Description:
Position Summary:Hyperfine is seeking an experienced Patent Counsel or Senior Patent Agent to join our Legal team and help drive the company's intellectual property strategy. This role will report to Hyperfine's General Counsel and will be responsible for managing and expanding Hyperfine's global patent portfolio while partnering closely with engineering, product, software, AI, clinical, and research teams to identify, protect, and maximize the value of the company's innovations.
The ideal candidate is intellectually curious, highly collaborative, and passionate about emerging technologies. This position offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of medical devices, artificial intelligence, software, imaging systems, cloud technologies, and healthcare innovation.
What You'll Do:
- Manage Hyperfine's global patent portfolio, including invention harvesting, patent preparation, prosecution, maintenance, and portfolio optimization.
- Work directly with engineers, scientists, software developers, AI researchers, clinical experts, and business leaders to identify patentable innovations and develop intellectual property protection strategies.
- Prepare, prosecute, and manage U.S. and international patent applications through coordination with outside counsel.
- Conduct patentability, freedom-to-operate, validity, infringement, and competitive landscape analyses to support business and product strategy.
- Develop and implement patent filing strategies aligned with Hyperfine's technology roadmap and business objectives.
- Assist with intellectual property due diligence for strategic partnerships, collaborations, acquisitions, investments, and other corporate transactions.
- Support trademark, trade secret, and broader intellectual property protection programs.
- Monitor patent and technology developments in medical imaging, artificial intelligence, medical devices, software, and related industries.
- Manage outside patent counsel and intellectual property budgets while ensuring high-quality work product and efficient portfolio management.
- Advise internal stakeholders regarding intellectual property risks, opportunities, and best practices.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of intellectual property policies, processes, and training programs.
Qualifications:
For Patent Counsel Candidates
- J.D. from an accredited law school.
- Admitted to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction and in good standing.
- Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
- 5+ years of intellectual property experience at a law firm and/or in-house legal department, with significant patent prosecution experience.
- Demonstrated experience managing patent portfolios and advising on intellectual property strategy.
- Registered Patent Agent admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
- 5+ years of patent preparation and prosecution experience, preferably with a combination of law firm and in-house experience.
- Demonstrated success developing and executing patent strategies for innovative technology products.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, biomedical engineering, physics, medical imaging, machine learning, robotics, or a related technical discipline.
- Experience working with software, artificial intelligence, machine learning, medical devices, imaging systems, signal processing, cloud technologies, or related technologies strongly preferred.
- Ability to understand and translate highly technical concepts into practical intellectual property protection strategies.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience supporting medical device, digital health, software, AI, or healthcare technology companies.
- Experience conducting intellectual property due diligence and supporting strategic transactions.
- Familiarity with global patent prosecution and international intellectual property strategies.
- Experience analyzing competitive patent landscapes and identifying intellectual property risks and opportunities.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience managing outside counsel and intellectual property budgets.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex legal and technical concepts to diverse audiences.
- Collaborative and business-oriented approach to problem solving.
- Strong analytical skills and sound judgment.
- Intellectual curiosity and enthusiasm for innovation.
- Ability to work independently while building strong cross-functional relationships.
- Comfortable operating in a dynamic, growth-stage environment.
- High level of integrity, professionalism, and attention to detail.
