Technical Specialist – Small Molecule Intellectual Property

The Company

Montai Therapeutics is a privately held, biotechnology company focused on harnessing AI to decode untapped diverse chemistry to develop breakthrough oral medicines that can address persistent unmet needs in chronic disease. With our CONECTA® platform, Montai has built the world’s leading foundation models for decoding the complex language between nature’s bioactive chemistry and human biology – supercharging the drug discovery process with unprecedented optionality and predictability.

The Role

We are looking for a highly motivated, detailed-oriented and personable team player to join our Intellectual Property team as a Technical Specialist. This role will support the development and execution of the company’s intellectual property strategy for small molecule drug discovery programs and innovative biotech AI. Working closely with patent counsel, medicinal chemists, biologists, and external patent attorneys, the Technical Specialist will assist with invention harvesting, patent drafting, prior art analyses, competitive intelligence, and IP AI tool design and implementation.

This position is ideal for an early-career scientist with a strong background in organic or medicinal chemistry who is interested in intellectual property. The successful candidate will receive mentoring and on-the-job training in patent law and patent practice, with the opportunity to develop toward becoming a registered U.S. Patent Agent. No prior IP experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with research teams to identify patentable inventions and support invention disclosure activities.
• Assist in preparing patent applications, including drafting technical descriptions, examples, compound tables, figures, and supporting documentation.
• Review patent applications, Office Action responses, and other patent documents prepared by outside counsel for technical accuracy, consistency, and completeness.
• Conduct literature and patent prior art searches using commercial and public databases.
• Monitor competitor's patent filings, scientific publications, conferences, and emerging technologies to identify competitive developments and potential collaboration or licensing opportunities.
• Assist with preparation of presentations and reports for senior management and cross-functional teams.
• Support implementation of AI-enabled tools and workflows for data gathering/QC and Markush claim drafting.

Basic Qualifications

• B.S., in Organic Chemistry or Medicinal Chemistry.