Senior Director, Intellectual Property (Legal)

Corcept Therapeutics • Redwood City, CA

17h • Hybrid

About The Position

For more than 25 years, Corcept has been singularly focused on the science of cortisol, a powerful hormone that when unregulated, can play a role in a broad range of diseases.
Our commercial portfolio includes treatments for hypercortisolism and oncology, and the company has discovered more than 1,000 proprietary selective cortisol modulators and glucocorticoid receptor antagonists. With advanced clinical trials in patients with hypercortisolism, solid tumors, ALS and liver disease, Corcept is unlocking the power of cortisol modulation to help address some of the most devastating diseases patients face today.
Corcept is headquartered in Redwood City, California. To learn more, visit www.corcept.com.
Reporting to the VP, Intellectual Property, the Senior Director, Intellectual Property supports a broad scope of companywide intellectual property matters. This attorney will be a trusted advisor to the Company by providing strategic counsel on all facets of patent law with a focus on the Company’s small molecule portfolio. This attorney will also have responsibilities that include trademarks, copyrights, IP litigation and documents.
The Sr. Director will be onsite in Redwood City, CA, typically 3 days per week.

Requirements

• Active membership in good standing in at least one US state bar is required, as well as be admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• Complex document drafting and negotiations skills required
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills necessary
• Ability to provide timely, practical, and actionable legal advice
• High emotional intelligence, capable of collaboratively influencing decision-making through the respectful exchange of competing ideas and perspectives
• Self-driven to identify and solve complex and challenging problems
• 12+ years of law firm and/or in-house experience handling patent preparation and prosecution with focused expertise on pharmaceutical small molecule matters.
• J.D. from a respected US law school and overall strong academic and job history credentials
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Nice To Haves

• A Masters or Ph.D. in Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, or a related chemical science is preferred

Responsibilities

• In this role, you will establish rapport and positive working relationships with project/program teams by acting as their advisor on a variety of IP-related issues including publication reviews, IP agreement negotiation and support, and other IP issues that arise in the usual course of a growing commercial pharma business
• You will advise on a wide range of IP matters, including patent preparation and prosecution, portfolio management of wholly owned and in-licensed IP, IP strategy, IP litigation, patentability and freedom-to-operate analyses
• Prepare and prosecute patent applications, including building relationships within the company to identify inventions and provide guidance to management around IP filing and prosecution strategy to align with the Company’s business objectives
• Work closely with and manage outside IP counsel
• Contributing to the development of consistent policies/procedures for IP disclosure and documentation
• Identify training needs within the organization and assist in the development and presentation of training materials on relevant IP laws and related business issues

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees