Eli Lilly and Company

Associate Director – Legal eDiscovery

Eli Lilly and Company

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $127,500 - $204,600 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Develop and manage eDiscovery SOPs and workflows across the EDRM spectrum, ensuring best practices, defensibility, and efficiency at each stage.
  • Partner with various business areas on processes to preserve data per legal hold requirements, including automated workflows and guidance on evolving technologies, data migrations, and system retirements.
  • Develop and manage data collection processes from various enterprise systems and data sources/lakes, ensuring proper metadata overlays as needed and chain-of-custody documentation.
  • Manage acquisition integration, including legal holds, data collection, and data migration into Lilly’s systems.
  • Provide eDiscovery guidance to business and technology teams regarding preservation of data and defensible collection processes.
  • Oversee processing, hosting, and review platforms and workflows.
  • Evaluate and implement eDiscovery tools and technologies to enhance operational capabilities and efficiencies, including automated workflows and data collection.
  • Drive adoption of AI and machine learning solutions, including technology-assisted review, predictive coding, advanced analytics, and AI.
  • Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends to inform strategic direction.
  • Contribute to the strategic vision and roadmap for Lilly's eDiscovery program.
  • Manage eDiscovery vendors, with a focus on evolving technology to inform the roadmap.
  • Mentor and develop team members, fostering growth and technical expertise.
  • Effectively collaborate to drive solutions with cross-functional teams including Legal, Privacy, Records Management, Information Technology, Compliance, Security, and various Business Units.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in a discipline related to information systems, computer science, information management, legal studies, or related field.
  • 8 years of experience in eDiscovery operations or legal technology with hands-on experience managing eDiscovery tools and platforms across the EDRM lifecycle.
  • Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
  • ACEDS certification in eDiscovery (preferred).
  • Strong analytical and decision-making skills.
  • Strategic mindset with the ability to help define strategy and drive innovation.
  • Knowledge of eDiscovery requirements and evolving case law.
  • Experience with data collection from complex enterprise databases with metadata overlay mapping requirements.
  • Experience in defining litigation eDiscovery strategy and tactics in complex, multi-national matters.
  • Expertise with eDiscovery platforms for data preservation, collection, culling, processing, review, and production.
  • Process improvement, innovation, and automation skills and experience.
  • Demonstrated ability to define and drive solutions that impact global eDiscovery processes.
  • Demonstrated ability to anticipate and work to avoid problems.
  • Demonstrated strong problem-solving skills and the ability to effectively communicate and resolve complex issues.
  • Demonstrated ability to assess and manage risk in a highly complex environment.
  • Sound judgment and a meticulous level of attention to detail.
  • Demonstrated strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
  • Demonstrated effective teamwork skills with the ability to effectively lead or actively participate in cross-functional teams.
  • Comfortable operating with a sense of urgency and ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
Benefits
  • 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
  • well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)
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Hard Skills & Tools
eDiscoverydata collectionmetadata overlaydata migrationAI solutionsmachine learningpredictive codingadvanced analyticsprocess improvementautomation
Soft Skills
analytical skillsdecision-makingstrategic mindsetproblem-solvingcommunication skillsteamworkleadershipattention to detailrisk managementinnovation
Certifications
ACEDS certification