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About Dexcom

Founded in 1999, Dexcom, Inc. (NASDAQ: DXCM), develops and markets Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) systems for ambulatory use by people with diabetes and by healthcare providers for the treatment of people with diabetes. The company is the leader in transforming diabetes care and management by providing CGM technology to help patients and healthcare professionals better manage diabetes. Since the company’s inception, Dexcom has focused on better outcomes for patients, caregivers, and clinicians by delivering solutions that are best in class - while empowering the community to take control of diabetes. Dexcom reported full-year 2022 revenues of $2.9B, a growth of 18% over 2021. Headquartered in San Diego, California, with additional offices in the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific, the company employs over 8,000 people worldwide.

Meet the team:

To foster growth and innovation at Dexcom, this individual will support all aspects of Intellectual Property (IP) detailed below including IP procurement, enforcement and competitive analysis. This individual will work with and advise internal clients at all levels of R&D and business leadership on various IP matters.

As a key team member, this individual must be a highly motivated self-starter, who is comfortable collaborating as part of a team, communicating directly with senior leaders, and working independently. This person will report to a Director, IP Legal Counsel.

The Sr Lead IP Legal Counsel will be responsible for leading the strategic management of intellectual property matters for the company including management of the global IP portfolio, overseeing landscape and freedom to operate analyses, supporting global IP litigation activities, advising client groups on IP matters, and evaluating external IP opportunities including due diligence for major acquisitions.

This is a hybrid role which requires the individual be available to be on-site in the San Diego office as required, and to travel periodically to the Charlottesville office.

Where you come in:

• Advising technical and business stakeholders on IP matters
• Setting and implementing a patent strategy for Dexcom’s innovations
• Managing prosecution efforts in various areas including control engineering, biomedical engineering, device to device communications, UI and software services, electrical and electronics, including directing outside counsel both domestically and globally
• Interacting with patent offices throughout the world to strengthen and accelerate the issuance of Dexcom’s patented innovations
• Supporting IP litigation, licensing and commercialization activities
• Developing, coordinating, and reviewing IP search and analysis projects, including patentability, validity, landscape, freedom to operate and product clearance analysis
• Supporting competitive intelligence and monitoring activities
• Coordinating and managing patent committees
• Providing internal education and trainings related to all aspects of IP including trademark, copyright, and patent 
• Providing other IP support as needed
   

What makes you successful:

• A minimum of 10 years of related experience including at least 5 years of recent patent prosecution experience in the field of control engineering/electrical engineering and software
• J.D. from an accredited law school
• Bachelor’s degree in the field of electrical engineering, computer science/engineering, physics, or other engineering discipline combined with experience in the fields of control engineering, software or electrical engineering
• Strong experience in the field of software and EE IP prosecution, due diligence, infringement, and validity analysis
• Admitted to a US state bar and USPTO registration in good standing
• Ability to work in person in San Diego office as required; willingness to travel to Charlottesville office as needed
• Strong industry or patent law experience in one or more of the following fields of control engineering and algorithms, software design/development, wireless communications and EE, and medical devices
• Experience working at a top law firm and/or as in-house counsel
• Experience in licensing, post grant proceedings and/or litigation in the above disciplines 
• Experience working with universities for sponsored research and licensing

What you’ll get: 

• A front row seat to life changing CGM technology. Learn about our brave #dexcomwarriors community
• A full and comprehensive benefits program
• Growth opportunities on a global scale
• Access to career development through in-house learning programs and/or qualified tuition reimbursement
• An exciting and innovative, industry-leading organization committed to our employees, customers, and the communities we serve

Education and Experience:

• Typically requires a Bachelors degree and a minimum of 13+ years of related experience.

• At this level a graduate degree may be expected with 6 years of related experience.

Flex Workplace: 

Your primary location will be a home office. You will not have an assigned workstation and will work with your manager to determine office visit needs. You must live within commuting distance of your assigned Dexcom site (typically 75 miles/120km).

Travel Required:

• 15-25%

Please note: The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The duties and responsibilities in this job description may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Dexcom’s AAP may be viewed upon request by contacting Talent Acquisition at talentacquisition@dexcom.com. 

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact Dexcom Talent Acquisition at talentacquisition@dexcom.com. 

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UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Dexcom. To link to the Machine-Readable Files, please click on the URL provided: https://transparency-in-coverage.uhc.com/.

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