Boston Scientific Senior Legal Counsel - Intellectual Property 

United States, Minnesota 

3753881

Your responsibilities will include:

• Directing the company's patent, copyright, trademark, and intellectual property protection
• Directing the preparation and prosecution of the U.S. and foreign patent and trademark applications through outside counsel
• Supporting intellectual property acquisition or license agreements with third parties related to mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions, acquisition, and licensing of patents and technology
• Reviewing third party patent portfolios for possible acquisition or licensing analysis
• Reviewing third party patents for product freedom-to-practice issues and preparing or obtaining appropriate opinions from outside counsel
• Providing legal advice in other areas such as: preparing and reviewing consulting agreements, confidentiality agreements, marketing promotional material, and other agreements
• Reviewing status of outside counsel work by meeting, communicating, and reviewing documentation ensuring the work, methodology, and costs meet the company’s expectations
• Facilitating Patent Review Board meetings by leading discussions, managing action items, and delegating responsibility for follow-up items to committee members ensuring resolution of agenda topics
• Providing IP training to BSC employees

Required qualifications:

• JD with strong academic background, admitted to a state bar in good standing
• Registered US Patent Attorney
• 5+ years legal experience with reputable law firms and/or corporate legal departments
• 3+ years patent prosecution experience
• IP litigation and/or M&A experience
• Experience drafting and negotiating IP agreements
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders including legal, R&D, marketing, outside counsel, senior leaders, and third-party contacts
• Excellent collaboration skills including the ability to build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives

Preferred qualifications

• Biomedical, electrical, or related engineering degree
• Medical device experience
• Action-oriented and able to take on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm
• Experience in patent analytics, AI tools, docket management tools, and/or database searching

Compensation fornon-exempt (hourly), non-sales rolesmay also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g., any overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

Compensation forexempt, non-sales rolesmay also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

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Please be advised that certain US based positions, including without limitation field sales and service positions that call on hospitals and/or health care centers, require acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination status. Candidates will be notified during the interview and selection process if the role(s) for which they have applied require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment. Boston Scientific continues to evaluate its policies and protocols regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and will comply with all applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements. As employees of the Company, you will be expected to meet the ongoing requirements for your roles, including any new requirements, should the Company’s policies or protocols change with regard to COVID-19 vaccination.