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Genentech, a member of the Roche group and founder of the biotechnology industry, is dedicated to pursuing groundbreaking science to discover and develop medicines for people with serious and life-threatening diseases. To solve the world's most complex health challenges, we ask bigger questions that challenge our industry and the boundaries of science to transform society. Our transformational discoveries include the first targeted antibody for cancer and the first medicine for primary progressive multiple sclerosis.

Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) are critical to the success of our company and our impact on society. We believe that by championing diversity of background, thought and experience, we can foster a sense of belonging and provide an environment where every employee feels valued, included, and able to contribute their best for the patients we serve. We’re focused on attracting, retaining, developing and advancing our people to their full potential by rewarding bold ways of thinking and integrating inclusive behaviors into every aspect of our work.

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Genentech is an equal opportunity employer & prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, disability, marital & veteran status. For more information about equal employment opportunity, visit our Genentech Careers page.

Feb 27, 2023
Full time
Patent Counsel, OMNI, Intellectual Property Practice Group
Genentech
Job ID: 202302-105174 Position Scope and Key Responsibilities: Genentech’s Intellectual Property team is seeking an intellectual property attorney whose passion lies in creating & leveraging game-changing IP strategies that enable Roche & Genentech to do now what patients need next .  As an enabling partner and key business strategist, this individual will be pushing the boundaries of what is possible in a highly competitive industry. This position reports directly to the Director and Assistant General Counsel, Neuroscience & Ophthalmology IP Lead in the Genentech Legal Department and will be located in our South San Francisco campus. Key Responsibilities include: Driving strategic IP procurement and management of global intellectual property rights for individual large molecule (biopharmaceutical) candidates and products including drafting & prosecuting patent portfolios, licensing transactions, due diligence assessments,...
Feb 24, 2023
Full time
Senior Counsel Specialist, Assistant General Counsel, Competition/Antitrust Law
Genentech
Job ID: 202212-143261 Position Scope and Key Responsibilities: Genentech, Inc. is recruiting for a Senior Counsel Specialist, Assistant General Counsel, Competition Law, to be located in South San Francisco. The Senior Counsel Specialist, Assistant General Counsel position is for an attorney to join the Litigation Practice Group within the Legal Department of Genentech, Inc., a member of the Roche Group.  We are seeking a well-rounded life sciences competition/antitrust practitioner who can advise and represent the company regarding competition matters in the United States. Experience with ex-US competition issues is helpful but not necessary for the role.  We are seeking a person with experience working with complex and global organizations and who is comfortable advising senior business and legal leaders. As Senior Counsel Specialist, Assistant General Counsel, you will: Provide day-to day counseling to legal and non-legal colleagues, including...
Feb 24, 2023
Full time
Director and Assistant General Counsel, Platforms and Discovery Technology IP Lead, Intellectual Property
Genentech
Job ID: 202211-141994 Position Scope and Key Responsibilities: Genentech’s Intellectual Property team is seeking a leader whose passion lies in creating and leveraging game-changing IP strategies that enable Roche & Genentech to do now what patients need next. As a senior business strategist, this individual will be pushing the boundaries of what is possible in a highly competitive industry while leading, empowering and developing great attorneys and staff across a dynamic and diverse global organization. This position reports directly to the Senior Director and Associate General Counsel, Technology IP Practice Group Lead in the Genentech Legal Department and will be located in our South San Francisco campus. Key Responsibilities include: Driving strategic IP procurement and management of global intellectual property rights including drafting & prosecuting patent portfolios, licensing transactions, due diligence assessments, freedom-to-operate,...
Feb 24, 2023
Full time
Patent Counsel/Senior Patent Counsel / Patent Agent/Senior Patent Agent, Oncology Intellectual Property Practice Group
Genentech
Job ID: 202211-140893 Position Scope and Key Responsibilities: Genentech’s Intellectual Property team is seeking an intellectual property attorney or agent whose passion lies in creating & leveraging game-changing IP strategies that enable Roche & Genentech to do now what patients need next.  As a key partner and business strategist, this individual will push the boundaries of what is possible in a highly competitive industry. This position reports directly to the Director & Assistant General Counsel in the Cancer Immunology IP Practice Group in the Genentech Legal Department and will be located in our South San Francisco campus. Key Responsibilities include: Driving strategic IP procurement and management of global intellectual property rights for individual large molecule (pharmaceutical) candidates and products including drafting & prosecuting patent portfolios, licensing transactions, due diligence assessments, freedom-to-operate,...
Feb 24, 2023
Full time
Director and Assistant General Counsel, Neuroscience & Ophthalmology IP Lead, Intellectual Property
Genentech
Position Scope and Key Responsibilities: Genentech’s Intellectual Property team is seeking a leader whose passion lies in creating and leveraging game-changing IP strategies that enable Roche & Genentech to do now what patients need next. As a senior business strategist, this individual will be pushing the boundaries of what is possible in a highly competitive industry while leading, empowering and developing great attorneys and staff across a dynamic and diverse global organization. This position reports directly to the Senior Director and Associate General Counsel, Ophthalmology, Neuroscience, Immunology & Infectious Disease (“OMNI”) IP Practice Group Lead in the Genentech Legal Department and will be located in our South San Francisco campus. Key Responsibilities include: ●      Driving strategic IP procurement and management of global intellectual property rights including drafting & prosecuting patent portfolios, licensing transactions, due...
