Patent Agent - Photobiomodulation

Overview

This role offers an opportunity for a registered USPTO Patent Agent to lead end-to-end patent prosecution in the photobiomodulation (PBM) domain, focusing on therapeutic optics, wavelength-targeted treatments, and related wellness technologies. The position involves working remotely on a full-time basis within a fast-paced, AI-assisted patent operation.

Responsibilities

• Review and edit AI-drafted patent applications in the PBM field with rapid turnaround expectations.
• File provisional, non-provisional, PCT applications, and continuations through the USPTO Patent Center.
• Independently sign and prosecute patent filings under USPTO Patent Agent authority.
• Respond to office actions involving 35 U.S.C. §§ 101, 112, 102, and 103 related to PBM and therapeutic optics.
• Conduct examiner interviews when strategically advantageous.
• Collaborate with researchers, engineers, and inventors to translate technical and clinical concepts into prosecutable claim strategies.
• Identify gaps, prior art exposure, and technical weaknesses in AI-generated drafts.
• Provide prosecution insights and rejection trends to improve AI drafting workflows.

Requirements

• Active USPTO Patent Bar registration in good standing.
• Minimum of 4 years of patent prosecution experience post-registration.
• Experience with at least 30 patent applications drafted, prosecuted, or substantively responded to in PBM, biomedical optics, photonic devices, or laser-medical domains.
• Strong technical background with a degree in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Optics, Biophysics, Physics, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate 35 U.S.C. § 101 method-of-treatment eligibility strategies.
• Ability to operate independently without attorney supervision.
• Comfortable working in AI-assisted drafting environments with high production velocity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct prosecution experience in PBM, therapeutic optics, or laser-medical device patenting.
• Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in a relevant technical discipline.
• Prior in-house experience within optical-device or laser-medical companies.
• Experience in elite patent prosecution environments focused on medical devices or optics.
• Familiarity with FDA Class II/III device regulatory pathways and clinical-method adjacency.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted drafting workflows in production settings.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $140,000 to $200,000 annually. This range is a guideline and not a guarantee; final offers consider experience, education, skills, internal equity, and market data.
• Benefits include:
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Employer-paid life and AD&D insurance
  • Optional supplemental life and AD&D insurance
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance
  • Flexible spending accounts and health spending accounts
  • Access to a payroll advance program
  • Employee discounts
  • Retirement planning with 401(k) matching
  • Pet insurance
  • Wellness program offerings
  • Paid time off starting at 20 days annually, accrued per pay period based on years of service
  • Nine paid holidays per year, including one floating holiday

Location

• Remote position

Additional Information

• This role requires comfort with a significantly faster pace than traditional law-firm prosecution environments.
• Candidates must be able to review AI-generated drafts rapidly, make independent prosecution decisions, and work without attorney supervision.
• Completion of a short embedded application step is required for consideration.
• Applications will be accepted until August 2, 2026, with early applications encouraged.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The organization is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, nationality, national or ethnic origin, civil status, age, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, genetic information, familial status, marital or registered civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, gender identity or reassignment, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.