Intellectual Property Counsel

Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on guarding wellness and giving every person more time free from cancer. Founded in 2012, Guardant® is transforming patient care and accelerating new cancer therapies by providing critical insights into what drives disease through its advanced blood and tissue tests, real‑world data and AI analytics. Guardant tests help improve outcomes across all stages of care, including screening to find cancer early, monitoring for recurrence in early‑stage cancer, and treatment selection for patients with advanced cancer.

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Guardant Health, Inc. is seeking an experienced and motivated Intellectual Property Counsel to join its IP Team. This role will directly report to a Director, Intellectual Property. As a member of the IP Team, you will be responsible for providing guidance on a wide range of IP legal matters related to the cancer diagnostics field. You will combine your legal and technical knowledge to implement and execute the company’s IP strategy for Guardant’s growing patent portfolio.

The technology you will be exposed to is critical to Guardant’s mission of improving the lives of cancer patients.

• Continue to build and manage a global patent portfolio, including preparing and prosecuting patent applications, identifying strategic areas for patenting, harvesting patentable inventions, and evaluating the patentability of invention submissions.
• Collaborate with other members of the IP Team to develop and advise on global patent and IP strategy.
• Perform infringement and validity analyses and evaluate risk mitigation strategies.
• Develop relationships with, counsel and educate scientists and other employees on patent‑related matters.
• Partner with relevant stakeholders across the company to provide strategic IP counseling with respect to research and product development.
• Oversee and coordinate with outside counsel as necessary with respect to IP protection.

• Juris Doctorate from a nationally accredited law school.
• Registration with the USPTO and membership in a state bar.
• Advanced degree in Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Cancer Genomics, Genetics, Statistics or similar field preferred.
• Eight or more years of relevant patent prosecution experience at a law firm or in‑house.
• Experience with drafting, prosecuting, and reviewing invention disclosures and patent applications focused on methods for analyzing genomic data from diagnostic next‑generation sequencing (NGS) assays.
• Familiarity with library preparation methods used to generate NGS data, including targeted sequencing, whole‑genome sequencing, methylation sequencing, or RNA‑seq.
• Understanding of algorithms and tools used in cancer genomics (e.g., sequence alignment, variant calling).
• Excellent communicator, project manager, and team player.
• Familiar with AI patent tools for searching, drafting, and landscape analysis.
• Strong interpersonal skills and willingness to work closely with scientists, managers, and employee teams.
• Adaptable, flexible, and creative in a rapidly changing environment.

• Demonstrate curiosity, sound judgment, and the ability to critically evaluate and responsibly leverage AI‑enabled tools in accordance with company policies, ethical standards, and regulatory requirements to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of work.

This section applies to onsite employees who are eligible for the hybrid work location as specified by management and related policies. Guardant has defined days for in‑person/onsite collaboration and work‑from‑home days for individual‑focused time. All U.S. employees who live within 50 miles of a Guardant facility will be required to be onsite on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. This model provides flexibility for work‑life balance while keeping teams connected to advance our science for our patients.

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and other locations are as follows. This range does not include benefits or, if applicable, bonus,…