The Otsuka US Legal Team is looking for an experienced Intellectual Property attorney who can be successful within our ethical, fast-paced, adaptive and collaborative culture. This position is located in either Princeton, NJ or Rockville, MD.

The Director, IP Corporate Counsel will bring an advanced understanding of digital therapeutics, the pharmaceutical industry and the intellectual property framework of digital products and the industry. Having several years of applicable experience, the incumbent will manage all aspects of intellectual property estates in Otsuka’s core and developmental therapeutic areas, such as digital health, digital therapeutics, and medical devices, including bioinformatics, medical systems, databases, data search and retrieval, and mobile applications. They will develop, implement and execute IP and legal strategies for their functional area that provide a solid legal position while enabling the business objectives. As a Director within the Legal team, it is expected the incumbent will provide clear and appropriate advice to clients, will work independently and will know when to appropriately escalate complex and unique topics for confirmation of their own well-reasoned positions.

The Director, IP Corporate Counsel will report to the Senior Director, IP Corporate Counsel in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in Legal Affairs. Key responsibilities will be to identify and pursue strategies to capture innovation especially in digital health and medical device areas, including communicating IP guidance and risks to IP, legal and business teams. The attorney in this role will develop and execute far-sighted IP strategy for projects and portfolios worldwide in line with company business goals, and may also work on business development deals.

Job Description

Director, IP Corporate Counsel Specific Responsibilities:

• Create and implement global strategic approaches toward building patent portfolios and providing value to business

• Prepare and prosecute patent applications in the US and abroad, including effectively managing outside counsel as needed

• Manage IP litigation work by outside counsel in the US and abroad

• Provide IP and technical analysis in support of patent litigations

• Manage all aspects of intellectual property estates in Otsuka’s core and developmental therapeutic areas, such as digital health, digital therapeutics, and medical devices, including bioinformatics, medical systems, databases, data search and retrieval, and mobile applications

• Research, evaluate and monitor patent portfolios of third parties, and develop FTO strategy

• Develop and communicate IP guidance to stakeholders across the business, including within Clinical, Medical Affairs, Business Development, Commercial, Marketing, and Legal Affairs

• Support intellectual property-related transactional work

• Develop an understanding of Otsuka’s technology, scientific and business strategy to develop and prioritize IP strategies and to identify IP-related risks; advise company management and stakeholders on IP strategies and risks

• Perform other legal, administrative and corporate duties upon request

• Work collaboratively and strategically with members of IP department in related companies

• Review and negotiate contracts for collaboration with third parties regarding IP matters

Additional Director Responsibilities (Representative not exhaustive list)

• Solutions Analysis: Analyze specific problems and issues to find the best solutions. Solutions could be technical or professional in nature.

• Internal Client Relationship Management: Contribute to the management of partnering relationships with internal clients, building effective working relationships and providing high-quality professional services to support in delivering business strategy and plans.

• Recommendations:  Advise others on how to design new processes and systems that meet professional standards.

• Information and Business Advice: Resolve queries from internal or external customers or suppliers by providing information on complex processes and the related policies, referring to others where necessary for interpretation of policy.

• Risk Scenario Modeling: Analyze, assess, and quantify the risks associated with products/individual applications/business activities/the market to determine whether any risk is within the agreed risk appetite. Undertake tactical risk modeling.