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Position Summary

This role is part of an in-house intellectual property team that supports all of Stryker’s divisions and functions. This role will focus on providing in-house legal support for intellectual property disputes relating to the entirety of Stryker’s portfolio of products and services. This role partners with divisional IP counsel and internal business counsel and will work closely with outside counsel. This role will also collaborate with the IP team, R&D, business development, and commercial business leadership. Applicants must be able to demonstrate an ability to gain a proficient level of understanding of Stryker’s business and its various functions.

Education & Special Trainings

+ Juris doctor degree from an accredited U.S. law school

+ Admitted to practice law and in good standing with the bar of at least one U.S. State or the District of Columbia

Strongly Preferred:

+ Bachelor of Science degree in any field of engineering or equivalent

+ Registration to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO)

Qualifications and Experience

+ 5-8 years of relevant legal experience gained by working in an in-house setting, a law firm, or both.

+ Litigation experience relating to intellectual property disputes, including patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and copyrights.

+ Experience in IP disputes regarding medical device, pharmaceutical, and life sciences industries preferred.

+ Familiarity with the law relating to all areas of intellectual property, especially patents, trade secrets, and trademarks.

+ Demonstrates strong judgment, professional demeanor and business acumen.

+ Demonstrates ability to work effectively with colleagues in a global organization, with ability to quickly gain trust and confidence of colleagues, stakeholders, and management.

+ Embraces and supports change in a dynamic environment.

+ Ability to work well independently and in a team.

+ Possesses excellent analytical skills.

+ Experience providing timely and strategic legal advice.

+ Demonstrates a commitment to integrity and accountability.

+ Possesses strong communication skills and ability to convey complex legal principles clearly and concisely and ability to communicate at all levels of corporate organization.

+ Possesses strong organizational skills and can manage numerous projects and conflicting demands in a fast-paced environment.

+ Demonstrates an ability to efficiently and effectively work with outside counsel.

+ Maintains confidential and other sensitive proprietary information.

+ Demonstrates proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite and ability to learn Stryker-specific systems.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

+ Engaging in all aspects of intellectual property disputes, including pre-litigation claims, lawsuits, and contested administrative proceedings.

+ Evaluating and responding to pre-litigation claims relating to intellectual property, including licensing offers.

+ Assisting with day-to-day management of intellectual property lawsuits, including discovery, communication with legal and business colleagues, and working with outside counsel.

+ Supporting Senior Intellectual Property Counsel, Litigation and Trademarks in implementing strategy in intellectual property disputes, as well as the broad range of complex issues and challenges associated with representing a large company in intellectual property disputes.

+ Providing timely advice and counsel to internal legal and business clients regarding intellectual property disputes and other matters that mitigate risk.

+ Communicating (both verbally and in writing) with all areas of the organization including Company leadership and other functions (regulatory, finance, human resources, operations, supply chain, manufacturing, R&D, sales, and marketing, among others), and divisions.

+ This role involves the potential for significant travel.

Physical & Mental Requirements

+ Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Generally involves sitting most of the time.

+ Must be able to operate common office equipment (e.g. computer, printer, copy machine, calculator, telephone, etc.).

+ Must be able to review printed and handwritten materials.

+ Must be able to communicate telephonically and with large groups of people.

+ Must be able to travel domestically or internationally.

Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.