-performing global team to execute that strategy.   You will liaise with senior executives to understand and enable their business goals and provide strategic legal counsel and support for all IP-related activities, including patent portfolio strategy, licensing, litigation, trademark management, and standards body involvement.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and strategically manage ResMed’s worldwide intellectual property portfolio, encompassing patents and trademarks.
• Lead and mentor a high-performing global team of IP professionals and outside counsel, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive IP strategy that aligns with ResMed’s corporate objectives, ensuring the development and protection of high-quality intellectual property.
• Oversee the operations of invention sessions, invention disclosure selection, patent application drafting and filing, and patent prosecution.
• Identify opportunities to optimize ResMed’s IP portfolio, including licensing, monetization, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with business leaders, R&D teams, and legal departments to ensure that IP strategies and initiatives are aligned with corporate objectives.
• Oversee and manage IP litigation and dispute resolution matters, including patent infringement, trademark infringement, and trade secret misappropriation.
• Develop and manage the annual IP budget, optimizing investments and costs.
• Educate employees and leadership on IP-related matters, fostering a culture of IP awareness and compliance.

Requirements

• A proven track record of success in senior IP leadership roles, with a deep understanding of intellectual property law, including setting high-level IP strategy,  non-infringement, and invalidity analyses, IP due diligence, contract IP term negotiation and assessment, and licensing negotiations.
• A strategic thinker with the ability to develop and implement long-term IP strategies that align with corporate goals.
• Proven leadership and management skills, with the ability to lead and motivate a high-performing team of IP professionals.
• A strong understanding of the business environment and the ability to apply legal knowledge to solve complex business challenges.
• Experience working in a global environment and collaborating with diverse teams across different cultures.
• Excellent negotiation and persuasion skills, with the ability to effectively represent ResMed’s interests in licensing negotiations, litigation, and other IP-related matters.
• A solid understanding of technologies relevant to ResMed.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with senior executives, internal stakeholders, and external partners.

Experience and Background

• At least 15 years of experience including several years in senior IP leadership roles, preferably in a large corporation in the medical or technology-focused industry.
• Proven experience in managing and optimizing large-scale intellectual property portfolios.
• A track record of successfully developing and implementing IP strategies that have driven significant business value.
• Experience managing complex IP litigation and dispute resolution matters.
• A JD or LLM from a top-tier law school, admitted to practice law and in good standing.
• A strong understanding of technology and the ability to apply legal knowledge to complex technical issues.

Joining us is more than saying “yes” to making the world a healthier place. It’s discovering a career that’s challenging, supportive and inspiring. Where a culture driven by excellence helps you not only meet your goals, but also create new ones. We focus on creating a diverse and inclusive culture, encouraging individual expression in the workplace and thrive on the innovative ideas this generates. If this sounds like the workplace for you, apply now! We commit to respond to every applicant.