About this role
Location: Eysins, Switzerland, or remote from anywhere in Switzerland. Functional Goal: Support the business on all patent related questions to enable product launches. Main Tasks: Manage multi-country patent litigations; Oversee the global IP strategy for several biosimilar products at various stages of development and launch; Provide timely and accurate legal advice to senior management on complex IP landscapes to support business decisions; Manage the prosecution of a patent portfolio covering inventions in the biopharma and injection device fields; Engage in patent challenge work, including European patent oppositions; Draft Freedom to Operate (FTO) opinions and monitor competitor IP landscapes; Work closely with cross-functional project teams to guide the FTO design of biosimilar products; Align IP, regulatory, supply, and commercial strategies to devise routes to key markets.
Other Tasks: Develop 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; Provide training to non-IP professionals. Qualification profile: Bachelor’s degree in the life sciences field or biochemistry field, expertise in chemistry would be beneficial; Licensed as a European Patent Attorney or US Patent Attorney; 10 years of experience in intellectual property Skills: Fluency in English; German and/or French would be beneficial.