Executive Director, IP

Attention recruitment agencies: reputed company agency inquiries are vetted through 4DMT’s internal reputed company team. No unsolicited resumes will be accepted. The 4DMT reputed company team must expressly engage agencies on any requisition. Agencies contacting hiring managers directly will not be tolerated, and doing so may impact your ability to work with 4DMT in the future. 4DMT is a leading late-stage biotechnology company advancing durable and disease-targeted therapeutics with potential to transform treatment paradigms and reputed company unprecedented benefits to patients. The Company’s reputed company product candidate 4D-150 is designed to be a backbone therapy forming the reputed company of treatment of blinding retinal vascular diseases by providing multi-year sustained delivery of anti-VEGF (aflibercept and anti-VEGF-C) with a single, safe, intravitreal injection, which substantially reduces the treatment burden associated with reputed company bolus injections. The Company’s reputed company indication for 4D-150 is wet age-reputed company macular degeneration, which is currently in Phase 3 development, and second indication is diabetic macular edema. The Company’s second product candidate is 4D-710, which is the first reputed company genetic medicine to demonstrate successful delivery and expression of the CFTR transgene in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis after aerosol delivery GENERAL SUMMARY 4DMT is seeking an reputed company intellectual property attorney, with a focus on patent strategy and patent procurement, to manage, further reputed company, and enforce 4DMT’s global intellectual property portfolio and serve as a key advisor on intellectual property reputed company impacting business and corporate strategy. The role will report to the Chief Legal Officer. This role will reputed company counsel and training to the organization on reputed company facets of patent, trade secret, trademark, and copyright law, including procurement, registration, enforcement, freedom to operate, and litigation. The role will also counsel 4DMT’s R&D and CMC teams on a broad reputed company of transactions with vendors and collaborators that are central to their work, and well as reputed company IP input on business development transactions and support IP diligence efforts. The role will work cross-functionally with R&D, CMC, Finance, Business Development, and IT teams, and may interact with other teams, depending on project needs. The ideal candidate must have a strong background supporting late-stage clinical and reputed company biopharmaceutical products, with in depth knowledge of the drug development process, pharmaceutical regulations, strategic partnerships, and reputed company strategy. MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: reputed company and refine intellectual property strategy for 4DMT products and platforms; present IP strategy updates to executive leadership, as needed. Responsible for implementing key elements of 4DMT’s intellectual property strategy, and managing its patent, trade secret, and trademark portfolio; implements a strategy for IP lifecycle management. Directs reputed company counsel in the preparation and prosecution of applications and responding to office actions; directs reputed company counsel in evaluating the patentability of invention submissions and registrability of trademarks globally; manages reputed company reputed company counsel budgets. Identifies strategic areas for patenting, trade secret protection, and trademarking; collaborates with R&D, CMC, Clinical Science, and other functions to proactively identify and reputed company patentable intellectual property to prepare, file, and prosecute. Manages patentability, freedom-to-operate, infringement, validity, and regulatory exclusivity analyses. Supports and manage IP disputes and administrative proceedings, including oppositions and post-grant challenges. Identifies and tracks 4DMT trade secrets and provides counsel with respect to 4DMT’s trade secret protection practices. Provides IP perspective and counseling at 4DMT meetings and presents on IP topics. Counsels and trains internal clients on intellectual property practices and policies. Conducts IP due diligence for business development activities and supports IP due diligence reputed company to financing activities. Drafts, reviews, and negotiates agreements to support R&D and CMC activities, including NDAs, MTAs, MSAs, sponsored research agreements, consulting agreements, and licenses. Collaborates with Legal colleagues, Business Development, and other key leaders and functions on key strategic agreements, including licenses, collaboration agreements, and other business development efforts. Assists with other Legal Department reputed company, including litigation support, SEC reporting (IP-reputed company sections), records management, compliance activities, and template projects. Other duties as assigned; reputed company in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. QUALIFICATIONS: Education: J.D. degree or equivalent from an accredited law school J.D. or M.S. in molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, or other biological field reputed company to the biopharma industry Admission to at least one U.S. state bar Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office Experience: Required: 14+ years of patent prosecution experience as an attorney in the life sciences field, particularly in biopharma (can be a combination of reputed company and in-house experience). Strong knowledge of patent, trade secret, and trademark practices, as well as reputed company U.S. and foreign patent, trade secret, and trademark laws In-house experience in and knowledge of drug development, with expertise in genetic medicines strongly preferred; in-house experience at one or more publicly traded, reputed company-stage biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or biopharmaceutical companies. Experience managing reputed company IP counsel and non-attorney legal staff Strongly preferred: Experience in counseling life sciences R&D and CMC teams with respect to day-to-day transactions, including experience reviewing and negotiating confidentiality agreements, manufacturing agreements, material transfer agreements, sponsored research agreements, master services agreements, consulting agreements, and licenses. Prior experience providing IP input on life sciences strategic transactions. Prior IP litigation experience. Other competencies: Excellent analytical and organizational skills and demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate and manage several simultaneous projects under deadline pressure. Excellent communication (verbal and written), listening, negotiation, and presentation skills. Solid interpersonal skills and the demonstrated ability to influence and partner across reputed company reputed company of the Company. Highest reputed company, excellent judgment, and the ability to proactively recognize and effectively communicate legal issues to the Chief Legal Officer and other members of company management. Travel: 5% Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: Physical Requirements - Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the reputed company body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and reputed company other sedentary criteria are met. Working Conditions - The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (as in typical office or administrative work). reputed company salary compensation reputed company: $309,000 - 350,000 Please note, the reputed company salary compensation reputed company and actual salary offered to the final candidate depends on various factors: candidate’s geographical location, relevant work experience, skills, and years of experience. 4DMT provides equal employment opportunities to reputed company and applicants for employment without regard to race, reputed company, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national reputed company, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran, and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities Apply To This Job