Patent Counsel

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Site Name: Belgium-Wavre

Posted Date: Dec 6 2022

Are you a newly qualified or finals standard Patent Attorney with a biotech background seeking a new role within the industry? If so, we would love to hear from you!

This is a rare opportunity to work at the heart of a science-led, global healthcare company – interacting directly with business leaders and clients, with the ability to influence the overall IP strategy.

This role will provide you with the opportunity to lead key activities to progress your career. In this role, you will:

• File and prosecute patent applications to secure exclusivity for R&D investments and advising on the interplay between patents and non-patent exclusivity.
• Work directly with clients within the GSK business and communicate with patent offices and foreign agents.
• Provide legal advice and influence internal clients in order to avert legal risks, by proposing creative, strategic IP advice.
• Analyse FTO issues and complex third-party situations.
• Work on teams responsible for evaluating and mitigating risks to our IP through opposition and litigation
• Provide support to Business Development for both in and out-licensing opportunities, including performing due diligence on proposed business transactions and negotiating legal agreements with internal and external parties.
  
  

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Newly qualified Patent Attorney (EPA and/or CPA or equivalent national qualification) or finals standard (part qualified, with at least pre-EQE)
• Good degree in life sciences, biology, biochemistry or similar
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Prior experience within the biopharmaceutical industry
• Experience in drafting and/or prosecuting biopharmaceutical patent applications
• A team player with strong interpersonal, negotiating, analytical and problem-solving skills
  
  

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years.

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

If you have a disability and require assistance during the course of the selection process, you will have the opportunity to let us know what specific assistance you require in order to make suitable arrangements.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years.

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a workplace where everyone can feel a sense of belonging and thrive as set out in our Equal and Inclusive Treatment of Employees policy. We’re committed to being more proactive at all levels so that our workforce reflects the communities we work and hire in, and our GSK leadership reflects our GSK workforce.

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