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Patent Agent
Hologic
Marlborough, MA, United States
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At Hologic, we’re an innovative medical technology company that enables healthier lives everywhere, every day. We are also a company that prospers and grows, which is why we’ve been able to expand our offerings to empower even more people and champion women’s health
What powers our growth across Breast & Skeletal Health, Diagnostics, GYN Surgical and Medical Aesthetics Solutions is also what differentiates us: the exceptional and clinically proven capacity of our products to detect, diagnose and treat illnesses and other health conditions earlier and better. This clinical superiority creates high expectations, which we fulfill by continually challenging ourselves to improve health through better technology, education and market access.
None of this would be possible without the talent and passion of our employees. Together, our expertise and dedication to developing and sharing more robust, science-based certainty drives our global presence and a promising pipeline that responds to the unmet health and wellness needs of women, families and communities.
We are currently looking for a registered patent agent with approximately 3 to 5 years of experience as a practicing patent agent to help support the intellectual property needs of Hologic’s Breast and Skeletal Health Solutions Division. This is a new position that has been added to help support a fast-paced and growing division of the company.
Responsibilities of this role include:
• Manage all aspects of US and foreign prosecution including drafting applications and responses to Office Actions and/or coordinating outside counsel on same.
• Manage intake of Patent clearance study requests and conduct searches for Freedom to Operate assessments.
• Manage intake of invention disclosures and review disclosures for patentability, including conducting patentability searches.
• Conduct infringement and invalidity studies in support of litigation, as well as support other aspects of litigation.
• Manage docket and database management and coordinate the distribution of employee patent awards.
• Train engineers and other stakeholders on patent issues, and work closely with same on review and evaluation of patents, such as surveillance and clearance activities.
• Perform all other related duties as directed.
Education and Experience:
• Bachelor’s Degree is required with a preference for a Master’s Degree in Engineering, Physics, or medical device design field.
• Minimum of 3 years of patent experience, either at a law firm or in-house.
• Preferred candidates have experience with medical device patent prosecution, as well as clearance and landscape searches and analysis.
• Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.
• Preferred candidates have experience with supporting M&A activity and/or IP litigations.
• Demonstrated excellent academic credentials and strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
To be successful in this role, it is important that you are innovative, inquisitive, collaborative, solution-oriented, business-minded, forward-thinking, adaptable, responsive, and capable of communicating effectively across technical and non-technical audiences. These skills are necessary because, at Hologic, the legal team does not function on the periphery. We are full members of our business teams and expected to contribute towards our shared business goals, always driving the business forward. In return for your contributions you will be embraced and supported by a team of smart, creative, hard-working and passionate colleagues dedicated to a purpose much higher than themselves.
Sound interesting? If so, we’d love to talk to you.
Agency and Third Party Recruiter Notice:
Agencies that submit a resume to Hologic must have a current executed Hologic Agency Agreement executed by a member of the Human Resource Department. In addition Agencies may only submit candidates to positions for which they have been invited to do so by a Hologic Recruiter. All resumes must be sent to the Hologic Recruiter under these terms or they will not be considered.
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