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Senior Counsel, IP

SandboxAQ· Legal
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Remote$228k - $342kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property responsible for owning and directing SandboxAQ's IP strategy and portfolio, including patent harvesting, filing strategy, prosecution, and lifecycle management; leading outside counsel relationships; performing freedom-to-operate analyses; and shaping product strategy through IP considerations.

Responsibilities

  • Own our patent portfolio end to end, including invention harvesting, filing strategy, prosecution management, and lifecycle decisions on continuations, abandonments, and annuities.
  • Partner directly with scientists and engineers — including PhD physicists, chemists, and ML researchers — to identify patentable work early, run invention disclosure and review, and create an efficient and high-value end-to-end cycle with inventors.
  • Direct and hold accountable outside patent firms and foreign associates on quality, cost, and timeliness.
  • Run freedom-to-operate and clearance analyses to inform and shape product strategy and launches, and serve as the IP voice in commercial, collaboration, and corporate transactions.
  • Build and maintain our broader IP program, including our trade secret program and trademark clearance, prosecution, and enforcement across our product brands, while working cross-functionally to craft legal strategies that fuel growth while mitigating risk.

Qualifications

  • Juris Doctor (J.D.) or equivalent law degree, with admission to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
  • 7+ years of substantive intellectual property law experience, with significant depth and expertise in patent law.
  • Strong technical fluency, with the ability to engage credibly and effectively with PhD-level physicists, chemists, machine learning researchers, and other technical experts.
  • Strategic and agile, with the ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments where smart, rapid decision-making is essential.
  • Collaborative and high EQ, with the ability to build relationships across diverse teams and translate complex legal concepts into actionable business strategies.

Skills

Required:Patent portfolio management

Benefits

  • Career Defining Work: Your work will directly accelerate the discovery of better drugs and better materials, advance human health, and enable safer and more sustainable technologies by helping customers put AI Simulation capabilities into real world use.
  • Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents with generous employer premium contributions, retirement savings with company matching, paid parental leave, and inclusive family-building benefits.
  • Work-Life Balance: Fully remote, Flexible paid time off, company-wide seasonal breaks, and support for flexible work arrangements that enable sustainable performance.
  • Learning and Growth: Opportunities for continuous learning and growth through on-the-job development, cross-functional collaboration, and access to internal learning and development programs.
Last updated Sep 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About SandboxAQ

Transforming the World with AI and Advanced Computing

SandboxAQ leverages the compound effects of AI and advanced computing to address some of the biggest challenges impacting society. SandboxAQ technologies include AI simulation, cryptography management for cybersecurity, and AI sensing for global organizations.

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