Senior Director, Counsel – Litigation, Legal Policy and Strategy (USA Remote role)

Overview

This role is a Senior Director, Counsel position focused on Litigation, Legal Policy and Strategy. The work supports a legal and administrative environment that fosters innovation and helps ensure patients can access needed medicines without undue legal or regulatory impediments.

The role involves litigation strategy, policy engagement, and related advocacy, including influencing cross-functionally and with external stakeholders. 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 laws, regulations, and trends that shape the pharmaceutical industry.
• Proactively identify and assess potential new affirmative litigation and advocacy opportunities aligned with policy objectives.
• Provide litigation counsel to Government Affairs, Communications, Regulatory Affairs, and 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 development and oversight of reasonable budgets, and coordinate internal efforts to deliver results within those budgets.
• Engage key external parties—including government agencies, state attorneys general, trade associations, industry, and the outside policy and counsel network—to ensure legal policy interests are represented and advanced.
• Build and maintain relationships across 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.
• Clerkship on a federal court of appeals.
• 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.
• 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, with 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 judgment, poise, and clarity to advise senior leaders and represent the Legal function credibly.
• Highly motivated and collaborative approach with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with team members, other lawyers, and management across all levels.
• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. The employer 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.

Preferred Qualifications / Additional Skills

• Experience litigating class actions.
• Experience involving state and federal healthcare programs (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, 340B).
• Experience involving 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 working with senior leadership.
• Good judgment and meticulous attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to influence others.
• Demonstrated ability to appropriately handle highly confidential information.

Compensation & Benefits

• Anticipated wage range: $199,500 - $321,200
• Full-time equivalent employees may be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance).
• Comprehensive benefits for eligible employees, including:
  • Eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension
  • Vacation benefits
  • 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
  • Well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)

Location

Remote position.

The employer is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana and serves patients globally.