Senior Assistant General Counsel - IP

Senior Assistant General Counsel - IP

Position Summary:

Catalent, Inc. is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) whose mission is to develop, manufacture, and supply products that help people live better and healthier lives. Catalent is dedicated to delivering unparalleled service to pharma, biotech, and consumer health customers, supporting product development, launch, and full life-cycle supply. With time-tested experience in development sciences, delivery technologies, and multi-modality manufacturing, Catalent supports the acceleration of development programs and the launch of more than a hundred new products every year. Powered by thousands of scientists and technicians and the latest technology platforms at more than 40 global sites, Catalent supplies billions of doses of life-enhancing and life-saving treatments for patients annually.

This is a full-time salaried position: Monday – Friday.

Our Bridgewater, NJ location is the corporate headquarters for Catalent Pharma Solutions.

Catalent Pharma Solutions is seeking a highly skilled and experienced IP Counsel to join our legal team. The Senior Assistant General Counsel – IP will be a key member of the Legal & Compliance Department, reporting to Associate General Counsel (Corporate and IP), and responsible for managing and protecting all aspects of Catalent’s intellectual property portfolio, including patents, trademarks, and trade secrets, and ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations.

Additionally, the Senior Assistant General Counsel – IP will liaise as needed with each of Catalent’s business units and functions to support with IP issues, and serve as partner to our commercial groups, providing advice on and assistance with negotiating and documenting the intellectual property aspects of all commercial relationships and mergers and acquisition matters.

Catalent is committed to a Patient First culture through excellence in quality and compliance, and to the safety of every patient, consumer, and Catalent employee.

The Role:

Develop and implement strategies to protect and enhance the company’s intellectual property assets

Draft, review, and negotiate IP-related agreements, including licensing agreements,

confidentiality agreements, collaboration and joint development agreements, as well as support with the structuring and negotiating the intellectual property sections in the manufacturing, packaging, development, purchase, supply, license, and master service agreements

Advise business unit personnel with respect to intellectual property policies and issues, including validity, infringement, “ethical walls,” and inventorship

Oversee the preparation, filing, and prosecution of patent applications; manage patent portfolios and coordinate with external patent counsel

Handle trademark clearance, registration, and enforcement; manage trademark portfolios and coordinate with external trademark counsel

Provide, and work with external counsel on advice concerning freedom to operate, validity, infringement, enforceability, and related matters

Oversee intellectual property litigation as needed; assist in merger and acquisition activity

Review and revise external communications on all commercial matters and scientific publications from an IP perspective

10% global travel expectations annually

Other duties as assigned

The Candidate:

Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school, required

Minimum 6+ years of intellectual property experience with a well-established law firm and/or corporate legal department, with a focus on pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or other regulated industry legal matters

Admission to practice in the appropriate New York, New Jersey, or Pennsylvania ( in-house admission is acceptable), required

Fluency in French, German, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish, preferred

Individual may be required to sit, stand, walk regularly and occasionally lift 0-15 pounds

Why You Should Join Catalent:

Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process

Diverse, inclusive culture

152 hours of PTO + 8 paid holidays

Several Employee Resource Groups focusing on D&I

Dynamic, fast-paced work environment

Positive working environment focusing on continually improving processes to remain innovative

Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives

Community engagement and green initiatives

Generous 401K match

Medical, dental and vision benefits effective day one of employment

Tuition Reimbursement

WellHub - program to promote overall physical wellness

Perkspot - offers exclusive or private discounts from approximately 900+ merchants in a wide array of categories

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career! Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference.

personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.

Visit Catalent Careers to explore career opportunities.

Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you may submit your request by sending an email, and confirming your request for an accommodation and include the job number, title and location to . This option is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability. Information received will be processed by a U.S. Catalent employee and then routed to a local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate consideration in the application or hiring process.

Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Catalent Pharma Solutions (Catalent) is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. Resumes submitted to any Catalent employee by a third party agency and/or search firm without a valid written & signed search agreement, will become the sole property of Catalent. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.

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