The eDiscovery & Data Solutions Project Manager will oversee legal discovery projects, coordinating with legal and IT teams to ensure compliance and efficiency while using emerging technologies.
Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)Environmental Conditions
OfficeJob Description
How will you make an impact?
The eDiscovery & Data Solutions Project Manager within the Legal Operations team will play a pivotal role in the Legal department’s mission to drive successful risk mitigation through the management of legal discovery projects. This resides within a core team of eDiscovery professionals that successfully reach all Groups and Divisions within Thermo Fisher Scientific, offering a significant opportunity to impact on our organization's efficiency and strategic direction.
What will you do?
Applying your expertise in eDiscovery and Data Solutions, you will coordinate multiple litigation and investigation matters of varying complexity while working with internal and external legal teams and IT personnel. As part of the team, you will have the opportunity to explore and apply emerging AI technologies to improve departmental efficiency, collaborate with the core team to develop skills in either the Collection/Preservation or Processing/Review/Production areas of eDiscovery.
Responsibilities:- Lead and handle eDiscovery projects from initiation through to completion, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to quality standards.
- Coordinate with legal teams, IT staff, and external vendors to ensure detailed project execution.
- Use Microsoft Purview and RelativityOne for data collection, processing, review, and production.
- Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, and budgets.
- Coordinate the identification, preservation, collection, processing, and review of electronically stored information (ESI).
- Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements throughout the eDiscovery process.
- Provide regular project status updates to collaborators and address any issues or risks promptly.
- Conduct quality control checks to ensure data accuracy and integrity.
- Proven track record in a technical eDiscovery role
- General understanding of the Electronic Data Reference Model (EDRM) and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
- Experience acquiring data under the General Data Protection Regulation
- Experience using Microsoft Purview eDiscovery to search and export data
- Experience with collection tools such as EnCase and Cellebrite’s Digital Collector
- Experience with Relativity One document review platform; including but not limited to document review, analysis productions, crafting keyword and dtSearch queries
- Project management skills with the capability to balance multiple projects simultaneously.
- Experience with the Relativity aiR suite is a benefit
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Good verbal and written communication skills in English
- Ability to collaborate within a team, multi-task with good follow-through and social skills
- Ability to work well in a team as well as alone to accomplish tasks without supervision
- BS in Computer Science, Legal Studies, Paralegal certificate, or equivalent technical or legal subject area experience.
- Relativity Certified Administrator (RCA), EnCase™ Certified eDiscovery Practitioner (EnCEP), EnCase™ Certified Examiner (EnCE) and/or Certified E-Discovery Specialist (CEDS) are all a plus but not required
Top Skills
Air Suite
Cellebrite
Encase
Microsoft Purview
Relativityone
Thermo Fisher Scientific Waltham, Massachusetts, USA Office
168 Third Avenue, Waltham, MA, United States
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