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Senior Manager Intellectual Property (ref. IP0519)
We are looking for highly motivated and creative people who like being challenged and working in a highly collaborative environment, to join our team and play a key role in conducting cutting-edge science.
Position: Senior Manager Intellectual Property – Business Development Team
Full-Time Regular
Start Date: As soon as possible
Location: Paris Office
Travel: Position with an international scope, international travels required
Job ID: IP0519
Nanobiotix is a pioneering company developing game changing nanomedicine products to help millions of patients around the world since more than 10 years.
We have developed a brand-new approach to disease which is grounded firmly in physics and the predictability of human cell behavior. We have the willingness to become a major player in the healthcare industry and bring new and life-changing solutions to patients.
The Company is running oncology trials worldwide in Europe, the US and Asia.
Our team is committed to researching and developing disruptive nanomedicine approaches that could revolutionize the way many cancers are treated.
Nanobiotix is listed on the regulated market of Euronext in Paris.
The Company Headquarters are based in Paris, France, with an affiliate in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
As Senior Manager Intellectual Property, you will be accountable for all intellectual property (IP) activities of the company across the R&D and commercial organization. You will directly liaise with colleagues from R&D and Business Development Departments and external patent attorney(s) and will conduct the assessment and management of all IP interests of the company at a global level. The company will support the successful candidate in her/his European Qualifying Examination (EQE, see Rule 28 IPREE).
Role description:
Perform, manage, direct and leverage all patents, trademarks and related intellectual property activities of the company across the R&D and commercial organization. Serve as the trusted point of expertise for the IP portfolio of the company, including but not limited to the following:
- Provide clear and informed counseling on opportunities to protect new inventions and to create IP portfolios, including trademarks.
- Continue to build and manage existing patent and trademark portfolios by identifying new inventions and preparing, prosecuting, maintaining and defending patent filings for all projects of the company, independent of development stage with the support of external attorney(s). Advise on publication strategies.
- Provide IP strategic support for external collaborations.
- Ensure clear opinions with respect to patentability, validity, and freedom to operate, and formulate patent strategies that secure IP positions, Freedom-to-Operate and enable IP defense with the support of external attorney(s).
- Collaborate with colleagues and leadership across the company to secure objectives.
- Build and manage external relationships with outside counsels and collaborators as necessary.
- Demonstrate effective and proactive communication of IP and related legal issues, including risk assessments, to colleagues and leadership of the R&D and commercial organization.
- Support business activities by supporting due diligence IP assessments as well as providing advice on contract drafting and negotiation.
- Follow the budget and administrative procedures related to IP.
Skills required:
The ideal candidate will have a PhD in Physics or Chemistry, a diploma in intellectual property with ‘Patents’ specialization from the CEIPI (Center for International Intellectual Property Studies) or equivalent. In order to be considered for the position, at least 3 years of prior law firm experience and/or in-house (Biotech) experience is required.
Knowledge in nanotechnology is preferred.
We are looking for a person with the following skills:
- Rigorous and respectful of timelines
- Curious and open-mind
- Capacity for synthesis and analysis of the data to implement IP strategy
- Highly efficient in communication to secure smooth interface between internal personnel including researchers and patent attorney(s)
- Good negotiation ability to defend the company interests internally and externally
- Good writing abilities (quick and with accuracy while being precise and specific) for drafting patent application
- Commitment to ethical conduct
- Ability to handle confidential and proprietary information using excellent discretion and judgment
- Interpersonal skills are required to build trust and respect internally and externally
- Results oriented: accountability for work product quality
- Self-directed: ability to work independently and accommodate last-minute requests
- Positive energy
How to apply:
Please send your CV and covering letter at recrutement@nanobiotix.com, noting the reference "IP0519".
