Assistant General Counsel - Intellectual Property

Assistant General Counsel - Intellectual Property

Join Solstice Advanced Materials as an Assistant General Counsel – Intellectual Property, where you will have a significant impact on the company's intellectual property strategy and protection, providing legal advice and services to certain chemicals-related businesses within Solstice. Your role will involve managing critical patent operations, guiding the business units and senior management on IP matters, and ensuring that Solstice's IP rights are protected and enforced.

Overall, this role directly influences Solstice's ability to protect its innovations, maintain a strong IP portfolio, and drive business growth through strategic intellectual property management. Your contributions help Solstice stay at the forefront of technology and maintain a competitive advantage.

• Provide IP support to the RAS and ESM businesses within Solstice.
• Develop, implement business-specific IP strategies.
• Hands‑on management of the patent acquisition process and portfolio consistent with IP strategy.
• Ensure compliance with trade secret security programs; augment as required.
• Product clearance (FTP).
• Lead/support transactions involving IP rights including M&A, commercial contracts, JDAs, licensing.
• Proactively monitor industries to identify, assess, and abate infringement.
• Litigation related work in support of IP strategy – affirmative, defensive (opposition, IPR, court actions).
• Client education and advice.
• Manage outside counsel (including patent preparation & prosecution/spend).
• Advise on copyright and trademark issues; partner with outside counsel and the business to identify and clear trademarks and trade names, and prosecute trademark applications globally.
• Assist with the management of patent operations for Solstice.
• Develop annual operating plans (budgets) for IP and manage performance against that plan.
• Maintain quality, cycle times, and economy for all aspects of patent acquisition and portfolio maintenance.
• Ensure compliance with all Solstice IP procedures/policies including freedom to practice, new product introductions, enforcement, licensing and IP transactional matters, third‑party submissions, publication clearance, among other, virtual patent marking.
• Perform one‑to‑one review for critical FTP and other matters as requested.
• Identify quality and efficiency opportunities for the function, recommend & implement appropriate plans including for use of AI.

• At least 10 years of substantive experience in intellectual property matters.
• JD from an accredited law school.
• Self‑starter with a strong bias for action and ability to drive projects to a close.
• Good business acumen.
• Ability to influence and lead at all levels in a multi‑national matrix organization.
• Creative & innovative.
• Good communicator.

• Law firm and in‑house experience preferred.

In addition to a competitive salary, leading‑edge work, and developing solutions side‑by‑side with dedicated experts in their fields, Solstice Advanced Materials employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer‑subsidized medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; short‑term and long‑term disability; 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, EAP, and educational assistance; parental leave; paid time off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave);

and 12 paid holidays.

The annual base salary range for this position is $210,800 - $263,500. Salary information serves as a general guideline and may vary based on factors such as scope of responsibilities, candidate experience, education, training, key skills, and market considerations.

Solstice Advanced Materials is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.

Solstice Advanced Materials is a leading global specialty materials company that advances science for smarter outcomes. Solstice offers high‑performance solutions enabling critical industries and applications, including refrigerants, semiconductor manufacturing, data center cooling, nuclear power, protective fibers, healthcare packaging, and more. Solstice is recognized for developing next‑generation materials through some of the industry’s most renowned brands such as Solstice®, Genetron®, Aclar®, Spectra®, Fluka™, and Hydranal™.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Legal

Manufacturing

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