Manage Azenta's global patent portfolio, including developing and maintaining an in-depth understanding of the portfolio's strengths, gaps, and strategic opportunities relative to the company's current and future product roadmap and business trajectory.
Oversee and lead the company's IP Steering Committee, facilitating cross-functional patent review meetings to evaluate invention disclosures, prioritize filings, and align IP investment with strategic business direction.
Drive patent harvesting and invention mining activities by engaging proactively with R&D and engineering teams to identify patentable innovations, solicit invention disclosures, and conduct inventor interviews.
Select, retain, and manage outside patent counsel for global prosecution activities, maintaining focus on quality, strategic alignment, cost control, and timely execution.
Oversee the preparation, filing, prosecution, and maintenance of patent and trademark applications worldwide, both through direct oversight and through management of outside counsel.
Freedom to Operate & Risk Management
Conduct and oversee freedom-to-operate (FTO) analyses in support of new product launches, technology development initiatives, and commercial activities to ensure Azenta can operate without infringing third-party IP rights.
Develop, coordinate, and review IP search and analysis projects, including patentability, validity, landscape, FTO, and product clearance analyses.
Monitor the competitive patent landscape in Azenta's key technology and market areas, identifying potential risks and opportunities and advising leadership accordingly.
IP Enforcement & Litigation
Identify and assess potential infringement of Azenta's IP rights by competitors and other third parties; develop and execute enforcement strategies, including cease-and-desist actions, licensing negotiations, and litigation when appropriate.
Support and manage IP-related litigation, including patent infringement actions, inter partes reviews (IPRs), post-grant proceedings, and foreign oppositions, in coordination with outside litigation counsel.
Provide IP litigation support, including claim construction analysis, infringement and inv
Benefits
Health insurance
Additional Information
Azenta Inc.
At Azenta, new ideas, new technologies and new ways of thinking are driving our future. Our customer focused culture encourages employees to embrace innovation and challenge the status quo with novel thinking and collaborative work relationships.
All we accomplish is grounded in our core values of Customer Focus, Achievement, Accountability, Teamwork, Employee Value and Integrity
Job Title
Sr. Counsel, Intellectual Property
Job Description
About Azenta
At Azenta, new ideas, new technologies and new ways of thinking are driving our future. Our customer-focused culture encourages employees to embrace innovation and challenge the status quo with novel thinking and collaborative work relationships.
Azenta Life Sciences is a global leader in the life sciences space with headquarters in Burlington, MA, and offices and operations worldwide. We are a market leader in automated bio sample management solutions and genomic services across areas such as drug development, clinical and advanced cell therapies for the industry's top pharmaceutical, biotech, academic and healthcare institutions globally. We provide unparalleled capabilities with our lab analysis, sample management and storage services, informatics software, and consumables, with the largest installed base managing millions of samples globally.
Position Summary
The Sr. Counsel, Intellectual Property is a senior individual contributor responsible for the strategic management, protection, and enforcement of Azenta's global intellectual property portfolio. This role encompasses the full spectrum of IP disciplines (utility and design patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and copyrights), spans the complete IP lifecycle from procurement through enforcement and monetization, and collaborates cross-functionally to ensure our freedom to operate and secure contractually sound positions with suppliers, customers, and technology partners.
Reporting to the Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, the Sr. Counsel, IP will serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, R&D, product management, and business development teams on all IP matters. The successful candidate will be a proactive, strategic thinker who combines deep technical IP expertise with strong business acumen, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage a high volume of work with efficiency and sound judgment.
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