Senior Director, Counsel – Litigation, Legal Policy and Strategy

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Develop and implement strategies while advising senior leadership and the business on litigation, policy engagement, and advocacy concerning laws, regulations, and trends influencing the pharmaceutical sector.

• Identify and evaluate potential new affirmative litigation and advocacy opportunities to promote Lilly’s policy goals.

• Provide litigation counsel to Government Affairs, Communications, Regulatory Affairs, and Lilly Value and Access on legal policy and strategic priorities.

• Draft and review communications, comment letters, and related documents.

• Oversee litigation, government investigations, and other disputes from strategy formulation through resolution.

• Lead and manage external counsel, including the development and oversight of reasonable budgets.

• Coordinate internal initiatives to achieve results within litigation budgets.

• Engage with government entities, state attorneys general, trade associations, industry stakeholders, and external policy and counsel networks.

• Cultivate and maintain relationships across Lilly’s legal and business divisions.

• Monitor and assess litigation, enforcement, and policy developments impacting drug pricing, access, and reimbursement.

• Report to the Associate Vice President, Assistant General Counsel – Litigation, Legal Policy & Strategy.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and Juris Doctor (J.D.).

• Active license to practice law.

• Clerkship at a federal court of appeals.

• Minimum of 8 years of experience as a practicing attorney.

• Experience in managing complex litigation and formulating and executing strategy at a global corporation and/or top law firm.

• Proven success in complex litigation at both trial and appellate levels.

• Experience in handling matters through discovery, dispositive motions, and trial.

• Experience in briefing and arguing appeals.

• Experience in litigating constitutional claims, statutory and regulatory challenges, and Administrative Procedure Act (APA) matters.

• Demonstrated experience in engaging on complex policy issues.

• Ability to quickly master complex new subject matter and exercise sound judgment.

• Strong client-service orientation and executive presence.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate effectively at all organizational levels.

• Must be authorized to work full-time in the United States.

• Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this position.

• Preferred: Experience litigating class actions, cases involving state and federal healthcare programs, and fraud and abuse laws.

• Preferred: Experience managing litigation within the pharmaceutical sector or another highly regulated field.

• Enthusiasm for leveraging artificial intelligence and emerging technologies to enhance litigation and practice efficiency.

• Proven leadership and effectiveness in collaborating with senior leadership.

• Good judgment and meticulous attention to detail.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication abilities with the capacity to influence others.

• Demonstrated capability to handle highly confidential information appropriately.

🏝️ Benefits

• Company bonus based partly on company and individual performance.

• Company-sponsored 401(k) plan.

• Pension plan.

• Vacation benefits.

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits.

• Flexible benefits, including healthcare and/or dependent daycare flexible spending accounts.

• Life insurance and death benefits.

• Certain time off and leave of absence benefits.

• Well-being benefits, including access to an employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities.

• Employee resource groups providing support networks.