Vice President, Intellectual Property Licensing Counsel

Save time and apply through your LinkedIn account. Click the button and your LinkedIn profile will be imported into our site.

In order to move forward you will need to create an account. Your password must be eight characters long contain at least one special character one capital letter and a number.

We look forward to discovering your talents.

Welcome to an inspired career.

At Halozyme we are reinventing the patient experience and building the future of drug delivery. We are passionate about the important work we do and constantly strive to do more. We embrace transformation and work hard to innovate for the future. We do this together as One Team we rise by lifting others up and believe in the power of working together for the collective win. Thats why we need youto help us make a significant impact by taking on increasingly complex challenges leaping beyond the status quo advancing our mission and making our One Team culture thrive.

Join us as a Vice President Intellectual Property Licensing Counsel and youll be part of a culture that welcomes diversity thinks differently to solve problems works collaboratively as one team and delivers meaningful innovations that impact peoples lives.

How you will make an impact

The Vice President Intellectual Property Licensing Counsel supports Halozymes technology licensing businesses including the ENHANZE drug delivery technology franchise the MDASETM drug delivery technology the small and high volume auto-injector drug delivery technologies and any future drug delivery technologies acquired by working closely with the business development teams responsible for licensing Halozymes intellectual property assets. This role collaborates closely with the assigned business development teams in the evaluation negotiation and execution of new licensing deals and is the legal team lead on intellectual property licensing issues. They also provide legal support for other Halozyme business development and strategic initiatives including the potential evaluation and acquisition of new drug delivery or other technology licensing opportunities.

In this role youll have the opportunity to :

Support team members in maintaining and managing successful relationships in current collaborations including parties contract obligations and communications

Support the strategy of new ENHANZE MDASE auto-injector or other technology licenses or collaborations in partnership with Business Development.

Draft non-disclosure research license and other agreements involving the use or ownership of intellectual property

May periodically be asked to perform diligence and support in a variety of potential life science transactions including mergers and acquisitions or in-licenses of new technologies

Work with and advise management and business teams on leveraging Halozymes current patent portfolio and growth opportunities

Work closely with IP counsel for Halozyme that prosecute and maintain the IP portfolio

Advise technical and business stakeholders internally and partner with external counsel on licensing strategy and potential IP or licensing litigation

Support the General Counsel and Associate General Counsels in the execution of other strategies and tactics required to achieve Halozyme business goals as needed

Manage outside counsel engagement on an as-needed basis for certain transactions

Development and delivery of training for business teams on relevant legal topics including licensing intellectual property confidentiality and legal privilege

Interface as needed with other functions and business teams including business development product development manufacturing compliance regulatory and finance

Collaborate with current partners potential partners law firms and others as needed

To succeed in this role youll need :

J.D. degree or LL.M. degree from an ABA accredited law school and admission to practice law in a jurisdiction in the U.S. and 10 years experience in a law firm and / or in-house licensing of IP with at least 5 years law firm experience and 4 years in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry (equivalent combination of education / experience may be considered)

Proven strategic transactions leadership experience; experience negotiating and drafting complex licensing and partnering agreements

Life sciences intellectual property law experience required

Excellent analytical and contract drafting skills

Strong written and verbal communication as well as requisite interpersonal skills to work in a highly functioning collaborative environment

Demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategic solutions

In-house biotechnology experience favorable

In return we offer you :

Full and comprehensive benefit program including an Employee Stock Purchase Program and 401(k) matching.

Opportunities to grow in a culture that prioritizes learning development and progression through in-house programs and tuition reimbursement.

A collaborative innovative team that works as one to amplify your impacton your career the work you do and patients lives.

The most likely base pay range for this position is $264 - $387K per year. Several factors such as experience tenure skills and particular business needs will determine an individuals exact level of compensation. Base salary is only one element of employee compensation at Halozyme. Total compensation could include bonuses sales incentives and equity awards.

Halozyme Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age protected veteran or disabled status or genetic information.

Accessibility and Reasonable Accommodations :

Halozyme is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans during our application process. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability contact Human Resources at .

To view all our open positions please visit our career page. Additionally our benefit offerings can be found here.

Required Experience :

Exec

Key Skills

Change Management,Financial Services,Growing Experience,Managed Care,Management Experience,Analysis Skills,Senior Leadership,Performance Management,Process Management,Leadership Experience,negotiation,Analytics

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 264 - 387