Senior Associate -Paralegal, Patent Operations

Job Description

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

What You Will Do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will provide paralegal support for the Patent Law group and be responsible for managing and maintaining patent prosecution dockets for U.S. and foreign patent portfolios. The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Reviewing and docketing patent prosecution correspondence from US and foreign patent offices;
• Sending filing instructions to outside associates; maintaining follow-up correspondence; and ensuring completion of all country specific formalities;
• Managing patent dockets, including determining and docketing critical dates for US and foreign patent offices;
• Preparing reports through IP Management Software (Anaqua);
• Serving as a resource to the Patent Department staff regarding U.S. and foreign patent law rules and regulations, including making presentations at patent staff meetings and researching country law requirements using online resources such as Kluwer IP;
• Coordinating international filings through the PCT, entering the national phase, as well as direct Paris Convention filings and EP validations;
• Managing payment of annuities;
• Reviewing documentation prior to submission to the U.S. and foreign Patent Offices;
• Reviewing formality documents including Assignments, Declarations, Powers of Attorney, and Statements of Use;
• Coordinating invention disclosure processing and review; and
• Creating, maintaining and auditing database records (Anaqua).
  
  

Win

What We Expect Of You

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The legal professional we seek is an individual with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Master’s degree/bachelor’s degree and 5-9 years of IP docketing experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate/baccalaureate degree or completion of an ABA-approved legal assistant/paralegal program
• 4+years intellectual property in biotechnology or pharmaceutical sector
• US and Foreign patent prosecution experience
• Proficiency with Anaqua docketing system
• Motivated self-starter with excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, such as oral and written communication skills.
• A demonstrated ability to solve complex technical problems and to work both independently and in cross-functional teams.
  
  

Thrive

What You Can Expect Of Us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development.