Senior Technical Intellectual Property Analyst - Bioinformatics (REMOTE, HYBRID OR ONSITE OPTION)
Company: Guardant Health
Location: Palo Alto
Posted on: June 19, 2022
Job Description:
Company DescriptionGuardant Health is a leading precision
oncology company focused on helping conquer cancer globally through
use of its proprietary blood tests, vast data sets and advanced
analytics. The Guardant Health Oncology Platform leverages
capabilities to drive commercial adoption, improve patient clinical
outcomes and lower healthcare costs across all stages of the cancer
care continuum. Guardant Health has launched liquid biopsy-based
Guardant360 -, Guardant360 CDx and GuardantOMNI - tests for
advanced stage cancer patients. These tests fuel development of its
LUNAR program, which aims to address the needs of early stage
cancer patients with neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatment selection,
cancer survivors with surveillance, asymptomatic individuals
eligible for cancer screening and individuals at a higher risk for
developing cancer with early detection.Job DescriptionWe have an
immediate need for a Senior Technical Intellectual Property Analyst
to assist members of the Patent Team with patent-related matters.
You will draw on your scientific expertise to collaborate with a
talented group of innovators from our Bioinformatics Team while
developing new skills as a Senior Technical Intellectual Property
and furthering the company's intellectual property mission.The
ideal candidate will have a strong interest in:
- Working on technology that has a direct impact on the lives of
cancer patients
- Continued learning of bioinformatics, genetics, and
cancer-related molecular biology concepts
- Providing technical input with respect to invention harvesting,
freedom-to-operate analysis, licensing agreements, and litigation
matters
- Contributing to patent strategy
- Assisting with the preparation of patent applications
- Interacting with scientific, clinical, and legal staff to
understand new product developmentsQualifications
- Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, or similar life
sciences field. Candidates with a Master's degree may also be
considered who have substantial additional related work
experience.
- A minimum of 4 years of experience in industry OR a minimum of
6 years of scientific experience with top academic credentials
- Experience with the use, and preferably the development, of
software for the analysis of large sets of DNA sequences.
Familiarity with statistics and probability theory, especially as
applied to machine learning applications, would be optimal.
- Experience with reviewing and creating technical papers,
posters, graphs, figures, and exhibits.
- Strong sense of integrity and appreciation for managing
confidential matters.
- Eagerness to learn and grow in our fast-paced environment.
- Outstanding writing, analytical skills, critical thinking and
the ability to collaborate well with peers across our
organization
- You'll have a passion for learning and an inquisitive
mindset
- USPTO registration is not required. Guardant Health is willing
to support your career growth through training as a Patent Agent if
desired, preparing you for the USPTO registration exam.Additional
InformationCovid Vaccination Policy: Starting January 7, 2022,
Guardant Health will require all employees to be fully vaccinated
to either (a) establish that they have been fully vaccinated
against COVID-19; or (b) request and obtain an approved exemption
from Guardant's COVID-19 U.S. Vaccination Policy as a reasonable
accommodation, as consistent with applicable laws. An employee is
considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 two weeks after
receiving the second dose of a two-dose vaccine or one dose of a
single-dose vaccination. Acceptable vaccines are approved or under
emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) and/or the World Health Organization (WHO). In
addition, fully-vaccinated employees will be required to maintain
their fully-vaccinated status under this policy by obtaining, if
applicable, any FDA-approved boosters.Employee may be required to
lift routine office supplies and use office equipment. Majority of
the work is performed in a desk/office environment; however, there
may be exposure to high noise levels, fumes, and biohazard material
in the laboratory environment. Ability to sit for extended periods
of time.Guardant Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and
will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.All
your information will be kept confidential according to EEO
guidelines.To learn more about the information collected when you
apply for a position at Guardant Health, Inc. and how it is used,
please review our Privacy Notice for Job Applicants.Please visit
our career page at: http://www.guardanthealth.com/jobs/, , ,
Keywords: Guardant Health, Palo Alto , Senior Technical Intellectual Property Analyst - Bioinformatics (REMOTE, HYBRID OR ONSITE OPTION), IT / Software / Systems , Palo Alto, California
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