Associate Legal Officer/Intellectual Property (IP) Attorney (In-State Remote)

Minimum Qualifications:

• Jurisprudence degree from an accredited law school and eligible for admission to the State Bar of Texas.
• Admission to the State Bar of Texas must occur within 12 months of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Admitted to practice law in Texas.
• Admitted to practice before the US Patent & Trademark Office.
• Bachelor's degree in biology or a related biological field is highly desired.  The ideal candidate will have a Master's degree or PhD degree in biology, immunology, microbiology.
• One year of experience prosecuting US and foreign patent applications related to the biological sciences (small molecules, pharmacology, and immunology).
• One year of experience in contract negotiations, preferably research contracts, material transfer agreements, confidentiality, funded research agreements, and collaboration agreements.

Preferred Skill/Competency:

• Ability to handle a high-volume workload timely and efficiently without compromising the quality of work product.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work as a team player.
• Ability to build and maintain positive working relationships.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.