Stephen MacDonald
Senior Director, Intellectual Property @Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Director, Intellectual Property @Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc
South San Francisco, CA, US
Contributing to Intellectual Property Strategy Development & Execution. Consulting and Advising business units to facilitate Informed, Intelligent and Intentional business decisions- Draft and prosecute patent applications to protect clinical assets, platform technology, and capture value for the company- Create and manage process to review patent portfolio through cross-functional initiative to reduce portfolio size and cost by 60% over 2yrs- Monitor competitive and technology landscape to produce patent intelligence for potential partnerships and collaboration- Negotiate partnership and collaboration agreements with business development team that are relevant to core platform and technology development- Develop and execute IP strategy, IP harvesting, patent prosecution; provide company-wide IP awareness and education; monitor competitive patent landscape and conduct regular patent search and diligence- Serve on DEI community leadership promoting and executing DEI programs for company
EDUCATION
University of Manitoba
B.Sc.
University of Manitoba
M.Sc., Neuroscience
University of Manitoba
Ph.D., Neuroscience
Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business
M.B.A.
SKILLS
ABOUT STEPHEN MACDONALD
Experienced Biotechnology professional. Organizational leader, business coach and registered patent agent/scientific writer with 23 years of consulting experience in patent strategy/drafting/prosecution, patent intelligence, patent due diligence, patent litigation and intellectual property-related agreements for small to large biotech, medical device and pharmaceutical companies, and investors. Recognized as a highly effective team member with strong leadership, managerial, technical, and interpersonal skills.Specialties: Patent Law, Biotechnology, Medical writing, Consulting, Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Patent Strategy, Patent Portfolio Management, IP Due Diligence, Licensing
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