Life Sciences IP Attorney: Prosecution and Litigation

Job Juncture; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 260,000 - 365,000; Full time

Job summary

Job Juncture is seeking an IP Associate Attorney with a life sciences focus to join a leading international firm’s practice in Boston, Denver, New York, Palo Alto, or Washington, DC. This hybrid role emphasizes patent prosecution and litigation across biotech, pharma, gene therapy, medical devices, and digital health, with collaboration among highly specialized litigators and scientists.

The candidate should hold a JD from a top-tier law school, have a biology undergrad degree (PhD preferred),

Qualifications

• JD from a top-tier law school with an excellent academic record.
• Undergraduate degree in Biology or a closely related life sciences discipline.
• PhD in a life sciences field strongly preferred.
• Experience handling patents involving the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, gene therapy, medical device, and digital health industries.
• Experience with patent portfolio development and management.
• Familiarity with competitive landscape analyses, patentability assessments, and intellectual property strategy.
• Familiarity with inter partes review proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary legal teams.
• Large law firm or sophisticated intellectual property practice experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Represent clients in sophisticated life sciences patent prosecution and litigation matters.
• Assist with the development and management of domestic and international patent portfolios.
• Conduct patentability, freedom-to-operate, competitive landscape, and intellectual property analyses.
• Develop litigation strategies for complex patent disputes in federal district courts and other forums.
• Draft pleadings, motions, briefs, discovery requests, and other substantive litigation documents.
• Assist with fact and expert discovery, witness preparation, depositions, hearings, and trial preparation.
• Evaluate the potential impact of post-grant proceedings on related patent litigation.
• Collaborate with attorneys, scientists, technical specialists, and experts to analyze complex technologies and develop effective legal strategies.
• Work with colleagues across jurisdictions and practice areas to manage domestic and international intellectual property disputes.
• Advise clients on intellectual property strategy, portfolio development, enforcement, and protection.

Skills

Patent prosecution

Litigation strategy

Portfolio management

Inter partes review

Education

Top-tier law school JD

Biology undergrad

PhD in life sciences

Job description

Job Juncture is seeking an IP Associate Attorney with a life sciences focus to join a leading international firm’s practice in Boston, Denver, New York, Palo Alto, or Washington, DC. This hybrid role emphasizes patent prosecution and litigation across biotech, pharma, gene therapy, medical devices, and digital health, with collaboration among highly specialized litigators and scientists.

The candidate should hold a JD from a top-tier law school, have a biology undergrad degree (PhD preferred),