Senior Director, Sr. Corporate Counsel, IP

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Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a global biopharma company whose purpose is to innovate to transform the lives of patients and their families. We are dedicated to developing life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases — often with limited or no therapeutic options. We have a diverse portfolio of marketed medicines, including leading therapies for sleep disorders and epilepsy, and a growing portfolio of cancer treatments. Our patient-focused and science-driven approach powers pioneering research and development advancements across our robust pipeline of innovative therapeutics in oncology and neuroscience. Jazz is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with research and development laboratories, manufacturing facilities and employees in multiple countries committed to serving patients worldwide. Please visit www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com for more information.

Job Description

The Senior Director, Corporate Counsel, Intellectual Property (IP), will develop and execute robust global patent and IP strategies for Jazz's products, product candidates, platform technologies, and newly acquired or licensed assets, ensuring alignment with corporate growth objectives and maximizing the value of the company's innovation portfolio. In addition, the Sr. Corporate Counsel, IP will play a critical role in supporting Jazz's corporate development objectives by leading intellectual property due diligence, integration planning, and strategic portfolio development across acquisitions, licensing transactions, collaborations, and other strategic business opportunities.

This individual will serve as a trusted advisor to Corporate Development, R&D, Business Development, and senior leadership, providing sophisticated IP analyses that inform transaction structures, valuation, risk assessment, and post-transaction integration strategies.  Initially, this position reports directly to the VP of Legal & IP.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Serve as a critical IP advisor to Corporate Development teams, providing strategic support for acquisitions, licensing transactions, collaborations, joint ventures, divestitures, and other strategic transactions.

• Conduct comprehensive IP due diligence for potential acquisitions, in-licensing opportunities, collaborations, and strategic partnerships, including freedom-to-operate evaluations, portfolio strength analyses, exclusivity assessments, and identification of material IP risks and value drivers.

• Prepare and communicate clear, actionable diligence findings and recommendations to executive leadership, transaction teams, and legal leadership to support decision-making, valuation, negotiation strategy, and transaction structuring.

• Partner closely with Transformation Office and cross-functional stakeholders to develop and execute post-transaction integration strategies, including patent portfolio optimization, ownership alignment, prosecution strategy harmonization, and identification of opportunities to enhance long-term asset value.

• Develop and execute sophisticated global patent strategies that support business objectives, strengthen competitive positioning and exclusivity, and maximize the value of both internally developed and externally acquired or licensed assets.

• Build and manage high-value global patent portfolios from invention capture through patent issuance and lifecycle management, ensuring alignment with product development and commercialization strategies.

• Provide strategic input into transaction documents, including licensing agreements, collaboration agreements, acquisition agreements, due diligence reports, representations and warranties, IP covenants, and integration-related provisions.

• Build effective partnerships with stakeholders across research, development, commercial, regulatory, business development, and corporate development functions to deliver practical, business-focused IP advice.

• Conduct freedom-to-operate, infringement, validity, patentability, and competitive landscape analyses and develop risk mitigation strategies in support of business objectives.

• Effectively manage outside counsel supporting patent prosecution, IP due diligence, litigation, opinions, and other strategic matters to ensure high-quality, efficient, and commercially focused outcomes.

• Counsel senior management and cross-functional teams on intellectual property risks, opportunities, exclusivity strategies, competitiv