Biotech Patent Prosecution Associate

Job overview

The Biotech Patent Prosecution Associate role requires in-person work in San Diego, Long Beach, or Pasadena, CA, with hybrid flexibility available after the initial onboarding period; base salary is $115,000–$145,000 per year. The associate joins a growing life sciences practice at a boutique intellectual property firm and works directly with senior biotech patent attorneys. The role supports the practice's increased biotech caseload by drafting and prosecuting patent applications, analyzing scientific disclosures and data, responding to USPTO communications, and assisting clients and inventors with patentability and related matters.

What you'll do

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

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

biotech patent prosecution associate

san diego ca

long beach ca

pasadena ca

hybrid after onboarding

patent applications

biotechnology

life sciences

uspto

phd required

j.d. required

$115,000–$145,000/year

guaranteed performance bonuses

medical dental vision life insurance

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

Requires a PhD in life sciences, a J.D. from an accredited law school, and USPTO registration or eligibility to sit for the patent bar. The posting seeks 0–3 years of patent prosecution experience. Guaranteed performance-based bonuses apply when billing targets are exceeded; the employer pays 100% of employee medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.

About the employer

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