Insitro

Director / Senior Director, Intellectual Property

South San Francisco, CA · Director

Sponsorship not specified$255k-$312kDetected 35 days ago

Machine LearningBusiness DevelopmentIntellectual PropertyResearchLeadership

About the role

insitro is a physical AI company dedicated to unlocking causal human biology and accelerating the delivery of better medicines to patients.
Our unique Virtual Human™ platform identifies novel, high-impact genetic intervention points, which our TherML™ platform translates into therapeutics-whether small molecules, biologics, or oligos.
With multiple programs in metabolic disease and neuroscience advancing toward the clinic, and our first IND submission slated for the second half of this year, we are at a pivotal inflection point.

Ownership & Assignment: Manage inventorship, ownership, and assignment matters across jurisdictions
Shape the Strategy: Help design, implement, and evolve IP strategy and asset lifecycle management in step with the rapidly shifting legal landscape for AI-native pharma
Trademark & Trade Secret: Manage the trademark portfolio and support trade-secret strategy and protection
FTO & Counseling: Conduct and lead freedom-to-operate, patentability, validity, and infringement analyses, and counsel scientific and business colleagues on data-use agreements and use of open-source software, AI models, and third-party datasets
Due Diligence: Support IP due diligence for partnerships, collaborations, and financing transactions
Outside Counsel & Budget: Manage outside counsel, foreign associates, and the IP budget
Outside Counsel & Budget: Manage outside counsel, foreign associates, and the IP budget; prepare IP strategy and portfolio reviews for leadership
Docket Discipline: Maintain docket and information-disclosure-statement (IDS) discipline in partnership with the IP paralegal
Both Sides of the Table: Experience on the innovator side (offensive claiming and moat-building) and the fast-follower side (FTO analysis and navigation, licensing, and secondary patents)

Deep expertise in nucleic-acid and/or antibody therapeutics and working knowledge of AI/ML methods and their application in drug discovery are both pluses

Breadth across patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and copyright, with exposure to handling IP in partnerships, licensing, and business transactions being a plus
Full IP Toolkit: Breadth across patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and copyright, with exposure to handling IP in partnerships, licensing, and business transactions being a plus

Comfort using- or eagerness to learn - AI tools and workflows
Core Competencies
In addition, insitro also provides our employees:
401(k) plan with employer matching for contributions
Open, flexible vacation policy
Quarterly budget for books and online courses for self-development
New hire stipend for home office setup
Monthly cell phone & internet stipend
Access to free onsite baristas and daily lunch for employees who are either onsite or hybrid
Access to a free commuter bus network that provides transport to and from our South San Francisco HQ from locations all around the Bay Area
insitro is an equal opportunity employer.
All candidates can expect equitable treatment, respect, and fairness throughout the interview process.

Our target starting salary for successful US-based applicants for this role is $255,000 - $312,000.
To determine starting pay, we consider multiple job-related factors including a candidate's skills, education and experience, market demand, business needs, and internal parity.
We may also adjust this range in the future based on market data.
This role is eligible for participation in our Annual Performance Bonus Plan (based on company targets by role level and annual company performance) and our Equity Incentive Plan, subject to the terms of those plans and associated policies.
In addition, insitro also provides our employees:
401(k) plan with employer matching for contributions

To determine starting pay, we consider multiple job-related factors including a candidate's skills, education and experience, market demand, business needs, and internal parity.
Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage as well as mental health and well-being support
Paid parental leave of at least 16 weeks to support parents who give birth, and 10 weeks for a new parent (inclusive of birth, adoption, fostering, etc)

Embedded Partner: You build trust with scientists and engineers, making invention capture feel like a natural part of how R&D works rather than a legal obligation

This listing is sourced directly from Insitro's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.