Intellectual Property – Life Sciences Junior Associate

Max 5 yrs required

Full-time

No

**Law Firm – Junior Associate – Intellectual Property – Life Sciences**

**Job Description**

Law Firm is seeking an experienced Junior Associate to join the Intellectual Property Practice in the Life Sciences group. The ideal candidate will have an undergraduate or graduate life science degree (biological, chemical, or structural biology) as well as substantial course work or work experience involving computational biology, statistics or advanced mathematics.

**Responsibilities**

- Draft and prosecute patent applications
- Assist clients in developing and executing global patent strategies
- Prepare opinions and other intellectual property counseling
- Identify opportunities to leverage IP assets
- Analyze potential infringement of patent rights
- Work with clients to develop strategies to protect IP interests
- Assist in the preparation of briefs and other documents for litigation
- Assist in the preparation of expert reports on patent infringement
- Analyze patent portfolios and conduct due diligence

**Requirements**

- Undergraduate or graduate life science degree (biological, chemical, or structural biology)
- Substantial course work or work experience involving computational biology, statistics or advanced mathematics
- Ability to read and understand computer source code in one or more programming languages
- Excellent academic credentials
- Strong research, writing, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
- Illinois bar membership

**Compensation and Benefits**

Law Firm offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including health and dental insurance, 401(k) plan, life insurance, and long-term disability insurance.

Law Firm is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

**Law Firm – Junior Associate – Intellectual Property – Life Sciences**

Law Firm is looking for a Junior Associate with an undergraduate or graduate life science degree (biological, chemical, or structural biology) and substantial course work or work experience involving computational biology, statistics or advanced mathematics to join the Intellectual Property Practice in the Life Sciences group.

The successful candidate must possess excellent academic credentials and strong research, writing, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills. Illinois bar membership is required for any associate candidates.

**Key Responsibilities**

- Draft and prosecute patent applications
- Assist clients in developing and executing global patent strategies
- Prepare opinions and other intellectual property counseling
- Identify opportunities to leverage IP assets
- Analyze potential infringement of patent rights
- Work with clients to develop strategies to protect IP interests
- Assist in the preparation of briefs and other documents for litigation
- Assist in the preparation of expert reports on patent infringement
- Analyze patent portfolios and conduct due diligence

**Requirements**

- Undergraduate or graduate life science degree (biological, chemical, or structural biology)
- Substantial course work or work experience involving computational biology, statistics or advanced mathematics
- Ability to read and understand computer source code in one or more programming languages
- Excellent academic credentials
- Strong research, writing, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
- Illinois bar membership

**Compensation and Benefits**

Law Firm offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including health and dental insurance, 401(k) plan, life insurance, and long-term disability insurance.

Law Firm is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Law Firm is seeking a highly motivated Junior Associate to join the Intellectual Property Practice in the Life Sciences group. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced and dynamic team of IP professionals in Chicago.

The ideal candidate must have an undergraduate or graduate life science degree (biological, chemical, or structural biology) as well as substantial course work or work experience involving computational biology, statistics or advanced mathematics, such as data reduction techniques (., principal component analysis, t-SNE, etc.), machine learning (., regression, neural networks, artificial intelligence, etc.), discovery of classifiers (., support vector machines, decision trees, kernel analysis, etc.), Bayesian analysis, or other computational optimization problems (., minimization of a target function through simulated annealing, etc.). The ideal candidate will be able to read and understand computer source code in one or more programming languages such as Python. Knowledge of next generation sequencing techniques is not required but would be beneficial.

Further, candidates must possess excellent academic credentials and strong research, writing, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills. We value collegiality and diversity among our staff and seek to make the practice both professionally and personally rewarding. Illinois bar membership is required for any associate candidates.

**Job Summary**

Law Firm is seeking an experienced Junior Associate to join the Intellectual Property Practice in the Life Sciences group. The ideal candidate will have an undergraduate or graduate life science degree (biological, chemical, or structural biology) as well as substantial course work or work experience involving computational biology, statistics or advanced mathematics, such as data reduction techniques (., principal component analysis, t-SNE, etc.), machine learning (e

Computational Biology, Statistics, Advanced Mathematics, Data Reduction Techniques, Machine Learning, Support Vector Machines, Decision Trees, Kernel Analysis, Bayesian Analysis, Programming Languages (Python), Next Generation Sequencing Techniques, Research, Writing, Communication, Interpersonal, Organizational

Undergraduate or Graduate Life Science Degree

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Qualification and Experience Undergraduate or Graduate Life Science Degree (Biological, Chemical, or Structural Biology)

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