Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories: Director / Lead Intellectual Property Counsel — Princeton, NJ, United States

About Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories is a pharmaceutical business with research and development, medicine-manufacturing and commercial activities. Its employer description centres on making affordable and innovative medicines accessible. The organisation connects scientific development with the production and delivery of pharmaceutical products, rather than operating only as a research laboratory. Its published business priorities include strengthening existing medicine activities, developing future opportunities and conducting operations with attention to people, resources and corporate governance.

The position and its setting

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories lists Director / Lead Intellectual Property Counsel in Princeton, NJ, United States, under reference REF25058Y. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Employment type: Full-time
• Employer listing date: 31 August 2026
• Job Family: Legal, Compliance & Audit
• Brands: Dr Reddy's Laboratories Limited

Responsibilities and work described

• We are seeking an accomplished and strategic Lead Intellectual Property Counsel for Dr
• Reddy's North America business
• As an Attorney in the IP department, you will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to design and implement IP strategies to advance Dr
• Reddy’s interest to provide affordable health care solutions
• Management: patent litigations in North America, including ANDA/ANDS, 505(b)(2) and biosimilar litigations, including post-grant patent office proceedings by developing and implementing claims and defenses
• Secure freedom-to-operate for Dr Reddy’s products, including clearance of Orange Book and unlisted patents for the bulk API, route of synthesis, finished dosage form and polymorphs
• Preparation: ANDA patent certifications and the corresponding notice letters and detailed statements
• Examine patents, file histories, prior art, ongoing litigations, and citizen’s petitions for possible Paragraph IV and related strategies for ANDA/ANDS, 505(b)(2), and BPCIA products
• Research / execution: IP due diligence and provide IP support towards business development activities
• Management: drafting and prosecution of patent applications
• Advise internal stakeholders on all aspects of pharmaceutical patent and regulatory law, including exclusivity issues and launch scenarios

Essential requirements and candidate background

• Registered to practice before the U.S
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Science or Engineering
• Minimum work
• 8+ years of patent litigation experience, including significant experience in Hatch-Waxman matters
• Skills & attributes:
• Patent litigation experience
• Significant experience in Hatch-Waxman matters
• Exhibit leadership by example, effort and attitude
• Work independently
• Incumbent m ust be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident of U.S. or otherwise authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring visa transfer or sponsorship, now or in the future
• Incumbent should be willing to work in person from our Princeton, NJ office

Preferred experience and additional strengths

• Patent and Trademark Office preferred
• Degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, or similar discipline preferred
• Advanced degree highly preferred

Location, schedule and contract conditions

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• Work arrangement: Hybrid
• Advertised location: Princeton, NJ, United States

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Pay and application dates

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How to apply to Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories

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Practical preparation: regulatory affairs

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Relevant skills

• APIs
• regulatory affairs
• pharmacy
• business development
• stakeholder management
• claims administration
• chemistry