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Patent Counsel - Collegeville, United States - GlaxoSmithKline
Description
Site Name:
USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence, Durham Blackwell Street, USA - Maryland - Rockville
Posted Date:
May
Are you energized by a role that drives efficiency in patents and intellectual property? Do you want to work with teams developing medicines and technologies to make a difference in patients' lives? If so, a Patent Counsel role with GSK could be an ideal opportunity for you.
This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career.
As a patent attorney at GSK, you will be building patent strategies for medicines and technologies making an impact on patients' lives.
As a valued team member, you will help bring new medicines to patients by serving as a functional lead on teams that are working to develop innovative drugs and biologics in our core therapeutic areas.
Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career, these responsibilities include some of the following:
Basic Qualifications:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
Preferred Qualifications:
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.
Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive.
We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).
Our success absolutely depends on our people.While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it's also about making GSK a place where people can thrive.
We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be.
A place where they can be themselves - feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.If you require an accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at GSK, please contact the GSK Service Centre at US Toll Free) or outside US).
GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer and, in the US, we adhere to Affirmative Action principles.
This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.
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