Counsel, Intellectual Property

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The Intellectual Property Counsel for Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is responsible for supporting the Clinical Chemistry and Immunoassay business.

This position is part of the Legal Team providing support to Beckman Coulter Diagnostics R&D organizations located worldwide and will be fully remote.

The Intellectual Property Counsel will report to the Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property, and will be responsible for working with our business partners to ensure the organization is protecting its innovations, aligning IP and business strategy, negotiating contracts, and mitigating risks with respect to third-party Intellectual Property.

If you thrive in a matrixed, fast-paced environment and want to work to build a world-class research and development organizationread on!

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Advise, counsel, and participate in development of strategic, global IP portfolio (including patents, copyrights, and trade secrets) with an emphasis on procuring protection of menu relating to Beckmans Chemistry & Immunoassay analyzers
• Negotiate, draft, and review agreements such as licenses, research agreements, collaboration agreements, confidentiality agreements and material transfer agreements
• Drive invention disclosure processes with R&D and participate in IP review meetings
• Draft claims and direct outside counsel in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications
• Collaborate with Beckman Coulters global intellectual property team

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelors degree or higher from an accredited university in a scientific or technical discipline
• JD degree from an accredited law school and 4+ years of firm or in-house (highly preferred) legal experience in Intellectual Property
• Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and an active member of at least one state bar.

• Experience with contract drafting and negotiation, with an emphasis on intellectual property rights.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• In-house legal experience with R&D focus
• Bachelors degree or higher from an accredited university in Biology, Chemistry or Biochemistry

At Beckman Coulter Diagnostics we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Beckman Coulter Diagnostics can provide.

The salary range OR the hourly range for this role is $150,000-170,000 USD. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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