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At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at

Job Function: Legal & Compliance

Job Sub Function: Intellectual Property Law

Job Category: Professional

All Job Posting Locations: Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for a Patent Manager to be located in Santa Clara, California.

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we're developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at

Purpose: This position will support the surgical robotics and digital technology teams within Johnson & Johnson's MedTech Surgery group. You will use scientific and technical expertise to serve as a point of contact between the in-house patent legal group and the various research teams within the J&J MedTech Surgery group that develop new products and discover new technology. As a creative driver of technology for the Johnson & Johnson MedTech sector, you will collaborate with members of the legal group to identify groundbreaking innovations and enable commercially significant inventions to be protected by valid patents in the various technology areas, while guiding the business strategically with regard to third-party intellectual property. Collaborating with the patent attorneys, you will provide advice and direction on patent matters to the R&D teams as they develop innovative technologies.

You will be responsible for:

• Partnering with patent attorneys, R&D, and business teams to develop and implement patent strategies associated with product development.
• Serving as a liaison between patent attorneys, R&D, process engineering, Global Strategic Marketing, and other teams to facilitate a cohesive intellectual property strategy.
• Monitoring and analyzing competitor patent activities and strategies and related product development and commercialization, including identifying potential risks and opportunities related to the competitive landscape.
• Preparing periodic reports and updates to the J&J MedTech Surgery technical community and senior management on intellectual property matters.
• Assisting patent attorneys to perform critical review of patents, draft patent applications, draft patent amendments, patent opinion drafts, clinical study protocols and other patent-related documents for technical accuracy and full protection of company inventions.
• Collaborating closely with R&D personnel to conduct invention review meetings and product ideation sessions with on-site patent attorneys for ongoing projects, perform comprehensive searches of patent databases for invalidity, patentability, landscape and patent marking review.
• Performing technical analysis of third party patents in distinct technology areas to identify and/or assess potential third-party patent considerations, including freedom-to-operate analysis.
• Ensuring detailed instruction is provided to researchers and inventors regarding legal requirements for a patentable invention and assist in the preparation and entry into an internal invention system of invention disclosures.
• Developing and maintaining a deep understanding of the business, including current research activities, products in development, the current commercial product offerings and existing IP portfolio.
• Attending and participating in Legal, R&D and business meetings related to such activities.
• Intermittent travel to domestic sites up to 5% may be required.
• Developing and maintaining competitive intelligence reports to support product development and strategic planning.
• Assimilating competitive intelligence information from Global Strategic Marketing group with patent searches to identify competitors' product strategies as well as potential enforcement of J&J Patents.
• Collaborating with patent attorneys to support litigation, oppositions, licensing, and other business development-related activities.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• A technical degree in computer science or computer engineering is preferred, with an advanced degree being preferred. A technical degree in electrical engineering with substantial experience supporting computer-related or digital technologies will be considered, with an advanced degree being preferred.
• Registered U.S. Patent Agent is preferred. If the successful candidate does not have a U.S. Patent Agent Registration at the time of hire, the candidate may endeavor to obtain a U.S. Patent Agent Registration number within two years of hire.
• 1 year (with a PhD) to 6 years (with a BS) technical experience in a relevant field.
• Ability to work across multiple technology areas.
• Excellent organizational, interdependent partnering and project management skills is required.
• Ability to communicate effectively, as well as strong interpersonal skills, including emotional intelligence is required.
• Proficiency in the MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and OneNote) is required.
• Experience reviewing patents and patent applications or patent claims is required.
• Knowledge of competitive technologies in the medical device industry is preferred.
• Experience searching patent and scientific literature databases is required.
• At least three years' experience working as a Patent Agent, Patent Liaison or Scientific Advisor Role in a corporate law department and/or law firm. Experience drafting patent applications is preferred.

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.

Johnson and Johnson is committed to providing interview process that are inclusive of our applicants' needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center (...@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is : 114,000 to 197,800.

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation's performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company's discretion on an individual basis. Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance. Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company's consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 hours per calendar year Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year of Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year.