Boston Scientific Senior Patent Agent/IP Liaison 

United States, Minnesota 

767006399

Your Responsibilities Include:

• Supporting Divisional IP Counsel and R&D teams to ensure that invention disclosure forms are completed and managing the invention disclosure process with inventors.
• Facilitating Patent Review Boards meetings by leading discussions, managing action items and following up with inventors, and ensuring resolution of agenda topics.
• Aiding portfolio management including assisting IP Counsel with patent preparation and prosecution through outside counsel.
• Reviewing status of outside counsel work by meeting, communicating, and reviewing documentation ensuring the work, methodology, and costs meet the company’s expectations.
• Assisting in patent annuity reviews and patent marking reviews.
• Participating and/or leading brainstorming sessions and other invention facilitation sessions.
• Conducting patent searches and competitor landscape analyses.
• Providing IP training to BSC employees and raising IP awareness across the business through other outreach opportunities.
• Potentially assisting in managing trademark or other intellectual property protection and prosecution.
• Potentially assisting attorneys in evaluation of patents and potential product infringement reviews.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required in related field
• 6+ years of experience in related patent agent or IP liaison role
• Strong patent prosecution experience with an understanding of both US and international patent law and practice
• 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, and third-party contacts
• Excellent collaboration skills including the ability to build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• Action-oriented and able to take on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Admitted to practice before the USPTO
• At least 2 years of in-house experience
• Degree in engineering or science, or similar
• Medical device experience preferred
• 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).

For MA positions:It is unlawful to require or administer a lie detector test for employment. Violators are subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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.