Associate Director, Intellectual Property

Revolution Medicines•Redwood City, CA

12h•Hybrid

About The Position

Revolution Medicines is seeking a trademark and copyright attorney to join its Intellectual Property 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 attorney will execute global trademark strategy, set filing, prosecution, and portfolio-maintenance priorities aligned with commercial objectives, and direct outside counsel in implementing those decisions.

Requirements

6–10 years of relevant legal experience at a law firm and/or in an in-house role.
J.D. 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 goals as part of an interdisciplinary team.
Collaborative, flexible, positive, and pragmatic work style, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to simplify complex topics and adapt communication to audiences with varying levels of legal fluency.
Ability to thrive in a creative, collaborative, high-energy team environment and a desire to innovate.
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 Revolution Medicines’ global trademarks and domains practice, including 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.