Patent Agent, Health Technology

The Johnson & Johnson Law Department is recruiting for a Patent Agent to be based in the San Francisco Bay Area. This position will report to one of Johnson & Johnson’s Senior Patent Counsel and will interface with patent attorneys and R&D members that are supporting the digital health efforts of Johnson & Johnson, particularly with respect to the convergence of data science, therapeutics, medical devices, and robotics to elevate the standard of medical care that patients receive across the globe.

Caring for the world, one person at a time has inspired and united the people of Johnson & Johnson for over 134 years. We embrace research and science - bringing innovative ideas, products and services to advance the health and well-being of people. Employees of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies work with partners in health care to touch the lives of over a billion people every day, throughout the world.

With $82.6 billion in 2020 sales, Johnson & Johnson is the world's most comprehensive and broadly-based manufacturer of health care products, as well as a provider of related services, for the consumer, pharmaceutical, and medical devices markets. There are more than 265 Johnson & Johnson operating companies employing approximately 134,500 people and with products touching the lives of over a billion people every day, throughout the world. If you have the talent and desire to touch the world, Johnson & Johnson has the career opportunities to help make it happen.

Thriving on a diverse company culture, celebrating the uniqueness of our employees and committed to inclusion. Proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

As a Patent Agent you will:

• Oversee the preparation and prosecution patent applications and recommend patent filing strategies in coordination with inside and outside counsel, and R&D team members.

• Harvest invention disclosures and coordinate patent review board meetings.

• Conduct prior art searches for patentability and validity analyses.

• Conduct patent due diligence studies with working attorneys.

• Monitor patent families of interest.

• Review competitor materials in preparation for both offensive and defensive litigation strategies.

• Communicate with business units across the organization to harmonize patent processes in a manner consistent with the organization’s overall objectives.

• Provide solutions to a wide range of difficult technical and IP problems.

• Work under general direction and determine/develop various approaches to recommended solutions.

• Other responsibilities may be assigned.

• BS degree in Engineering or technical area (with a strong preference for those with Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or Computer Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Biomedical Engineering degrees or extensive expertise in robotics).

• Intellectual Property experience with 4+ years working in a technical environment (such as Engineering), preferably in medical devices industry.

• USPTO (Registered Patent Agent Certification) preferred.

• Approximate experience, or equivalent knowledge and skills, necessary to satisfactorily perform the position responsibilities described above.

• Excellent oral, written and presentation skills.

• Travel 20% or less, though there may be a need for some interoffice travel amongst offices in the Bay Area

• This position will be based in Redwood City.

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.