Patent Counsel

Why GSK?

GSK is committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver £40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on the health of billions of patients globally. Our Ahead Together strategy is centered on early intervention to prevent and alter the course of disease, thereby protecting people and supporting healthcare systems. Our diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines. Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch new, groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges.

The Opportunity

Join us as Patent Counsel and bring your legal expertise to a team passionate about advancing healthcare through science and technology. In this role, you will work closely with colleagues across research, development, and commercial teams to protect innovative ideas. We value clear communicators who are proactive and collaborative. At GSK, you will grow your career while making a meaningful impact by helping us stay ahead of disease together.

As Patent Counsel, you will build and manage patent portfolios and ensure freedom-to-operate for GSK’s therapeutics. Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Independently (with supervision and guidance from other attorneys in the department) build and manage patent portfolios related to cutting-edge pharmaceutical products.
• Draft and prosecute patent applications, including responding to office actions in the U.S., collaborating with patent colleagues in the UK, and working with local agents in non-U.S./non-European jurisdictions.
• Support the larger R&D organization, including client counseling, invention spotting, freedom-to-operate analysis, due diligence analysis and reporting, and identifying non-patent legal or business risks.
• Support the development, implementation, and adoption of AI-enabled tools for R&D and Intellectual Property (IP), including tools that enhance innovation, patent strategy, and IP workflows.
• Partner with Business Development, Legal, R&D, and Alliance Management to support strategic transactions and collaborations, including IP due diligence, deal structuring, negotiation of IP-related agreement provisions, and management of IP matters arising throughout the alliance lifecycle.
• Interact with major areas of the business including commercial, clinical, regulatory, business development, manufacturing and supply, and transactional groups.
• Support U.S. and non-U.S. litigation, oppositions, IPRs, and other judicial and non-judicial proceedings around the world.

Who You Are

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to join our team:

• U.S. law degree (juris doctorate) from an accredited law school and admitted to practice law in at least one U.S. state.
• An undergraduate degree in a life science field (e.g., biology, chemistry, pharmacy, or similar) from an accredited institution.
• Admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO bar admission).
• Minimum of 3 years of patent prosecution experience in a law firm or in-house patent department with significant experience drafting, filing, and prosecuting life science patent applications in U.S. and foreign jurisdictions.
• Ability to work at a GSK site in Upper Providence, PA, Durham, NC, or Rockville, MD two to three days per week.
• Ability to accommodate occasional, multi-day business trips (less than 10% of working days).

Preferred Qualifications:

We would prefer candidates with one or more of the following qualifications:

• Significant experience drafting patent applications directed to large or small molecule therapeutics (antibodies, chemical compounds, oligonucleotides, vaccines), and related processes, formulations, methods of use and the like.
• Advanced life science degree and/or at least three years of experience working as a biomedical research scientist, medicinal chemist, or similar.
• Experience conducting freedom-to-operate assessments for commercial products or products in development.
• Comfort using, or willingness to incorporate, AI tools and systems to increase workplace efficiency.
• Ability to communicate effectively and confidently with R&D clients, business partners, and senior management.
• Ability to work well with an international, multicultural team located in different jurisdictions and time zones.

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Skills

Business Law, Digital Literacy, Influencing Without Authority, Learning Agility, Legal Strategies, Patent Applications• If you are based in Cambridge, MA; Waltham, MA; Rockville, MD; or San Francisco, CA, the annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges $171,600 to $286,000. The US salary ranges take into account a number of factors including work location within the US market, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position offers an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. Available benefits include health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and paid caregiver/parental and medical leave. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process.

Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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