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About the job

Our Team:

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible.

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Join Sanofi in one of our corporate functions and you can play a vital part in the performance of our entire business while helping to make an impact on millions around the world. As Patent Attorney Biology/Biotech  (all genders) within our Global Biologics Patent team in Sanofi´s Global Intellectual Property Department, based in Frankfurt, you will be dedicated to all aspects of patent protection for a diverse range of programs across Sanofi's global business units in the biologics area. You will advise on a wide range of intellectual property matters, including patent preparation and prosecution, worldwide patent portfolio management, overall IP strategy, patentability, and freedom-to-operate analyses.

Main responsibilities:

• Interact with clients (including Research & Development, platform and project management, Business Development) in Europe and in the US on a daily basis to provide client counselling and proactively solicit invention disclosures.

• Proactively counsel clients about IP strategy related to client’s business.

• Prepare, file and prosecute EPO, US and foreign patent applications in biologics area.

• Provide patentability evaluation of IP related to internal or external projects.

• Conduct, direct and analyze searches and render opinions on freedom-to-operate and on validity, non-infringement and design-around of third-party patents.

• Manage post grant proceedings, such as oppositions, litigation.

• Participate in the drafting, reviewing and negotiation of agreements covering intellectual property rights.

• Review proposed research papers and other publications for any impact on patent estate.

• Develop and maintain an appropriate network inside Sanofi’s Biologics Business Units and Global IP group.

About you

• Experience:

  • Ideally 10 years of patent law experience gained in-house or in a law firm

  • Mandatory requirement is experience in handling complex biologics IP matters, such as antibodies, peptides, and/or nucleic acids, and in the field of biologics platform activities.

  • Experience in handling EPO oppositions and appeals, with good advocacy skills, would be a plus.

• Soft and technical skills:

  • A motivated proactive person, exhibiting initiative to contribute to the team in more ways than mere handling of assigned projects.

  • Able to independently handle drafting and prosecution of patent applications.

  • Excellent communication skills and agility working with a team of global colleagues.

• Education:

  • Graduate degree (Diploma, Master, PhD) in a biological or biochemistry science, ideally with PhD.

  • European Patent Attorney qualification is mandatory with ideally at least 2-3 years post-EQE experience

  • German Patent Attorney qualification would be a plus

• Languages: Fluent in German and English.

Why choose us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.

• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.

• Benefit from a well-thought-out benefits package that rewards your contribution and commitment.

• We take care of you and your family with a wide range of health and social such as high-quality healthcare, numerous prevention programs and coverage for long-term illness. Our 14-week paid family leave for both parents is outstanding as well as a wide range of childcare benefits.

• Start your career at an attractive location in the center of Germany and experience our modern working environment and benefit from hybrid, flexible working time models.

Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.

Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.

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