IP Litigation Support Project Manager

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The Project Manager serves as the operational lead across the full lifecycle of complex pharmaceutical IP litigation matters, including Hatch-Waxman ANDA and BPCIA biosimilar disputes. This role drives disciplined planning, execution, and governance while coordinating cross-functional stakeholders across legal, scientific, regulatory, and business functions.

The ideal candidate combines strong legal operations rigor with the ability to manage highly technical, data-intensive litigation environments.

• Lead matter intake and develop clear scope, assumptions, risk assessments, budgets, and milestone-driven plans
• Proactively identify and resolve issues, ensuring continuity and disciplined execution throughout the matter lifecycle
• Maintain integrated timelines, dashboards, and status reporting across active matters

• Coordinate key litigation activities, including discovery, expert engagement, claim construction, and trial preparation
• Support document collection, docket monitoring, and preparation of key filings and notices
• Ensure alignment and execution across legal, expert, and technical work streams

• Establish clear roles, reporting cadences, and escalation pathways across stakeholders
• Align legal, scientific, regulatory, and business teams through structured communication and planning
• Drive accountability and transparency from intake through resolution

• Partner with R&D, regulatory, and commercial teams to support IP strategy and litigation readiness
• Organize and manage complex scientific and technical materials, including clinical and lab data
• Support Freedom to Operate (FTO) assessments and early‑stage risk evaluations

• Oversee document and data workflows, including collection, review, production, and tracking
• Coordinate vendor activities across data‑intensive and technically complex datasets
• Ensure defensible, organized processes aligned with litigation requirements

• Support phase‑based forecasting, accruals, and spend tracking
• Manage outside counsel and vendor performance, invoicing, and compliance with agreed terms
• Provide financial transparency and reporting across all resources

• Support implementation and effective use of litigation tools and processes
• Recommend best practices across project management, data management, and workflow optimization
• Deliver concise, executive‑ready reporting on status, risks, milestones, and financials

This role requires strong collaboration across a diverse stakeholder group:

• In‑house legal leadership: Strategy alignment, risk management, and decision support
• Outside counsel: Coordination of deliverables, timelines, staffing, and reporting
• Scientific & technical teams: Fact development and expert preparation
• Regulatory stakeholders: Alignment on FDA milestones and exclusivity considerations
• Finance, procurement, and vendors: Budgeting, contracting, and performance oversight

• Proven experience managing complex litigation or legal operations programs with multiple work streams
• 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…