Patent Agent jobs in Thousand Oaks, CA

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

You’ve worked hard to become the professional you are today and are now ready to take the next step in your career. How will you put your skills, experience and passion to work toward your goals? At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Come do your best work alongside other innovative, driven professionals in this meaningful role.

Patent Coordinator

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What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will provide support to the Intellectual Property Law team by assisting with the preparation, filing (including e-filing), prosecution, and maintenance of patent applications both U.S. and Foreign. Candidate may: prepare interference and opposition files, draft correspondence, obtain references, patents, file histories, set-up files and databases, prepare prosecution documents such as IDS, assignments, powers of attorney, and proofread documents.

This role can be based at Amgen's site in Cambridge, Massachusetts; Amgen’s headquarters in Thousand Oaks, California; or at Amgen’s site in South San Francisco, California.

• Word processing, copying, faxing, scanning, maintaining filing systems (including on-line filing systems)
• Running docket reports, scheduling meetings, coordinating travel arrangements, and utilizing on-line services (document orders, shipping, office supplies, etc.)
• Review, prioritize and flag high priority communications (emails and documentation) for timely and appropriate response
• Use internal contacts to provide prompt responses to inquiries from staff at all levels of the various organizations impacted by the client
• Timely preparation and processing of expense reports and maintenance and retrieval of filed information and correspondence to ensure immediate access to information.

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What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is an individual with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree

Or

Associate’s degree and 4 years of Legal experience

Or

High school diploma/GED and 6 years of Legal experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a law firm
• 3 years of recent patent prosecution experience in a law firm or corporate law department
• Strong computer, word processing and proofreading skills
• Ability to pay close attention to detail and manage several projects simultaneously
• Exceptional communication skills – oral and written, including ability to effectively communicate with outside counsel
• Outstanding interpersonal skills
• Excellent time management and project management skills
• Excellent Microsoft Office Suite skills
• Resourceful, creative, flexible and team player
• Registered Notary Public or willingness to register as Notary Public

Thrive

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities including:

• Comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.
• A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
• Stock-based long-term incentives
• Award-winning time-off plans and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
• Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible

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Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.