[Remote] IP Litigation Support Project Manager

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Epiq is a company focused on delivering complex legal outcomes through a values-driven approach. The Project Manager will lead the operational aspects of pharmaceutical IP litigation matters, coordinating cross-functional teams to ensure disciplined execution and governance throughout the litigation lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• 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 workstreams
• 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
• Strong collaboration across a diverse stakeholder group: In-house legal leadership, Outside counsel, Scientific & technical teams, Regulatory stakeholders, Finance, procurement, and vendors

Skills

• 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
• Pharmaceutical, biotech, or life sciences litigation experience
• Familiarity with Hatch-Waxman ANDA or BPCIA biosimilar disputes
• Experience supporting expert-driven, technical litigation matters
• Exposure to e-billing, legal spend management, and outside counsel oversight
• 5–10 years in legal operations or litigation project management
• Background in law firm or in-house litigation support environments

Benefits

• May be eligible for an annual bonus
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