Functional Goal:

Responsible for IP strategy for a selection of biosimilar products, reporting to Senior Vice President Patents, Biopharma.

Main Tasks:

• Responsible for the global IP strategy for several biosimilar products at various stages in development and launch.

• Manage and participate in patent challenge work including patent litigation, oppositions, and patent-linkage proceedings.

• Draft Freedom to Operate (FTO) opinions and monitor & organise competitor IP landscapes.

• Work closely with cross‐functional project teams to guide the design of biosimilar products, formulations and manufacturing processes having FTO.

• Collaborate in aligning the strategies of IP, regulatory, supply and commercial to devise routes to key markets.

Other Tasks:

• Devise life cycle management and creative IP strategies for biosimilar assets, including capturing patentable inventions, drafting and prosecuting patent applications.

• Assist in due diligence and licensing deals.

• Support the professional development of junior IP attorneys and provide training to non-IP professionals.

• Manage prosecution of patent portfolio covering inventions in the biopharma field and injection device field.

Location:

• Eysins, Switzerland.

Qualification profile:

• European Patent Attorney,

• At least 10 years’ experience working in intellectual property,

• BSc Degree in the field of Medical Sciences,

• PhD in Life Sciences is desirable.

• A clear presentation style. Able to distil complex IP issues and extract key facts and advice to communicate to management.

• Attention to detail. Willing to get into the details of the prior art and inventions and to build technical expertise in these areas.

• A team player. Strong interpersonal skills; enjoys working closely with non-IP professionals to support the interplay between IP and various aspects of the business.

• Creative and strategic. Motivated to challenge the norms in the new and evolving IP world of biosimilars.