[All remote jobs](https://jobicy.com/jobs.md)[![Veracyte logo](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2025/08/1917a215-221.jpeg)](https://jobicy.com/company/veracyte.md)[Veracyte](https://jobicy.com/company/veracyte.md) # IP Counsel AI Summary Veracyte is hiring an IP Counsel to manage intellectual-property risks and support technology transactions in a life sciences diagnostics environment. The role centers on freedom-to-operate and invalidity analyses, IP dispute support, licensing strategy, and agreements involving research, data, and technology rights. The counsel will advise scientific, clinical, regulatory, commercial, and executive stakeholders while helping strengthen the company’s IP program. Candidates need a law degree, active bar membership, at least five years of relevant life sciences IP experience, and strong business judgment. This is a US-remote full-time role with disclosed base pay that varies by work location.[Apply for this job](#job-application)[View company](https://jobicy.com/company/veracyte.md)ShareRemote from[USA](https://jobicy.com/job-region/usa.md)SalaryUSD 211k–277k / yrDepartment[Legal & Compliance](https://jobicy.com/categories/legal.md)EmploymentFull TimeExperienceDirectorPublished12 Nov 2026Apply before12 Dec 2026Listing views42Application actions2Application toolkit ## Make your next move. Prepare your resume, explore your fit, and draft a cover letter for this opportunity. Opportunity details ## About this role. At [Veracyte](https://jobicy.com/company/veracyte.md), we offer exciting career opportunities for those interested in joining a pioneering team that is committed to transforming cancer care for patients across the globe. Working at Veracyte enables our employees to not only make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients, but to also learn and grow within a purpose driven environment. This is what we call the Veracyte way – it’s about how we work together, guided by our values, to give clinicians the insights they need to help patients make life-changing decisions. Our Values: * We Seek A Better Way: We pursue bold ideas, embrace complexity, and keep pushing forward. * We Make It Happen: We act with urgency, deliver with excellence, and always find a way. * We Are Stronger Together: We engage with empathy, align around what’s best for Veracyte, and celebrate as one team. * We Care Deeply: We show up with integrity, kindness, and respect for one another. ### The Position: Veracyte is seeking an IP Counsel to drive IP risk management, with a focus on freedom-to-operate and invalidity analyses, and support technical transactions with significant IP components. This role partners across the business to translate complex IP considerations into practical guidance that supports innovation and strategic growth. Key Responsibilities * IP Risk Identification and Mitigation Drive freedom-to-operate and invalidity analyses to identify and mitigate IP risks throughout Veracyte products lifecycle and for strategic business initiatives. * Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice balancing legal risks with organizational objectives, including design-around opportunities, licensing strategies, and other risk mitigation approaches. * Contribute to the implementation of processes for proactive IP risk identification and mitigation. * Partner to manage pre-litigation issues, intellectual property disputes, oppositions, and other litigation matters. * Technology Transactions Support Facilitate review, negotiations, and drafting of research collaboration, material transfer, technology evaluation, data use, licensing, and other agreements with substantial IP components. * Provide IP support for strategic collaborations, partnerships, and business development transactions. * Advise on IP ownership, licensing, data rights, publication rights, and other issues in research and development agreements. * Growth of Veracyte IP Program Collaborate with other legal team members on development and continued enhancement of the company’s IP program—including support for patent prosecution. * Serve as a trusted advisor to scientific, clinical, regulatory, commercial, and executive stakeholders. * Develop and deliver IP education and training programs to increase IP awareness across the organization. * Manage outside IP counsel and related legal budgets. ### Who You Are: You’re a strategic thinker business-oriented thinker with a collaborative mindset and infinite curiosity. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and are energized by complex challenges and meaningful work. Required * J.D. or equivalent law degree with active bar membership. * Minimum of 5 years of relevant legal experience, including substantive work in life sciences IP (diagnostics, biotechnology, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, genomics, or related life sciences fields). * Demonstrated experience conducting and advising on freedom-to-operate and invalidity analyses—and ability to assess complex legal risks and develop practical, solution-oriented business recommendations. * Experience and interest in growing skills in transactional practice involving complex agreements with IP components. Interest in patent prosecution support is welcomed. * Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. * Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills. Preferred * Scientific degree (including advanced degree) in a life sciences discipline. * Experience managing matters for diagnostics, molecular biology, genomics, or related industries. * Law firm training in FTO analysis, opinion work, and patent or technology transactions practice. * Patent bar membership. * Experience managing outside counsel. #LI-Remote For candidates based in our San Diego office, the range is $221,000 – $252,500. For candidates based in our South San Francisco office, the range is $239,000- $277,800. For candidates working remote (US), the range is $211,000 – $240,000. The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to years of experience, skillset, geographic location, industry, education, etc. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units. Pay range $211,000—$277,000 USD ### What We Can Offer You Veracyte is a growing company that offers significant career opportunities if you are curious, driven, patient-oriented and aspire to help us build a great company. