Associate Director, Intellectual Property

Revolution Medicines • Redwood City, CA

3h • $244,000 - $282,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Revolution Medicines is seeking a trademark and copyright attorney to join its IP team in a newly created role. The position shares responsibility for the company’s expanding global trademarks and domains practice, including clearance, prosecution, portfolio management, and enforcement. The role executes global trademark strategy, determines filing, prosecution, and portfolio-maintenance priorities in alignment with commercial objectives, and directs outside counsel to implement those decisions.

Requirements

• 6–10 years of relevant legal experience at a law firm and/or in an in-house role.
• J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Member in good standing of the California Bar, or eligible for in-house registration in California.
• Admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
• Demonstrable experience in global trademark portfolio management and enforcement.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, including the ability to prioritize and manage multiple time-sensitive projects simultaneously.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize options, anticipate challenges, and execute on goals as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Collaborative, flexible, positive, and pragmatic work style, with excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to simplify complex matters for audiences with varying levels of legal fluency.
• Ability to thrive in a creative, collaborative, high-energy team setting and a desire to be innovative.
• Flexibility, adaptability, and willingness to contribute beyond the core responsibilities of the role.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a multinational corporation or commercial-stage startup.
• Experience advising biotech or pharmaceutical companies.
• Undergraduate or advanced degree in a life sciences discipline.
• Competency drafting and negotiating copyright and data licensing agreements, including provisions governing ownership, permitted uses, sublicensing, attribution, and usage restrictions.

Responsibilities

• Share responsibility for the company’s global trademarks and domains practice, covering clearance, prosecution, portfolio management, and enforcement.
• Execute global trademark strategy.
• Determine trademark filing, prosecution, and portfolio-maintenance priorities in alignment with commercial objectives.
• Direct outside counsel to implement trademark decisions.

Benefits

• Competitive cash compensation.
• Robust equity awards.
• Strong benefits.
• Learning and development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree