Biotech Patent Prosecution Associate

Job overview

The Biotech Patent Prosecution Associate role is onsite in Pasadena, California; the posting also lists Long Beach and San Diego, with hybrid flexibility possible after onboarding. The stated base salary is $115,000–$145,000 per year. The associate supports a growing life sciences practice at a boutique intellectual property firm. The role helps manage the practice’s increased biotech caseload by drafting and prosecuting U.S. and international patent applications, analyzing scientific disclosures and data, and working with inventors and senior patent attorneys.

What you'll do

• Draft and prosecute U.S. and international biotech and life sciences patent applications
• respond to USPTO communications and conduct examiner interviews
• analyze invention disclosures, experimental results, and scientific data
• conduct prior art searches and patentability analyses
• prepare claim charts and support due diligence and freedom-to-operate projects
• collaborate with inventors and scientific teams.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

biotech patent prosecution

patent applications

life sciences

uspto

prior art

patentability analysis

inventor collaboration

pasadena ca

long beach ca

san diego ca

talent search pro

$115k-$145k/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Guaranteed performance-based bonuses when billing targets are exceeded
• employer-paid medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.

Why this role

Hybrid flexibility may be available after the initial onboarding period; guaranteed performance-based bonuses when billing targets are exceeded; employer pays 100% of employee medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.

About the employer

Talent Search PRO is hiring for this role. Industry: Offices of Lawyers. Sector: 54.