Intellectual Property Attorney

Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in advanced wound care, ostomy care, continence care, and infusion care. With around 10,000 colleagues, we provide our products and services in almost 100 countries, united by a promise to be forever caring.
Our solutions provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention and protection of at-risk skin, to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Group revenues in 2023 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC). To learn more about Convatec, please visit http://www.convatecgroup.com

Position overview

This role is for a highly motivated and detail-oriented attorney, preferably with a healthcare or life sciences background, to join our legal team.  The successful candidate will play a crucial role in providing legal guidance and support including litigation and other contested matters, commercial contracting, and global employee relations.  This role reports directly to the VP, Deputy General Counsel and is an excellent opportunity for a talented attorney looking to make a significant impact in a dynamic and innovative healthcare-focused organization.

Please note this is a predominately remote-based role and the ideal candidate will be East Coast based, preferably near one of our offices in either Lexington MA, or Bridgewater NJ.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform prior art investigations and patentability assessments.
• Drafting and prosecution of patent applications.
• Provide infringement and validity advice.
• Monitoring and assessment of third-party patents.
• Performing due diligence in support of IP acquisitions, corporate transactions.
• Provide support to litigation proceedings.
• Instruction of outside counsel on IP matters on behalf of the Group.
• Support on drafting, negotiating, and advising on IP and technology contracts.
• Assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of policies, procedures, and practices that comply with applicable laws and regulations.
• Conduct training sessions and provide educational resources to employees and managers on IP matters to promote IP awareness and compliance within the organization.

Competencies:

• Creates a sense of purpose or vision for self, group or team, demonstrating a strong team-oriented philosophy.
• Demonstrates strong and effective communication skills.
• Translates broad strategies into specific objectives and action plans.
• Demonstrates excellent research, project management and time management skills with the ability to set challenging, but achievable objectives.
• Demonstrates ability to develop creative legal solutions to legal and extra-legal concerns or problems
• Demonstrates superior organizational and analytical skills and a consistent high quality of work product and able to handle a demanding workload and to effectively prioritize tasks
• Demonstrates desire to know and learn Convatec’s businesses, products and services

Communicates Directly

• Honestly communicates direction, opinions, facts and goals clearly and with transparency.
• Seeks multiple perspectives and listens openly to other team members’ points of view.
• Enables and demonstrates the courage to speak up on challenging issues and risks as well as on the good news.

Collaborates

• Works across organizational, functional and geographic boundaries to achieve company goals.
• Builds and maintains strong relationships with team members, other functions, strategic partners and customers.
• Works cooperatively with others to meet group and organizational goals.

Energizes Others

• Creates and environment that encourages continuous improvement, innovation and appropriate risk taking.
• Focuses organization on key priorities that impact our business.
• Adapts to or drives positive change.

Education/Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline – biomedical, mechanical, electrical, or related.
• Juris Doctorate degree from an ABA accredited law school
• Admission to an applicable State Bar
• Admission to the USPTO

Role Relevant Experience and skills

• A minimum of five (5) or more years of experience as an Intellectual Property Attorney preferably in Med-Tech, healthcare or a related industry, acquired in an IP law firm or in-house IP department.
• Experience with technology transactions, including, for example, non-disclosure, material transfers, collaborations, engineering services, and licensing agreements. 
• Experience in evaluating and managing patent, trademark, and copyright portfolios, performing IP due diligence for corporate transactions and handling strategic commercial agreements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and group presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to provide strategic legal advice and counsel to global business partners within varied functions and global business units
• High degree of professionalism, integrity, and ethical behavior.

Travel Requirements

The position may require limited business travel within the U.S., with occasional visits to U.K. and Europe.  Travel is not expected to exceed 15% of the time for the position.

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