Senior Expert - Legal Counsel (India-Based | US & India IP Focus)

The legal team at our organization has a range of responsibilities, including analyzing business requirements to ensure legal compliance, managing contracts, identifying and mitigating legal risks, and more. As a member of our collaborative and dynamic team, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to these efforts and take the next step in your career.

About the Role

The Expert IP Lawyer will serve as a strategic legal and innovation partner to our product, engineering, clinical, and executive teams, driving the end-to-end intellectual property strategy across India, the U.S., and global jurisdictions. You will lead efforts to protect our innovations in AI-driven software, connected medical devices, and digital healthcare platforms, ensuring they are legally sound, globally protected, and strategically aligned with our business objectives.

This is a high-impact role at the intersection of law, technology, and healthcare, requiring both legal expertise in the U.S. (including India and UAE) IP systems and strong technical fluency. You must be able to understand and evaluate complex technologies including AI/ML algorithms, embedded systems, data platforms, and clinical software and translate them into actionable IP frameworks.

You will play a central role in shaping how we develop, protect, and scale innovation, advising on patentability, trade secrets, licensing, enforcement, and regulatory alignment. As a cross-functional leader, you will collaborate across teams to embed IP thinking into product development processes, streamline invention disclosure and filing strategies, and align legal protections with evolving product and commercial roadmaps.

The ideal candidate is not only an expert in cross-border IP law, but also a trusted business advisor and collaborative leader, capable of balancing innovation, risk, and speed in a fast-paced healthcare technology environment.

A Day in the Life

• IP Strategy Portfolio Development
• Lead the development and execution of the global IP strategy across India, the U.S., and key international jurisdictions
• File, prosecute, and manage patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, with a focus on AI/ML, SaaS platforms, medical devices, and algorithms
• Develop and implement innovation capture frameworks to identify, assess, and protect patentable inventions from internal RD pipelines

• Technology Invention Understanding
• Collaborate closely with RD, engineering, product, and data science teams to deeply understand technical innovations
• Translate complex technologiesincluding AI/ML models, diagnostic algorithms, health data platforms, and embedded softwareinto comprehensive IP strategies
• Evaluate invention disclosures, assist in claim drafting, and assess both patentability and competitive positioning

• Advisory Compliance
• Advise cross-functional teams on patentability, freedom to operate (FTO), open-source considerations, and IP risk management
• Navigate IP implications of data use, model training, software deployment, and regulated healthcare environments
• Interpret and apply key IP regulations including Indias Patents Act, U.S. Patent Act, DMCA, Trade Secrets Protection Acts, HIPAA, DPDP, GDPR, and FDA/CDSCO frameworks.

• Transactions
• Support IP due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, funding rounds, and strategic partnerships in both India, U.S. and other relevant affiliates.

• Enforcement Dispute Management
• Lead global IP enforcement strategies, including litigation, oppositions, and dispute resolution
• Collaborate with external counsel for prosecution and litigation before the Indian Patent Office (IPO), USPTO, and other relevant bodies

• Leadership Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Act as a strategic advisor to senior product, engineering, clinical, and business stakeholders on IP and innovation strategy
• Drive cross-functional alignment on IP initiatives across legal, RD, commercial, and product functions
• Build and maintain internal IP playbooks, invention protocols, and legal guidance materials
• Promote a culture of innovation and IP ownership across the company through training and strategic engagement

• Training, Governance Internal Enablement
• Lead internal education initiatives on IP best practices, invention documentation, trade secrets, and open-source use.
• Establish internal systems and governance processes for invention tracking, disclosure reviews, and IP compliance.

What You Need

• Bachelors degree in Law (LLB) from a reputed Indian university; Masters or U.S. law degree (LLM) is a plus
• Registered Indian Patent Agent (mandatory)
• USPTO registration or strong working experience with the USPTO (preferred)
• 8- 12 years of experience in IP law with a strong track record in healthcare tech, AI, and digital health.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and evaluate complex software, AI/ML systems, and medical devices.
• Familiarity with Indian and U.S. legal systems, including the Indian Patents Act, HIPAA, DPDP, and FDA/CDSCO regulations.
• Strong communication and cross-cultural collaboration skills