Deputy Chief Legal Officer
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Associate Vice President, Assistant General Patent Counsel – IP Litigation
Eli Lilly and Company
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $225,000 - $330,000 per year
Job Level
JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- Set strategy for, manage, and provide advice to senior leadership and the business on pre-litigation, litigation, and various high-risk IP matters
- Lead and manage the activities of outside counsel and coordinate internal efforts to meet IP litigation requirements
- Advise members of senior management on global IP litigation matters
- Maintain engagement with key external parties and entities, including counterparts at other companies in the industry, key government agencies, and outside counsel network
- Coordinate across Lilly Legal on IP litigation issues impacting any relevant areas of the business, geographies, activities and legal advice
- Partner effectively with counterparts and colleagues within Lilly Legal, in particular colleagues responsible for IP Procurement
- Build and maintain relationships with key Lilly constituencies
Requirements
- Bachelor’s and J.D. degrees (or equivalent)
- Active license to practice law
- A minimum of 10 years of experience practicing patent litigation in the pharma and/or biotech spheres, either in private practice and/or in industry
- An advanced degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, biology, biochemistry or related discipline (or equivalent work experience) [preferred]
- Comfort and ability to advise across diverse technical subject matter (e.g., small molecules, antibodies and siRNA)
- Demonstrated leadership and effectiveness in working with senior leadership
- Highly motivated and collaborative partner with strong interpersonal skills
- Good judgment and a meticulous level of attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to influence others
- Demonstrated ability to appropriately handle highly confidential information
- Demonstrated commitment to expand knowledge and adapt to a changing environment
- Experience managing IP litigation, in a law firm or in-house, within the pharmaceutical industry preferred
