Patent specialist & head of patents

We are seeking a Senior Patent Specialist to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will play a key role in managing and expanding our company's global patent portfolio. This position requires a proactive and detail-oriented professional with a strong legal and scientific patent background, extensive patent law knowledge, and exceptional leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities
You will lead the filing and prosecution of the company’s patent portfolio.
You will defend patent applications on several countries across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.
You will help implement and optimize a database to document all the company’s patents.
You will need to train and update junior members of the team to current patent practice.
You will conduct background searches for new patents and help write new patent applications.

Required skills.
High argumentative skills
Negotiation skills
Critical thinking skills
Proactive
Leadership
Highly organized
Teamwork
Assertive communication skills

Required training.
Attorney at Law, Specialist in Patent Law and Scientific Law
Lawyer bachelor's degree or chemistry, chemical engineering, pharmaceutical chemistry or pharmacy, Biochemistry, related degrees with in-depth knowledge of patent and intellectual property laws. Master’s degree preferred.
At least three years of working experience: as a patent attorney, patent advisor or assessor.
Knowledge in patent law and patent practice. Ideally experience in filling and prosecuting patent applications in: The United States of America, the European Union, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, India, Japan.
Working experience prosecuting patent applications in the pharmaceutical field. Optional: knowledge on computer-based inventions and artificial intelligence, knowledge on the European Unitary Patent.
Some knowledge in trademark law.
Second language: English, B1 level or above.

About IGC Pharma (dba IGC):
IGC Pharma is an AI-powered, clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing innovative treatments for Alzheimer's disease and transforming patient care with fast-acting, safe, and effective solutions. Our portfolio includes the TGR family, including TGR-63, which targets amyloid plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer's. The IGC-C and IGC-M platforms are advancing in preclinical studies, focusing on metabolic disorders, tau proteins, early plaque formation, and multiple disease hallmarks. Our lead therapeutic candidate, IGC-AD1, is a cannabinoid-based treatment currently in a Phase 2 trial for agitation in dementia associated with Alzheimer's (clinicaltrials.gov, NCT05543681). Clinical data for IGC-AD1 demonstrated that it has the potential to transform patient care by offering faster-acting and more effective relief compared to traditional medications. Additionally, our AI models are designed to predict potential biomarkers for the early detection of Alzheimer's, optimize clinical trials, and predict receptor affinity, among others. With 28 patent filings and a commitment to innovation, IGC Pharma is dedicated to advancing pharmaceutical treatments and improving the lives of those affected by Alzheimer's and related conditions.

About IGC Pharma SAS:
IGC Pharma SAS, is based in Bogota and is a subsidiary of an NYSE-listed U.S. start-up development-stage pharmaceutical company that focuses on preventing and managing Alzheimer’s and other CNS diseases. We also develop, manufacture, and over-the-counter market products for women’s health. We are an exciting, young, diverse workplace with excellent benefits, including travel to the U.S., training, competitive salary, bachata classes, hiking trips, Mysore coffee, and oolong tea. We practice a purpose-driven adhocracy culture. This position is based in Bogota.

Are you this person?
Are you a highly talented, collaborative, intelligent, compassionate, committed, well-traveled, self-driven individual with leadership qualities, a passion for working in health care, a calling to help make lives better and driven by numbers?

Profesional

Universitaria

Derecho Abogado

2 años de experiencia

1 Vacante