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WORKING AT ABBOTT

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

THE OPPORTUNITY

This position works out of our Santa Clara, CA location in the Abbott Vascular Division.  Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease.

As a Senior Patent Paralegal, you will provide legal services and resolve legal matters for assigned responsibilities or clients.  You will support the business in the achievement of business objectives by communicating advice of the Legal Department and managing legal risks to the corporation.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

• Possesses solid knowledge of Abbott’s businesses supported and knowledge of the broader business impact.  
• Represents Abbott externally to customers, suppliers, competitors, opposing counsel or government agencies; resolves legal issues using negotiation skills and legal experience involving more complex matters.
• Helps select and/or directs the work of outside counsel, outside paralegals, contractors and vendors; defines project objectives and manages project.  
• Has experience with:
  1) U.S. and international patent application processes and timelines as well as the legal, business and budgetary impact of various milestones between patent application filing and expiration of a patent.
  2) Freedom-to-Operate (“FTO”) analysis and various legal, technical and business inputs required to complete an FTO analysis and the data and its significance in the patent database fundamental contract law.  
• Performs complex queries in patent database and generates/analyzes reports from patent database as requested.
• With supervision, conducts Patent Governance meetings by convening appropriate stake holders and developing reports that are used to make patent portfolio decisions, records minutes and decisions made at Patent Governance meetings for attorney review and ensures decisions are accurately recorded in database for future execution.  
• Proficient at review and negotiation of standard agreements such as Confidentiality, Material Transfer, Investigator Initiated Studies, Clinical Study and Services with minimal supervision.
• Reviews more complex agreements with supervision from attorneys.
• Executes core job responsibilities in a timely manner.
• Assists other paralegals and/or attorneys in resolving complex legal issues on projects involving multiple disciplines within the Legal Division and/or multiple functional areas or divisions within Abbott.  
   

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree and / or relevant legal education (Paralegal certificate) 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 6 – 8 years of relevant experience 
• Proficient in area of responsibility 

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* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR HEALTH AND WELLNESS BENEFITS, WHICH PROVIDE THE SECURITY TO HELP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY LIVE FULL LIVES:  www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.