Patent Counsel II (AI)

Location: Boston, Massachusetts, US; onsite attendance required

Salary: $156,400–$195,500 per year, plus a possible discretionary annual bonus and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops molecular diagnostics, bioinformatics, clinical decision support software, and computational oncology technologies.

What you will do

• Draft, prosecute, and manage U.S. and foreign patent applications covering molecular diagnostics, multiomic profiling, bioinformatics, AI/ML, in vitro diagnostics, sequencing, biomarkers, software, and therapeutic methods.
• Partner with scientists, engineers, software developers, data scientists, and business leaders to identify patentable inventions and develop prosecution strategies.
• Manage global outside counsel and conduct patentability, freedom-to-operate, invalidity, and non-infringement analyses.
• Advise on publication review, trade secrets, invention disclosures, competitive IP landscapes, and AI-related IP risks.
• Support diligence, collaborations, licensing transactions, strategic partnerships, patent litigation, USPTO proceedings, European oppositions, and licensing disputes.
• Provide practical, business-oriented IP advice, training, and risk escalation while building partnerships across Legal, R&D, Product Development, Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, Medical Affairs, and Business Development.

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• 3+ years of patent prosecution and portfolio management experience.
• Active membership in at least one U.S. state bar and registration as a patent attorney admitted before the USPTO.
• Understanding of biotechnology, diagnostics, software, AI-related intellectual property, and domestic and international patent and trade secret laws, regulations, and processes.
• Ability to draft and prosecute patent applications with limited supervision, manage competing priorities independently, and deliver high-quality work within established timelines.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to explain complex legal and scientific concepts to audiences with varying familiarity.
• Exceptional organization, planning, attention to detail, confidentiality, judgment, collaboration, and solution-oriented teamwork.
• Understanding of HIPAA and the importance of patient data privacy.
• Commitment to FMI’s values of Integrity, Courage, and Passion, and compliance with FMI’s attendance policies.

Nice to have

• Ph.D. or M.S. in Molecular Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Cell Biology, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or a related discipline; M.S. or B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, or Software Engineering; or an equivalent combination of biotechnology and software experience.
• Experience with AI/ML systems, bioinformatics pipelines, software platforms, cloud computing, or healthcare software.

Culture & Benefits

• Work onsite in Boston and comply with hirify.global’s attendance policies.
• Collaborative work with cross-functional scientific, technical, business, and legal stakeholders.
• Mentorship from experienced IP attorneys and exposure to a global life sciences patent portfolio.
• Benefits are provided, with a possible discretionary annual bonus based on individual and company performance.