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, and are committed to fostering an inclusive workforce, where diverse backgrounds are represented, engaged, and empowered to drive innovative ideas and decisions. We are thrilled to be recognized as a 2024 Certified™ Great Place to Work® in both the US and Israel – a testament to our dynamic, inclusive, and inspiring workplace where passion meets purpose. ### About Veracyte Veracyte (Nasdaq: VCYT) is a global diagnostics company whose vision is to transform cancer care for patients all over the world. We empower clinicians with the high-value insights they need to guide and assure patients at pivotal moments in the race to diagnose and treat cancer. Our Veracyte Diagnostics Platform delivers high-performing cancer tests that are fueled by broad genomic and clinical data, deep bioinformatic and AI capabilities, and a powerful evidence-generation engine, which ultimately drives durable reimbursement and guideline inclusion for our tests, along with new insights to support continued innovation and pipeline development. 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This job listing has been manually reviewed by the Jobicy Trust & Safety Team for compliance with our posting guidelines, including verification of the company's legitimacy, accuracy of job details, clarity of remote work policy, and absence of misleading or fraudulent content. ## Role DNA A quick view of the complexity, pace, ownership and collaboration implied by the job description. ### Job Complexity 5/5EasyHard ### Pace & Pressure 4/5RelaxedFast-paced ### Autonomy Level 5/5GuidedFull ownership ### Communication Load 5/5IndependentCollaborative AI insightThe position requires expert legal analysis of complex life sciences IP, including FTO, invalidity, licensing, and pre-litigation matters. It also demands independent judgment when translating technical and legal risks into practical business recommendations. ## Salary analysis Estimated compensation compared with the broader US market for similar roles. Estimated job median (per year)Highly competitive$244,000US market range (per year)$200k–$285k0$313.50k AI insightThe yearly pay period is inferred from the job context; it was not explicitly stated by the employer. The employer discloses a base-pay range of $211,000 to $277,000 USD. The posting does not explicitly state the cadence, so yearly pay is inferred from the senior US legal role and the magnitude of the base-pay range. A reasonable estimated US market range for an experienced life sciences IP Counsel is $200,000 to $285,000 USD per year. ## Core skills Skills and capabilities most closely associated with this opportunity. [Intellectual property law](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Intellectual%20property%20law.md)[Freedom-to-operate analysis](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Freedom-to-operate%20analysis.md)[Invalidity analysis](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Invalidity%20analysis.md)[Patent law](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Patent%20law.md)[Life sciences IP](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Life%20sciences%20IP.md)[Technology transactions](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Technology%20transactions.md)[Licensing agreements](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Licensing%20agreements.md)[Research collaboration agreements](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Research%20collaboration%20agreements.md)[IP risk management](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=IP%20risk%20management.md)[Patent prosecution support](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Patent%20prosecution%20support.md)[Legal negotiation](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Legal%20negotiation.md)[Outside counsel management](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Outside%20counsel%20management.md)[Stakeholder communication](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Stakeholder%20communication.md) Sample interview questionsHow do you approach a freedom-to-operate analysis for a new diagnostic product?I begin by defining the product’s technical features, intended use, jurisdictions, and commercialization timeline with internal scientific and business stakeholders. I then develop a targeted search strategy, assess relevant claims and legal status, and identify practical risks, including design-around, licensing, invalidity, or timing options. I present findings in a concise risk framework that supports an informed business decision. Describe how you balance legal risk with commercial objectives in IP counseling. I focus on explaining the material legal risk in terms of business impact, likelihood, timing, and available options rather than simply identifying problems. I work with stakeholders to compare mitigation paths such as redesign, licensing, challenging a patent, or accepting a managed level of risk. This approach allows the business to move forward with clear ownership of the decision. What IP issues do you prioritize when reviewing a research collaboration agreement? I prioritize background and foreground IP definitions, ownership of inventions and data, license scope, publication rights, confidentiality, material use restrictions, prosecution control, enforcement rights, and exit provisions. In life sciences collaborations, I also assess how clinical data, samples, algorithms, and regulatory-facing materials may be used. The agreement should preserve operational flexibility while accurately reflecting each party’s contributions and risk. How would you manage outside counsel on a complex patent or dispute matter? I would establish a clear scope, strategic objectives, budget expectations, decision rights, and reporting cadence at the outset. I would ask counsel to provide practical options and decision-ready recommendations, not only legal analysis. Regular status reviews and budget tracking help ensure that work remains aligned with the company’s priorities and that internal stakeholders receive timely guidance. How do you communicate complex IP issues to non-legal scientific and executive audiences? I tailor the level of technical and legal detail to the audience and begin with the business question that requires a decision. I use plain language, visual risk summaries where helpful, and a short list of recommended actions with trade-offs. I also confirm assumptions with technical experts so that the legal analysis accurately reflects the underlying science and product plans. Next step ## Apply now. Follow the employer’s application method and review Jobicy’s safety guidance before sharing personal information. 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