Senior Counsel, Innovation Law - RayzeBio (Small Molecule/Chemistry)

Bristol Myers Squibb • San Diego, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

RayzeBio, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, is seeking an experienced patent attorney to join its intellectual property (IP) function. This role will focus on developing global IP strategies and managing day-to-day IP efforts to support multiple radiopharmaceutical programs in pre-clinical and clinical development. The candidate will be responsible for patent preparation, prosecution, strategic counseling, due diligence, and transactional support, with an emphasis on small molecule and chemistry innovations. RayzeBio operates as a standalone entity within BMS, maintaining its biotech culture while leveraging BMS's oncology capabilities. The company is focused on developing transformative radiopharmaceutical therapies for cancer, with its lead asset, RYZ101, in Phase 3 testing.

Requirements

• 8+ years of patent prosecution experience in small molecules, radiopharmaceuticals, and/or peptide chemistry.
• 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).
• 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) for U.S.-based exempt employees, subject to manager approval
• 11 paid company holidays each year
• 160 hours of paid vacation annually for new hires (non-exempt, RayzeBio employees, and employees located in Puerto Rico), subject to manager approval
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior