Pharma IP Litigation Project Lead

Epiq; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 55,104 - 68,880; Full time

Job summary

Epiq is seeking a Project Manager to lead the operational delivery of complex pharmaceutical IP litigation matters, including Hatch-Waxman ANDA and BPCIA disputes, coordinating legal, scientific, regulatory, and business teams.

You will drive planning, scheduling, governance, and reporting, partnering with in-house and outside counsel, vendors, and R&D to ensure timely milestones, budget discipline, and clear executive communications.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing complex litigation or legal operations programs with multiple workstreams.
• Strong project management capabilities, including scheduling, risk tracking, and executive reporting.
• Experience coordinating discovery, vendors, and data-intensive workflows in a defensible manner.
• Ability to operate effectively across legal, scientific, regulatory, and business stakeholders.
• Demonstrated strength in budget management, vendor governance, and financial oversight.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complexity into clear, actionable insights.
• Highly organized, self-directed, and able to manage competing priorities in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead matter intake and develop clear scope, assumptions, risk assessments, budgets, and milestone-driven plans.
• Coordinate key litigation activities, including discovery, expert engagement, claim construction, and trial preparation.
• Establish clear roles, reporting cadences, and escalation pathways across stakeholders.
• Partner with R&D, regulatory, and commercial teams to support IP strategy and litigation readiness.
• Oversee document and data workflows, including collection, review, production, and tracking.
• Support phase-based forecasting, accruals, and spend tracking, and manage outside counsel and vendor performance.
• Deliver concise, executive-ready reporting on status, risks, milestones, and financials.

Skills

Litigation management

Project scheduling

Risk tracking

Executive reporting

Discovery coordination

Budget management

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Epiq is seeking a Project Manager to lead the operational delivery of complex pharmaceutical IP litigation matters, including Hatch-Waxman ANDA and BPCIA disputes, coordinating legal, scientific, regulatory, and business teams.

You will drive planning, scheduling, governance, and reporting, partnering with in-house and outside counsel, vendors, and R&D to ensure timely milestones, budget discipline, and clear executive communications.