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Director of Intellectual Property

IntelligentMDx develops and manufactures tests, under regulatory compliance, for a broad range of molecular based systems for use in clinical diagnostics, drug development and applied science applications. Our mission is to rapidly translate the needs of the clinician, patient and partners into very specific, highly sensitive, robust clinically impactful tests, thus enabling caregivers worldwide to provide care with certainty^SM.

IntelligentMDx’s competitive advantage incorporates intelligent software with assay development and manufacturing expertise within a Quality System compliant with both ISO and FDA current regulations. Our uniquely integrated modular test development process provides clinically impactful and novel molecular testing solutions.  The company is working to use its proprietary “symptom-based diagnostics” approach for disease detection. Our goal is to provide the end users with “smart” tests that detect several related diseases at once – more quickly and more economically than current standard individual tests.  The quality and breadth of our product candidate pipeline, platform-agnostic approach, scientific team and strategic collaborations and partnerships is enabling us to become a fully integrated diagnostics company.

As a result of our growth, we have an immediate opening for a Director, Intellectual Property

Position Summary:

• Develop and maintain company patent applications, trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights, licensing and research agreements, publications and intellectual property aspects of contract and agreements.
• Prepares legal opinions and analyses of patents; reviews and drafts corporate documents, in conjunction with outside counsel. 
• Identifying potentially patentable subject matter and providing counsel on intellectual property matters and specific strategies as applicable.
• Evaluate the pre-patent filing review, providing advice to the company concerning patent viability of its inventions
• Evaluates the validity of competitors’ patents and potential company product infringement upon valid patents of competitors.
• Provide general legal advice and represent the company in matters relating to intellectual property law.
• Working with outside counsel, assist in drafting, negotiating and finalizing a wide variety of contracts, including clinical study agreements, confidentiality/nondisclosure agreements, service agreements and research agreements.

• A minimum of 4- 6 years of prior work experience in filing and evaluating biotechnology patent applications, preferably in the diagnostics area.
• J.D. from an accredited U. S. Law School
• Admission to the state bar
• Ability to be a team player and work collaboratively to achieve corporate goals.
• Excellent ability to exercise discretion and sound judgment in decision making.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to direct and manage various tactical initiatives in a strategically integrated manner.
• Ability to thrive in a challenging, fast-paced and constantly changing environment.

If you are the type of individual who enjoys working in a fast paced team focused environment and welcomes the opportunity to tackle challenging problems, this may be the right opportunity for you.

IMD is a privately held company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  Learn more about us by accessing our website at www.intelligentmd.com.

Please send your resume and salary requirements to careers@intelligentmd.com.