Patent Attorney, Legal

Patent Attorney, Legal

Location: Basel, Switzerland

Monte Rosa Therapeutics is seeking a European Patent Attorney to manage its patent portfolio, protect innovations, and contribute to global intellectual property strategy, particularly in relation to small molecule chemistry. The role involves drafting and prosecuting chemical and pharmaceutical patent applications globally, providing IP legal support across departments, and collaborating with external counsel and partners. Candidates should have an advanced degree in chemistry, admission to practice as a European Patent Attorney, at least five years of pharmaceutical patent law experience, and expertise in the drafting and prosecution of small molecule patent applications.

Responsibilities:

·         Working with in-house and contract research scientists in the identification of inventions and the preparation of patent applications

·         Drafting of patent applications for chemical and pharmaceutical subject matters

·         Global prosecution of patent families across the company patent portfolio

·         Direct prosecution of European patent applications at the European Patent Office

·         Working with outside patent counsel for the prosecution of ex-EP patent applications

·         Provide intellectual property law support to legal and contracting team

·         Working with Company VP IP to provide counsel to management and directors in the field of intellectual property law as it relates to pharmaceutical R&D

·         Provide intellectual property law support for company business development and due diligence activities

·         Provide support to external corporate partnerships and collaborations

·         Provision of intellectual property and trade secret best practices to company personnel

Qualifications

Technical degree (B.Sc. or higher) in relevant subject (Chemistry or Biochemistry) and admission to practice as a European Patent Attorney
At least 5 years of professional Patent /IP law experience working in the pharmaceutical small molecule chemistry space
Significant drafting and prosecution experience of chemical and pharmaceutical subject-matter patent applications either in-house or in a private law firm setting
High level proficiency in both spoken and written English
Interested Candidates may forward a CV and Cover Letter in a single PDF via our on-line portal https://www.monterosatx.com/careers/

Monte Rosa Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing highly selective molecular glue degrader (MGD) medicines for patients living with serious diseases in the areas of oncology, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, and more. MGDs are small molecule protein degraders that have the potential to treat many diseases that other modalities, including other degraders, cannot. Monte Rosa’s QuEEN™ (Quantitative and Engineered Elimination of Neosubstrates) discovery engine combines AI-guided chemistry, diverse chemical libraries, structural biology, and proteomics to rationally design MGDs with unprecedented selectivity. Monte Rosa has developed the industry’s leading pipeline of MGDs, which spans autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, oncology, and beyond. Monte Rosa has a global license agreement with Novartis to advance VAV1-directed molecular glue degraders and a strategic collaboration with Roche to discover and develop MGDs against targets in cancer and neurological diseases previously considered impossible to drug. For more information, visit www.monterosatx.com.