Director, Intellectual Property
Job Location: Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA
Job Requisition ID: 13776
Join our global diversified pharmaceutical company enriching lives through our relentless drive to deliver better health outcomes to our patients. We are all in it together to make a difference. Be a part of a culture that doesn’t just wait for change but actively creates it—where your skills and values drive our collective progress and impact.
This role will join the global intellectual property group within Bausch Health’s legal team, located at our Bridgewater, NJ office. The candidate will support various aspects of the Bausch Health intellectual property group, with a primary focus on developing and cultivating key aspects of Bausch Health’s patent portfolio and ensuring the protection of new innovations.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the preparation, filing, and prosecution of Bausch Health patent applications in various jurisdictions with a primary focus on Solta Medical (an affiliate of Bausch Health), which is a global leader in energy-based, aesthetic medical devices. Involves the marshalling of internal resources and directing domestic and international external counsel.
• Support management of the patent prosecution and maintenance budget, including forecasting and optimizing costs associated with external counsel.
• Collaborate with R&D, medical affairs, and other business stakeholders to identify and protect key innovations.
• Collaborate with our business development teams to support IP diligence for new opportunities and alliances. Advise on freedom-to-operate, patentability, and enforcement.
• Support Bausch Health IP litigation efforts in collaboration with external counsel.
• Counsel business clients on IP related issues as they may arise.

Qualifications :

• Required Education
• A JD degree is required. Must be licensed to practice in at least one state. Must be admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
• An undergraduate degree in electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, biochemistry, chemistry, chemical engineering, or similar technical degree is required. An advanced degree (MS or PhD) is preferred.
• Skills
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically about the preparation, development, and management of a patent portfolio in relation to a company’s products/pipeline.
• Demonstrated ability to correlate IP strategy to the achievement of a stated business objective.
• Demonstrated ability to present complex legal or technical issues in a direct and simple manner.
• Experience
• Minimum 3 years practicing patent law (law firm experience preferred) in the medical device, chemical, and/or pharmaceutical field is required.
• Experience preparing and prosecuting patent applications, both domestic and international.
• Experience providing IP support and diligence for M&A transactions and licensing.
• Experience negotiating and drafting IP agreements.
• Experience generating and reviewing opinions relating to patent infringement, validity, and enforceability.
• Experience preparing and prosecuting trademark registration applications is preferred, though not required.
• Experience working well with, and relating to, company personnel at all levels is required. Experience working with senior management/C-suite is preferred.

The range of starting base pay for this role is 213K - 292K. Actual starting pay will be based on a wide range of factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, qualifications, education and location. In addition to base pay, this position is eligible for participation in either (i) our annual bonus program or (ii) a sales incentive plan.
Benefits package includes a comprehensive Medical (includes Prescription Drug), Dental, Vision, , Flexible Spending Accounts, 401(k) with matching company contribution, discretionary time off, paid sick time, tuition reimbursement, parental leave, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, paid holidays, employee referral bonuses and employee discounts.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. EOE Disability/Veteran. We are committed to building diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve, and we strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates collaboration.

• Oversee the preparation, filing, and prosecution of Bausch Health patent applications in various jurisdictions with a primary focus on Solta Medical (an affiliate of Bausch Health), which is a global leader in energy-based, aesthetic medical devices. Involves the marshalling of internal resources and directing domestic and international external counsel.
• Support management of the patent prosecution and maintenance budget, including forecasting and optimizing costs associated with external counsel.
• Collaborate with R&D, medical affairs, and other business stakeholders to identify and protect key innovations.
• Collaborate with our business development teams to support IP diligence for new opportunities and alliances. Advise on freedom-to-operate, patentability, and enforcement.
• Support Bausch Health IP litigation efforts in collaboration with external counsel.
• Counsel business clients on IP related issues as they may arise