Assistant General Counsel, Intellectual Property

Who is BlueRock?

BlueRock Therapeutics, a wholly-owned and independently operated subsidiary of Bayer AG, is a leading engineered cell therapy company using its unique cell+gene platform to direct cellular differentiation and genetically engineer cells to create a new generation of cellular medicines that address large patient populations suffering from neurological, cardiovascular, and immunology diseases.

The convergence of cell biology and genetic engineering is creating fundamental new ways to impact disease. Founded in 2016 to capitalize on these technological breakthroughs, we are advancing our novel cell+gene platform to develop, manufacture, and deliver an entirely new generation of authentic and engineered cell therapies across three therapeutic areas: neurology, cardiology, and immunology.

What Are We Doing?

Our foundational science harnesses the ability to create and then direct the differentiation of universal pluripotent stem cells into authentic, functional cells that can be used as allogeneic cellular therapies to treat a broad array of diseases. We can also further engineer these cells, enabling them to produce enzymes, antibodies, and other proteins for additional therapeutic benefit.

We are passionate about delivering on the promise of cellular and gene therapy, shaping the future of cellular medicine, and delivering new therapies to millions of patients with treatment options.

We are seeking individuals who are collaborative, thrive in a fun and dynamic culture, and are steadfast in the commitment to advance cutting-edge cellular therapies to impact patients' lives.

BlueRock Therapeutics is seeking a highly motivated, senior level patent attorney to join our Legal intellectual property team.

The selected patent attorney will provide intellectual property support for various BlueRock programs, including its research and development cellular therapy programs as well as its cross-program platform technologies.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to bringing a new class of cellular therapies to patients using our unique cell+gene platform.

The ideal candidate will be a hands-on, resourceful professional who thrives in an entrepreneurial, autonomous environment and is aligned with the servant leadership style that is prevalent in BlueRock

Responsibilities:

• Partner with business and R&D to provide client counseling on IP issues.
• Identify patentable inventions through regular interactions with R&D project teams and collaborators and generate and execute on corresponding patent protection strategies.
• Manage external relationships with outside counsel and collaborators.
• Perform freedom to operate/patentability searches, analyses, and opinion work in support of R&D and business teams.
• Collaborate with corporate attorneys to provide intellectual property support for agreements (including material transfer agreements, confidentiality agreements, research collaborations, and licensing agreements).
• Review proposed publications and presentations for potential impact on intellectual property positions.
• Educate and advise colleagues on intellectual property processes and issues.
• Monitor and analyze competitive intellectual property.

Minimum Requirements:

• J.D. from a national law school and admission to at least one state bar in the United States; registration to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.
• An advanced degree in molecular biology, cell biology, immunology, genetics and genomics, or related discipline highly preferred.
• 10 + years of drafting and prosecuting pharmaceutical and/or biotechnology patents for a law firm and/or a biotechnology or pharmaceutical company.
• Experience in stem cell biology, immunology, cell therapy, and/or gene editing is highly preferred.
• Experience supporting therapeutics and/or patent life cycle management is highly preferred.
• Capable of recognizing, assessing, and responding to urgent matters with timely, practical, and clear solutions.
• Capable of communicating complicated intellectual property issues to scientists, management, and business leaders within the company.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to thrive in a geographically dispersed work environment where frequent phone, video and email communication is often required.
• Must possess a high energy level, with drive and commitment to client service and the ability to quickly gain trust and credibility from Legal team members, scientists, management, and business leaders within the company.

Work Environment:

• Role based in Cambridge, MA or New York City, with travel to Cambridge, NYC and Toronto offices as needed.

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BlueRock Therapeutics Company Culture Highlights

Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company for Diversity 2022

Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company for Women 2022

Winner of Comparably's Award for Best CEO 2022

BlueRock Therapeutics is ranked in the top 5% of companies for Overall Culture on Comparably.

Engineering Department is ranked in the top 5% of companies for Overall Culture on Comparably.

Check us out on Comparably: https://www.comparably.com/companies/bluerock-therapeutics

Equal Opportunity Workplace:At BlueRock, we welcome and support differences and diversity and we are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Please let us know if you require disability-related accommodation or other grounds protected by human rights legislation during the recruitment process so that we can work with you to meet your needs.