Senior Director, Counsel – Litigation, Legal Policy and Strategy

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us. 

The Senior Director, Counsel – Litigation, Legal Policy and Strategy is for a creative, curious, and strategic litigator with impeccable judgment and experience at the intersection of law and policy. This role focuses on litigation, policy engagement, and other advocacy to to foster a legal and administrative environment that supports innovation and ensures that patients can access the medicines they need without undue legal or regulatory impediments. The successful candidate must be energized by an evolving legal and regulatory environment, learn dense and unfamiliar subject matter quickly, collaborate closely with legal and business colleagues, influence cross-functionally including with external stakeholders, and earn the trust of senior business and legal leaders. This is a remote position and reports to the Associate Vice President, Assistant General Counsel – Litigation, Legal Policy & Strategy.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute strategy — and advise senior leadership and the business — on litigation, policy engagement, and other advocacy addressing the laws, regulations, and trends that shape the pharmaceutical industry.
• Proactively identify and assess potential new affirmative litigation and advocacy opportunities to advance Lilly’s policy objectives.
• Provide litigation counsel to Government Affairs, Communications, Regulatory Affairs, Lilly Value and Access on legal policy and strategy priorities, including drafting and reviewing communications, comment letters, and related materials.
• Manage litigation, government investigations, and other disputes across the portfolio from strategy through resolution.
• Lead and manage outside counsel, including the development and oversight of reasonable budgets, and coordinate internal efforts to deliver results within them.
• Engage with key external parties — government agencies, state attorneys general, trade associations, industry, and the outside policy and counsel network — to ensure Lilly’s legal policy interests are represented and advanced.
• Build and maintain relationships across Lilly’s legal and business functions.
• Monitor and analyze litigation, enforcement, and policy developments affecting drug pricing, access, and reimbursement.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and J.D.
• Active license to practice law.
• A clerkship on a federal court of appeals.
• A minimum of 8 years of experience as a practicing attorney, including managing complex litigation and developing and executing strategy at a global company and/or top law firm.
• A proven track record of success in complex litigation at both the trial and appellate levels — including taking matters through discovery, dispositive motions, and trial, and briefing and arguing appeals.
• Experience litigating constitutional claims, statutory and regulatory challenges, and APA matters.
• Demonstrated experience engaging on complex policy issues and proven ability to master complex new subject matter quickly and exercise sound judgment before becoming a subject-matter expert.
• Strong client-service orientation and executive presence, including the judgment, poise, and clarity to advise senior leaders and represent the Legal function credibly.
• Highly motivated and collaborative partner with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with team members, other lawyers, and management across all levels of the company.

• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role, including but not limited to

  F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1.

Additional Skills/Preferences:

• Experience litigating class actions, matters involving state and federal healthcare programs (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, 340B), and fraud and abuse laws (e.g., AKS and False Claims Act).
• Experience managing litigation within the pharmaceutical or another highly regulated industry.
• Enthusiasm for harnessing artificial intelligence and emerging technology to litigate and practice more effectively.
• Demonstrated leadership and effectiveness in working with senior leadership.
• Good judgment and meticulous attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to influence others.
• Demonstrated ability to appropriately handle highly confidential information.

Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form (https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.

Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia (AMECA), Black Employees at Lilly (BE@Lilly), Chinese Culture Network (CCN), EnAble, Evolve, Lilly Indian Network (LIN), Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), Pride (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN) and Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL).

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location.  The anticipated wage for this position is

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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