At Veracyte, we offer exciting career opportunities for those interested in joining a pioneering team that is committed to transforming cancer care for patients across the globe. Working at Veracyte – whether it be in one of our labs, corporate offices, the field – enables our employees to not only make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients, but to also learn and grow within a results-driven environment that values innovation, collaboration, and compassion.
The Position:
The IP Counsel is responsible for research collaboration agreements, license agreements, invention harvesting, patent portfolio management, and assisting with freedom-to-operate analyses and IP litigation. Other key responsibilities will include:
- Partnering closely with Veracyte’s R&D department
- Supporting contracting for all R&D collaborations
- Building out Veracyte’s patent program
- Leading Veracyte’s patent committee meetings
- Managing outside IP counsel
- Overflow support for Contracts Counsel
This position will report to the Deputy General Counsel based in San Francisco. Occasional travel to R&D meetings in South San Francisco or San Diego offices encouraged. Applicants will be considered for the IP Counsel role, an Associate Director level position. Applicants with significant years of legal experience will be considered for the Sr. IP Counsel role, a Director level position.
Qualifications:
- JD (or equivalent) with active bar membership, with at least 5 years of legal experience
- Life sciences technology transactions (diagnostic, medical device, CRO, biotech or pharma) experience required
- Law firm training in technology transactions practice strongly preferred
- Patent bar preferred
- Project management experience preferred
- Exceptional legal drafting skills with an affinity for using language to achieve compromise
- Ability to analyze complex business and legal issues/risks in order to advance practical solutions
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to take a business and client-focused approach to difficult decisions – including thinking “outside the box” on practical solutions
- Able to engage team members in order to achieve objectives
- Strong prioritization skills; ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced environment
Who You Are:
- You have initiative, enthusiasm, and resourcefulness
- You are a team player with a passion for collaboration and patient care
- Rather than saying “no,” you work with your business partners in a collaborative way to find solutions where solutions can be found
- You are open to growth and learning, and are not afraid to fail and take calculated and appropriate risk by balancing risk with business judgment
- You take pride in developing and enabling the best work of your colleagues. You support; you do not put down
- You are driven to partner and put the work in to build respectful relationships up front
- You are driven to be a great partner and forge long-lasting relationships with the people you work across the table from
- You work hard and want to have fun while you do so. You celebrate wins and remember to enjoy the journey as we grow together and as a company
- You thrive on intellectual debate and you are not threatened by it – you understand we act as a team and challenge each other respectfully to get to the best decision
- You are fundamentally a good partner and a good human
#LI-Hybrid, or #LI-Remote
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, etc. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units. Veracyte is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states.
Pay range
$192,000—$220,000 USD
What We Can Offer You
Veracyte is a growing company that offers significant career opportunities if you are curious, driven, patient-oriented and aspire to help us build a great company. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, and are committed to fostering an inclusive workforce, where diverse backgrounds are represented, engaged, and empowered to drive innovative ideas and decisions. We are proud to have been named a “Bay Area Top Workplace” for 11 years in a row by the Bay Area News Group and “Best Places to Work in San Diego” in 2023 by the San Diego Business Journal.
About Veracyte
Veracyte (Nasdaq: VCYT) is a global genomic diagnostics company that improves patient care by providing answers to clinical questions, informing diagnosis and treatment decisions throughout the patient journey in cancer and other diseases. The company’s growing menu of genomic tests leverage advances in genomic science and technology, enabling patients to avoid risky, costly diagnostic procedures and quicken time to appropriate treatment. The company’s tests in lung cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer, thyroid cancer, bladder cancer and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis are available to patients and its lymphoma subtyping and renal cancer tests are in development. With Veracyte’s exclusive global license to a best-in-class diagnostics instrument platform, the company is positioned to deliver its tests to patients worldwide. Veracyte is based in South San Francisco, California. For more information, please visit www.veracyte.com and follow the company on X (Formerly Twitter).
Veracyte, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability status. Veracyte participates in E-Verify in the United States. View our CCPA Disclosure Notice.
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What We Do
Veracyte is a global diagnostics company that empowers clinicians with the high-value insights they need to guide and assure patients at pivotal moments in the race to diagnose and treat cancer.
Our growing menu of diagnostic tests answers important clinical questions to help patients avoid risky, costly procedures and interventions, and accelerate time to appropriate treatment