Feb 24, 2023
Full time
Vice President Healthcare Law
Genentech
Job ID: ​​202302-104990 Position Scope and Key Responsibilities: Who we are: Doing now what patients need next… Every day, our teams work to solve some of the hardest biomedical problems in the history of mankind, always with the goal of putting patients first. Considered the founder of the biotech industry, Genentech, now a member of the Roche Group, has been delivering on the promise of biotechnology for over 45 years. We are a leading biotech company that discovers, develops, manufactures and commercializes medicines to treat patients with serious or life-threatening medical conditions. It has multiple products on the market and a promising development pipeline - the Company currently has 40+ medicines on the market and 68 molecules in its pipeline. In 2022, Fortune magazine named Genentech one of its “100 Best Companies to Work For” for the 24th consecutive year. Also in 2022, Forbes named Genentech as one of “America’s Best Employers for...
Feb 01, 2023
Full time
Patent Agent / Sr. Patent Agent /Patent Counsel / Sr. Patent Counsel – Informatics
Genentech
Position Scope and Key Responsibilities: The Position Genentech’s Intellectual Property team is seeking a collaborative and innovative patent attorney or agent to create game-changing IP strategies that will enable Roche and Genentech to do now what patients need next. As an IP team member, this individual is versatile and passionate in crafting IP protection for groundbreaking innovation supporting our personalized healthcare and computational research and development efforts. You will be working with scientists, attorneys, patent agents, and staff across a dynamic and diverse global organization pushing the  boundaries of what is possible in a highly competitive industry. This position will be located in our South San Francisco campus and will report to the Assistant General Counsel responsible for Informatics & Personalized Health Care Intellectual Property.   Position Scope and Key Responsibilities:  ●      Guide invention...
Feb 01, 2023
Full time
Transactional Senior Counsel/ Senior Counsel Specialist, Assistant General Counsel - Legal Pharma Partnering
Genentech
Position Scope and Key Responsibilities: We are seeking a strategic, experienced transactional attorney with a passion for and expertise in structuring, drafting, and negotiating complex licensing and strategic transactions to actively provide legal support to the global Pharma Partnering group and other groups within Genentech. This position reports directly to a Director in the Legal Pharma Partnering Group in the Genentech Legal Department and will be located in our South San Francisco campus. To be successful in this role, you must have the ability to anticipate and assess legal and business risks associated with complex transactions and also possess a strong aptitude for learning new  science and technologies. You should be able to clearly and concisely communicate well-reasoned recommendations to senior executives and business stakeholders. In addition, you should be comfortable with calibrating and advising on acceptable levels of risk commensurate with broader...
Feb 01, 2023
Full time
Senior Counsel, Privacy Law
Genentech
Position Scope and Key Responsibilities: Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, is looking for an experienced, collaborative attorney to join our Legal Department as Senior Counsel, Privacy Law. In this role, you will report to the company's Chief Privacy Officer in the Privacy Law Group, and will be responsible for advising on and promoting compliance with data protection and privacy laws and regulations affecting business activities primarily in the United States. You will develop and implement related policies, practices, and training programs, and help business stakeholders to understand and address data protection and privacy issues as they emerge in the development of new products and technologies. You will be expected to stay abreast of developments and trends in data protection and privacy laws and regulations and enforcement.   Responsibilities: ●      Act as a key internal point-of-contact and subject matter expert on all matters relating to privacy...
Feb 01, 2023
Full time
Director and Assistant General Counsel, Privacy Program
Genentech
Position Scope and Key Responsibilities: Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, is looking for an experienced privacy manager and attorney to join our Legal Department as Director and Assistant General Counsel of the Privacy Program. In this role, you will report to the company's Chief Privacy Officer in the Privacy Law Group and be responsible for leading and driving aspects of the Privacy Program and promoting compliance with data protection and privacy laws and regulations affecting business activities primarily in the United States. You will develop and implement related policies, practices, and training programs, and help business stakeholders to understand and address data protection and privacy issues as they emerge in the development of new products and technologies. You will be expected to stay abreast of developments and trends in data protection and privacy laws and regulations and enforcement. Responsibilities: ●     Play a leading role in shaping...
Oct 27, 2020
Full time
PATENT AGENT / SR. PATENT AGENT /PATENT COUNSEL / SR. PATENT COUNSEL – INFORMATICS
Genentech South San Francisco, CA, USA
Job ID:  202009-125273 The Position Genentech’s Intellectual Property team is seeking a collaborative and innovative patent attorney or agent to create game-changing IP strategies that will enable Roche and Genentech to do now what patients need next.  As an IP team member, this individual is versatile and passionate in handling new ways to craft IP positions and protection for groundbreaking innovation supporting our personalized healthcare, digital health, and data science efforts.  You will be working with scientists, attorneys, patent agents, and staff across a dynamic and diverse global organization pushing the boundaries of what is possible in a highly competitive industry. This position will be located in our South San Francisco campus and will report to the Assistant General Counsel responsible for Informatics & Personalized Health Care Intellectual Property. Position Scope and Key Responsibilities:  Guide invention...