Guardant Health · 1 month ago
Intellectual Property Counsel
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$191K/yr - $262K/yr
5+ years expGuardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on guarding wellness and giving every person more time free from cancer. The Intellectual Property Counsel will be responsible for providing guidance on a wide range of IP legal matters related to the cancer diagnostics field, implementing and executing the company’s IP strategy for Guardant’s growing patent portfolio.
BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsOncologyTherapeutics
Responsibilities
Continue to build and manage a global patent portfolio, including preparing and prosecuting patent applications, identifying strategic areas for patenting, harvesting patentable inventions, and evaluating the patentability of invention submissions
Collaborate with other members of the IP Team to develop and advise on global patent and IP strategy
Perform infringement and validity analyses and evaluate risk mitigation strategies
Develop relationships with, counsel and educate scientists and other employees on patent-related matters
Partner with relevant stakeholders across the company to provide strategic IP counseling with respect to research and product development
Oversee and coordinate with outside counsel as necessary with respect to IP protection
Qualification
Required
Juris Doctorate from a nationally accredited law school
Registration with the USPTO and a member of a state bar
5+ years of relevant patent prosecution experience at a law firm or in-house position
Experience with drafting, prosecuting, and reviewing invention disclosures and patent applications focused on methods for analyzing genomic data from diagnostic next-generation sequencing (NGS) assays
Familiarity with library preparation methods used to generate NGS data, including targeted sequencing, whole-genome sequencing, methylation sequencing, or RNA-seq
Understanding of algorithms and tools used in cancer genomics (e.g., sequence alignment, variant calling)
Excellent communicator, project manager, and team player
Familiar with AI patent tools for searching, drafting, and landscape analysis
Strong interpersonal skills and be willing to work closely with scientists, managers, and employee teams
Adaptable, flexible, and creative in a rapidly changing environment
Preferred
Advanced degree in Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology; Cancer Genomics, Genetics, Statistics or similar field
Company
Guardant Health
Guardant Health is a precision oncology company that uses blood tests, data sets, and analytics to provide treatment to cancer patients.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (38)
2024 (50)
2023 (40)
2022 (72)
2021 (57)
2020 (29)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.53BKey Investors
Baillie GiffordSoftBank Vision FundOrbiMed
2025-11-05Post Ipo Equity· $284.4M
2025-11-05Post Ipo Debt· $350M
2023-12-21Post Ipo Equity· $90.7M
Leadership Team
AmirAli Talasaz
Co-founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer
Helmy Eltoukhy
Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer
Recent News
2026-01-19
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