Boston Scientific Senior Intellectual Property Counsel Director 

United States, Massachusetts, Marlborough 

837503977

Your responsibilities 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.
• Conducting IP due diligence and supporting negotiation and execution of intellectual property acquisition or license agreements with third parties related to 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 and raising IP awareness across the business through other outreach opportunities.
• Potentially managing and/or supervising the work product of more junior counsel and/or other IP legal professionals.
  

Requirements:

• JD admitted to a state bar in good standing
• Registered U.S. Patent Attorney
• Strong academic background
• 12+ years legal experience with reputable law firm or corporate legal department
• Minimum 2+ years patent prosecution experience
• Some IP litigation and 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
• Action-oriented and able to take on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm

Preferred Qualifications:

• Medical device experience preferred
• Law firm and in-house experience preferred
• Experience in patent analytics, AI tools, docket management tools, and/or database searching