Patent Coordinator at Amgen

Patent Coordinator

remote type

Remote

locations

United States – Remote

time type

Full time

job requisition id

R-194912

Career Category

Law/Legal

Job Description

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

You’ve worked hard to become the professional you are today and are now ready to take the next step in your career. How will you put your skills, experience and passion to work toward your goals? At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Come do your best work alongside other innovative, driven professionals in this meaningful role.

Patent Coordinator

Live

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. Amgen is searching for a Patent Coordinator – Biotechnology & Process Development in our Intellectual Property and Litigation group. This role can be based at Amgen’s headquarters in Thousand Oaks, California; Amgen’s site in Cambridge, Massachusetts; or at Amgen’s site in South San Francisco, California. Also considering remote workers outside a commuting distance from the listed locations.

The successful candidate will provide support to the Intellectual Property Law team by assisting with the preparation, filing (including e-filing), prosecution, and maintenance of patent applications both U.S. and Foreign. Candidate may: prepare interference and opposition files, draft correspondence, obtain references, patents, file histories, set-up files and databases, prepare prosecution documents such as IDS, assignments, powers of attorney, and proofread documents.

Duties may include word processing, copying, faxing, scanning, maintaining filing systems (including on-line filing systems), running docket reports, scheduling meetings, coordinating travel arrangements, and utilizing on-line services (document orders, shipping, office supplies, etc.). Review, prioritize and flag high priority communications (emails and documentation) for timely and appropriate response. Use internal contacts to provide prompt responses to inquiries from staff at all levels of the various organizations impacted by the client. Timely preparation and processing of expense reports and maintenance and retrieval of filed information and correspondence to ensure immediate access to information.

Win

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is an individual with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Associate’s degree and 2 years of Legal experience

OR

High school diploma/GED and 4 years of Legal experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a law firm
• 3+ years of recent patent prosecution experience in a law firm or corporate law department
• Candidate should have strong computer, word processing and proofreading skills
• Ability to pay close attention to detail and manage several projects simultaneously
• Exceptional communication skills – oral and written, including ability to effectively communicate with outside counsel
• Outstanding interpersonal skills
• Excellent time management and project management skills
• Excellent Microsoft Office Suite skills
• Resourceful, creative, flexible and team player
• Registered Notary Public or willingness to register as Notary Public

Thrive

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities including:

• Comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.
• A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
• Stock-based long-term incentives
• Award-winning time-off plans and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
• Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible

Apply now

for a career that defies imagination

Objects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.

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Application deadline

Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Salary Range

75,656.00 USD – 97,573.00 USD