Senior Director, Counsel – Litigation, Legal Policy and Strategy

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $199.5k - $321.2k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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Eli Lilly and Company

10,000+ employees

💊 Pharmaceuticals

🏥 Healthcare

🧬 Biotechnology

💰 $6.5M Post-IPO Debt - Eli Lilly on 2024-02

Pharmaceuticals • Healthcare • Biotechnology

Eli Lilly and Company is a global pharmaceutical company that researches, develops, manufactures, and distributes prescription medicines and provides patient support services. The company focuses on life-changing medicines across conditions such as diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, autoimmune disorders, dermatology, migraine, obesity, and sleep apnea; it runs clinical trials, offers LillyDirect pharmacy services, and emphasizes manufacturing quality, medication safety, and research into genetic medicines. Eli Lilly also provides patient resources, condition education, and access programs to help people find care and participate in trials.

📋 Description

• Develop and execute strategy and advise senior leadership and the business on litigation, policy engagement, and advocacy concerning laws, regulations, and trends affecting the pharmaceutical industry • Identify and assess affirmative litigation and advocacy opportunities advancing Lilly’s policy objectives • Advise Government Affairs, Communications, Regulatory Affairs, and Lilly Value and Access on legal policy and strategy priorities • Draft and review communications, comment letters, and related materials • Manage litigation, government investigations, and other disputes from strategy through resolution • Lead and manage outside counsel, including budgets, and coordinate internal efforts to deliver results within them • Engage with government agencies, state attorneys general, trade associations, industry, and external policy and legal networks • Build and maintain relationships across Lilly’s legal and business functions • Monitor and analyze litigation, enforcement, and policy developments affecting drug development, pricing, access, and reimbursement • Report to the Associate Vice President, Assistant General Counsel – Litigation, Legal Policy & Strategy

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and J.D. • Active license to practice law • Clerkship on a federal court of appeals • Minimum of 8 years of experience as a practicing attorney • Experience managing complex litigation and developing and executing strategy at a global company and/or top law firm • Proven success in complex litigation at trial and appellate levels, including discovery, dispositive motions, trial, briefing, and arguing appeals • Experience litigating constitutional claims, statutory and regulatory challenges, and APA matters • Experience engaging on complex policy issues • Ability to master complex new subject matter quickly and exercise sound judgment • Strong client-service orientation and executive presence • Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills • Ability to work effectively across all levels of the company • Must be authorized to work full-time in the United States • No employer sponsorship or support for work authorization or visas • Preferred: experience litigating class actions and matters involving state and federal healthcare programs • Preferred: experience managing litigation within the pharmaceutical or another highly regulated industry • Enthusiasm for using artificial intelligence and emerging technology in legal practice • Demonstrated leadership and effectiveness with senior leadership • Good judgment and meticulous attention to detail • Ability to appropriately handle highly confidential information

🏖️ Benefits

• Company bonus depending partly on company and individual performance • Company-sponsored 401(k) • Pension • Vacation benefits • Medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits • Flexible benefits, including healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts • Life insurance and death benefits • Time off and leave of absence benefits • Well-being benefits, including employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities • Employee resource groups open to all employees

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