Senior IP Counsel / Litigation Counsel

Job title: Senior IP Counsel / Litigation Counsel

Company: Novartis


Job description: Job Description Summary Location: Basel, Switzerland or London, UKIn this role, you will lead, manage and execute IP activities in the Commercial IP team, ensuring the highest quality and successful implementation of patent and regulatory exclusivity litigation strategies for commercial and later-stage development products.Job DescriptionKey Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement highest quality patent and regulatory exclusivity strategies for commercial and later-stage development products worldwide, including litigations, EPO oppositions, due diligences, and third-party strategies.
• Lead complex and high-impact patent and regulatory exclusivity litigations for commercial and later-stage development products, including coordination and management of outside counsel, ensuring the use of best litigation practices, and that litigation is of the highest quality, is consistent across the portfolio of matters, and is appropriately reported and budgeted.
• Build relationships with business partners, and provide clear, informed, and strategic counseling on all aspects of patent and regulatory exclusivity issues relating to commercial and later-stage development products.
• Role-modeling collaboration, problem solving approaches, and highest-quality litigation strategies.
• Be a highly contributing member of the Commercial IP team and collaborate with other Novartis IP and legal colleagues to ensure all IP objectives are met.

What you’ll bring to the role:Essential Requirements:

• University degree (B. Sc. or higher) in chemical sciences, biological sciences, chemical engineering or similar
• European Patent Attorney and/or Law Degree from law school in Europe (including the UK and Switzerland)
• Extensive experience in IP litigation including pan-European litigation and/or EPO opposition role in pharmaceutical area (private or corporate practice)
• Proficient in English, additional languages beneficial
• Industry and/or significant case experience in life sciences

Accessibility and accommodation:Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all individuals. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to receive more detailed information about the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.Skills Desired Analytical Thinking, Business Process, Collaboration, Communication, Detail-Oriented, Efficiency, Intellectual Property (Ip), Intellectual Property Strategy, Law (Legal System), Multitasking Skills, Organization Skills, Patent Prosecution, Patents, Productivity, Professionalism, Results-Oriented, Team Player

Expected salary:

Location: Basel

Job date: Wed, 02 Oct 2024 00:46:16 GMT

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