Senior Director, Market Access Litigation & Policy

Initial Therapeutics, Inc.; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 195,000 - 314,600; Full time

Job summary

Lilly, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, seeks a Senior Director, Counsel – Market Access Litigation, Legal Policy and Strategy to drive litigation and policy efforts shaping drug pricing, access, and reimbursement. The role collaborates with Government Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, and senior leaders to advance strategic priorities.

The successful candidate will have a J.D. and 8+ years of complex-litigation experience, including appellate work, with US work authorization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and J.D.
• Active license to practice law in one of the 50 states.
• 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.
• 8 plus years experience of success in complex litigation at both the trial and appellate levels.
• Authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis (no visa sponsorship).

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategy — and advise senior leadership and the business — on litigation, policy engagement, and other advocacy addressing the laws, regulations, and industry trends that shape drug pricing, access, and reimbursement.
• Proactively identify and assess potential new affirmative litigation and advocacy opportunities to advance Lilly’s market-access and pricing policy.
• 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. Collaborate closely with Lilly’s policy and Market Access legal and business teams to advance Lilly market access strategies.
• Monitor and analyze litigation, enforcement, and policy developments affecting drug pricing, access, and reimbursement.

Skills

Active law license

Federal appellate clerkship

8+ years complex litigation

Global company/top law firm experience

Senior leadership advisory

Education

Bachelor’s degree and J.D.

Job description

Lilly, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, seeks a Senior Director, Counsel – Market Access Litigation, Legal Policy and Strategy to drive litigation and policy efforts shaping drug pricing, access, and reimbursement. The role collaborates with Government Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, and senior leaders to advance strategic priorities.

The successful candidate will have a J.D. and 8+ years of complex-litigation experience, including appellate work, with US work authorization.