Patent Manager

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Legal & Compliance

Job Sub Function:

Intellectual Property Law

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Danvers, Massachusetts, United States of America

Job Description:

The Johnson & Johnson Global Legal Organization is recruiting for a Patent Manager to primarily support Johnson & Johnson MedTech’s Heart Recovery business including the Impella family of products.

The R&D team that this position supports is based at Johnson & Johnson’s campus in Danvers, Massachusetts. Regular, weekly presence at the Danvers campus is required. Johnson & Johnson is currently operating under a hybrid working model, which will allow the successful candidate to work remotely two days per week. 

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

As a Patent Manager:

You will use scientific and technical expertise to serve as a point of contact between the in-house patent legal group and the various research teams within the J&J MedTech Heart Recovery business that develop new products and discover new technology. As a creative driver of technology for the Johnson & Johnson MedTech sector, you will collaborate with members of the legal group to identify groundbreaking innovations and enable commercially significant inventions to be protected by valid patents in various technology areas, while guiding the business strategically with regard to third-party intellectual property. Collaborating with the patent attorneys, you will provide advice and direction on patent matters to the R&D teams as they develop innovative technologies.

Key Responsibilities:

·Partnering with patent attorneys, R&D, and business teams to develop and implement patent strategies associated with product development.

·Serving as a liaison between patent attorneys, R&D, marketing, and other teams to facilitate a cohesive intellectual property strategy.

·Monitoring and analyzing competitor patent activities and strategies and related product development and commercialization, including identifying potential risks and opportunities related to the competitive landscape.

·Preparing periodic reports and updates to the J&J MedTech Heart Recovery technical community and senior management on intellectual property matters.

·Assisting patent attorneys to perform critical review of patents, draft patent applications, draft patent amendments, patent opinion drafts, clinical study protocols and other patent-related documents for technical accuracy and full protection of company inventions.

·Collaborating closely with R&D personnel to conduct invention review meetings and product ideation sessions with on-site patent attorneys for ongoing projects, perform comprehensive searches of patent databases for invalidity, patentability, landscape and patent marking review.

·Performing technical analysis of third party patents in distinct technology areas to identify and/or assess potential third-party patent considerations, including freedom-to-operate analysis.

·Ensuring detailed instruction is provided to researchers and inventors regarding legal requirements for a patentable invention and assist in the preparation and entry into an internal invention system of invention disclosures.

·Developing and maintaining a deep understanding of the business, including current research activities, products in development, the current commercial product offerings and existing IP portfolio.

·Attending and participating in Legal, R&D and business meetings related to such activities.

·Intermittent travel to domestic sites up to 5% may be required.

Potential Areas of related Development include:

·Developing and maintaining competitive intelligence reports to support product development and strategic planning.

·Assimilating competitive intelligence information with patent searches to identify competitors’ product strategies as well as potential enforcement of J&J patents.

·Collaborating with patent attorneys to support litigation, oppositions, licensing, and other business development-related activities.

Qualifications

Education:

·A technical degree in engineering (including, but not limited to electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, and computer engineering), physics, or computer science is required, with an advanced degree being preferred.

·Registration to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a Patent Agent is required. 

Experience and Skills:

·1 year (with a PhD) to 6 years (with a BS) technical experience in a relevant field.

·At least 3 years’ experience working as a Patent Agent, Patent Liaison or Scientific Advisor Role in a corporate law department and/or law firm is required.

·Experience reviewing patents and patent claims is required.

·Ability to work across multiple technology areas is required.

·Experience searching patent and scientific literature databases is required.

·Excellent organizational, interdependent partnering and project management skills are required.

·Ability to communicate effectively, as well as strong interpersonal skills, including emotional intelligence, is required.

·Proficiency in the MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and OneNote) is required.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation,  external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers. Internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$100,000-$172,500

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees and/or eligible dependents are eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance. Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation –120 hours per calendar year Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child Condolence Leave – 30 days for an immediate family member: 5 days for an extended family member Caregiver Leave – 10 days Volunteer Leave – 4 days Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours Additional information can be found through the link below. https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits Co-Ops and Intern Positions: Co-Ops/Interns are eligible to participate in Company sponsored employee medical benefits in accordance with the terms of the plan. Co-Ops and Interns are eligible for the following sick time benefits: up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington, up to 56 hours per calendar year Co-Ops and Interns are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) Positions Represented by CBA: This position is eligible for benefits to include medical, dental, vision and time off, as well as any others as provided for in the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement. The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.