Senior Counsel, Innovation Law - RayzeBio (Small Molecule/Chemistry)
About The Position
At RayzeBio, every day is an opportunity to ignite meaningful change. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, RayzeBio blends the nimble, pioneering spirit of an emergent biotech with the global expertise and resources of a leading innovator in oncology. Our mission is to develop transformative radiopharmaceutical therapies that offer new hope for patients living with cancer. Here, you’ll join a multidisciplinary team where your ideas are valued, your expertise is amplified, and collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. From day one, expect to make an immediate impact—on our science, on our teams, and most importantly, on patients. RayzeBio is a dynamic biotechnology company headquartered in San Diego, CA. Launched in late 2020 and acquired by Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) in 2024 as a wholly owned subsidiary, the company is focused on improving survival of people with cancer by harnessing the power of targeted radioisotopes. RayzeBio operates as a standalone entity within the BMS organization, maintaining its biotech culture with the opportunity to leverage the best-in-class oncology capabilities of BMS. RayzeBio is developing innovative drugs against targets of solid tumors. The lead asset, RYZ101, is in Phase 3 testing for patients with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs). In addition, RayzeBio has the leading radiopharmaceuticals pipeline with novel assets targeting HCC, RCC, and Prostate cancer amongst others. Led by a successful and experienced entrepreneurial team, RayzeBio aims to be the global leader in radiopharmaceuticals. We are building out RayzeBio's intellectual property (IP) function and are looking for an experienced patent attorney dedicated to RayzeBio to assist in developing global IP strategies and managing day-to-day IP efforts to support multiple programs in pre-clinical and clinical development. The desired candidate will be responsible for a wide range of IP-related matters with an emphasis on patent preparation, prosecution, strategic counseling, due diligence, and transactional support.
Requirements
- 8+ years of patent prosecution experience in small molecules, radiopharmaceuticals, and/or peptide chemistry, and a combination of law firm and in-house experience is preferred.
- Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
- J.D. degree or equivalent and admission to practice law in any U.S. state or the District of Columbia, admission in California preferred.
- Bachelor's degree in chemistry, biochemistry, or pharmaceutical sciences (or equivalent); an advanced degree and/or scientific research experience with radiopharmaceutical and/or peptide chemistry is preferred.
- Excellent analytical, written and verbal communication skills.
- Service-oriented focus with the ability to work as part of cross-functional teams and drive results in a fast-paced organization.
- Highest integrity, excellent judgment, and the ability to proactively recognize and assess business risk and communicate legal issues to patent, legal, and general management.
Nice To Haves
- an advanced degree and/or scientific research experience with radiopharmaceutical and/or peptide chemistry is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive IP legal support for radiopharmaceutical programs.
- Prepare and prosecute patent applications, including drafting, filing, and managing responses to office actions on a global level.
- Lead cross-functional collaboration efforts working closely with R&D, regulatory, commercial, and other departments to achieve project milestones.
- Conduct scientific and clinical publication reviews.
- Perform patent landscape and freedom-to-operate analyses and provide strategic counsel on patentability and infringement issues.
- Manage patent portfolios and develop IP strategies that protect the company's innovations and advance business objectives.
- Provide due diligence support for business development activities, including evaluating IP portfolios of potential partners and acquisition targets.
- Regularly engage with internal clients to provide guidance and support on a wide range of intellectual property related matters.
- Communicate and align with external collaborators and strategic partners on global IP strategy.
- Draft, review, and negotiate IP provisions across research, development, and commercial transactions, such as confidentiality, material transfer, master services, clinical trial, manufacturing, supply, and distribution agreements.
- Manage the use of outside counsel globally to ensure delivery of high-quality and cost-effective legal services.
- Stay updated on developments in patent laws and regulations and ensure compliance with all relevant legal requirements.
Benefits
- wellbeing support
- retirement and financial protection benefits
- insurance offerings (medical, dental, vision, life and disability)
- Flexible Time Off (FTO)
- 11 paid company holidays each year
- 160 hours of paid vacation annually for new hires
- 3 optional holidays
- paid sick leave
- up to two paid volunteer days per year
- summer hours flexibility
- leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, or military needs
- annual Global Shutdown between Christmas Day and New Year's Day
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
