Derek Scott

Derek Scott currently serves as Vice President of Intellectual Property at Genentech, a position held since August 2018, where responsibilities include acting as Registered In-House Counsel and leading the Intellectual Property department. Prior roles at Genentech include Interim Head of IP and Associate General Counsel, focusing on various areas such as platform technology, antibody engineering, and personalized health care. Before joining Genentech, Scott was Senior Counsel at Amgen and held multiple legal positions at AstraZeneca/MedImmune, Cooley LLP, and Human Genome Sciences. Academic credentials include an AB in Biology from Washington University in St. Louis, a PhD in Cell Biology from Duke University, and a JD from Georgetown University Law Center.