Paralegal, Intellectual Property

About the position

Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally. Join us, the future is ours to shape! Position Location: Princeton, NJ; in office 3 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Assist the VP, Head US Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Policy with a wide variety of Intellectual Property matters relating to the commercialization of Sandoz products.
• Independently provide a high quality and diverse range of support to the US Intellectual Property team on Intellectual Property litigation and business development activities.
• Proactively and autonomously support in-house attorneys and other legal professionals through all stages of US Intellectual Property litigation matters including interacting with external counsel and Global functional partners.
• Serve as administrative support to IP team to do what it takes to get work done, e.g., order lunches, organize team building activities.
• Participate on projects relating to IP litigation and BD processes/operations, driving the successful implementation of new and revised processes and guidelines.
• Manage litigation database document and information management; update internal knowledge databases to record and report litigation events, updates and outcomes.
• Prepare for and attend meetings with internal stakeholders and external counsel, including agenda management, minute taking and follow up.
• Assist in managing the patent litigation budgeting process, including working with colleagues on the finance team.
• Prepare Terms of Engagement with legal vendors and contribute to the procurement of specialist IP services.
• Assist in the preparation of draft analytical litigation and BD documents, e.g., status reports and updates, legal research, and assistance with disclosure.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or Associate's Degree with relevant work experience.
• 5+ years Paralegal Experience in law firm, Executive Assistant or Corporate Intellectual Property department.
• Project Management experience.
• Operations Management and Execution experience.
• Locate and identify legal opinions, court decisions.
• Working knowledge of e-Discovery.

Nice-to-haves

• Paralegal experience at in-house law firm handling Patent Litigation.
• Experience in Pharmaceutical company.
• Understand the pharmaceutical commercialization process and regulatory structure and the legal concepts associated with specific legal needs.
• Comprehend, analyze, and digest legal opinions, legislation, regulations, and legal publications.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Health insurance coverage for medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision.
• Generous company match for retirement savings accounts.
• Generous paid time off.
• Hybrid work policy that combines a mix of in-person and remote work.