Intellectual Property Administrator

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2 Locations
Remote
Mid level
Healthtech • Biotech
The Role
The Intellectual Property Administrator will manage patent and trademark prosecution processes, coordinate with internal and external legal counsel, ensure compliance with filing deadlines, administer document processes for IP files, and enhance workflows within the company.
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Erasca is a clinical-stage precision oncology company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing medicines for the benefit of patients with cancer. Our programs take novel approaches to shutting down one of cancer’s most commonly mutated signaling cascades, the RAS/MAPK pathway, which affects approximately 5.5 million lives each year worldwide. The name “Erasca” has an important embedded meaning: it is a contraction of our audacious hope to “erase cancer” that drives our mission and everything that we do on behalf of patients with cancer.

Intellectual Property Administrator

Position Summary: 

Reporting to the Executive Director of Intellectual Property, the IP Administrator will be a critical member of Erasca’s Intellectual Property team. The successful candidate will be positive, detail-oriented and able to work proactively and independently. This is an excellent opportunity to work in an innovative, fast-paced and collaborative environment.  

Note the position can be filled from 60-75% effort and may eventually grow to 100%.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:  

  • Coordinate with internal IP attorneys and outside counsel to ensure accurate docketing of Erasca’s domestic and foreign patent and trademark prosecution.  
  • Align with internal IP counsel to ensure visibility regarding all IP filing and conversion deadlines.  
  • Administer document execution and filing process for all IP files.  
  • Patent annuity payment management, with direct instruction responsibility to Erasca’s service provider.  
  • Working within Legal and with other departments and stakeholders, create and implement strong and efficient processes that are scalable and fit for purpose.   
  • Perform all duties in keeping with the Company’s core values, policies and all applicable regulations. 

Required Education and Experience: 

  • Bachelor’s degree required. Paralegal certificate preferred.  
  • At least four years of IP administration experience at a law firm and/or in-house legal department.  
  • First-hand experience with and knowledge of an IP docketing system.  
  • Current knowledge of requirements for domestic and foreign IP filings.  
  • Experience prioritizing workflow.  
  • Ability to perform effectively with little or no supervision and within established time limits and formal deadlines.  
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to manage and drive projects and tasks with extreme attention to detail.  
  • In-depth computer proficiency skills in MS Office suite and desire to master software and new applications.  
  • Strong written and oral communication proficiency.  
  • Excellent time management.  
  • High level of integrity and honesty.  
  • Ability to handle confidential matters with discretion. Ability to think creatively and work in a team environment.   
  • Strong learning orientation, curiosity, and commitment to science and patients.


The anticipated salary range for this position is $55.00 - 62.00 per hour. The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and length of experience within the job, type and length of experience within the industry, education, etcetera. In addition to base salary, the hired applicant will be eligible to receive an annual bonus and an equity grant at hire and annually in the form of the option to purchase stock in the future for a specified price.

Along with our casual, collaborative, and fun work and the chance to make your mark in our mission to erase cancer, Erasca offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes: Paid Time Off, Holiday, and Sick Leave, Medical, Dental and Vision Plans, Short- and Long-Term Disability, Basic and Voluntary Life/AD&D Coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA, HSA, and Commute), Critical Illness and Accident Coverage, Pet Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k) Plan with Erasca contribution, and the opportunity to participate in an Employee Stock Purchase Program. 

Erasca, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity Employer and takes pride in maintaining a diverse and inclusive environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of sex , race, religion, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation.

The Company
San Diego, CA
75 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2018

What We Do

Our mission at Erasca is embedded in our name: To erase cancer.

Energized by recent scientific discoveries and advances in drugging various biological drivers of cancer, we are committed to solving oncology’s hardest problems. We have assembled a proven team and joined forces with world-class collaborators who embrace our ambitious goals.

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