Senior Counsel, US Litigation

Why GSK?

We are a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. ​We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade for health impact, shareholder returns and thriving people.

We are a focused biopharma company. We prevent and treat disease with specialty medicines, vaccines and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and advanced technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas - respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale. We operate responsibly for all our stakeholders.

Culture at GSK is something we all own. It powers our purpose, drives delivery of our strategy and helps make GSK a place where people can thrive. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we’ll deliver for patients, shareholders and GSK people.  The successful candidate will demonstrate the following qualities:

• High integrity, excellent communication skills and excellent judgment
• Attention to detail; deep intellectual interest in law
• Ability to implement change
• Sustaining energy and well-being, building resilience in teams
• A mindset of continuous improvement of learning
• Ability to build strong relations and collaboration, managing trusted stakeholder relationships internally and externally
• High level of accountability and independence

The Senior Counsel role in US Litigation is responsible for actively executing litigation strategy across a broad and diverse portfolio of complex pharmaceutical litigation matters in multiple areas, including product liability, class actions, government investigations, commercial disputes, antitrust and other litigations across many countries but with a main focus on the US litigation environment.  The role also requires in depth knowledge of legal issues related to AI and e-discovery, where the selected candidate will be part of a team focused on litigation issues related to document preservation, collection, production, as well and protecting attorney/client privilege. The expectation for this role is to assess disputes and litigation early on, to proactively set and drive litigation strategy, including selecting, leading and supervising outside counsel and managing communications with internal stakeholders.  The role is also responsible for proactive legal advice to avoid litigation and disputes through pragmatic and preventative legal advice, identification of potential risk areas, and driving early assessments and resolutions of disputes.

The Senior Counsel role in US Litigation offers the following opportunities to grow your career:

• Support overall company priorities to deliver growth, accelerate R&D and simplify how we work, through provision of excellent legal advice to manage disputes and litigation.
• Lead, develop and execute litigation strategy in areas of product liability, class actions, government investigations, commercial disputes, antitrust and other litigations.  The role covers matters in many countries but with a focus on the US litigation environment.  This includes active participation in and oversight of selection of counsel,  internal fact investigation, pleadings and motions practice, discovery, selection of experts, identification and preparation of witnesses, jury research and trial strategy.
• Represent GSK at meetings, settlement negotiations, mediations, and arbitrations.
• Gain depth of experience in AI and e-discovery and be part of a team focused on litigation issues related to document preservation, collection, production, as well and protecting attorney/client privilege.
• Manage numerous competing priorities and perform in a continually changing legal, regulatory and scientific environment.
• Interface and communicate effectively with internal company stakeholders on multiple levels, up to and including other stakeholder in Legal & Compliance functions, the General Counsel and other members of senior management.
• Build teamwork among company stakeholders in defense of litigation matters.
• Supervise and work closely with outside counsel to develop and drive overall litigation strategy, ensure compliance with company policy, and drive cost savings.  In consultation with outside counsel, recommend and monitor financial reserves for litigation matters.
• Conduct early case assessments and provide preventative legal advice to business clients and business sector attorneys to avoid potential litigation and/or by resolving disputes.
• Demonstrate capacity for innovation in providing unique and creative solutions to complex legal issues.

Basic Qualifications:

• U.S. Juris Doctor (J.D.); current member in good standing of a state bar
• Minimum 5 years of legal experience
• Prior experience managing complex pharmaceutical litigation involving US and global legal issues, regulation and policy
• Proven experience delivering legal advice to support business needs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Expertise with (in an outside counsel or in-house counsel capacity) pharmaceutical litigation matters in the following areas:  product liability, class actions, government investigations, commercial disputes, antitrust.
• Experience with e-discovery and AI, including legal issues related to document preservation, collection, production and attorney/client privilege.
• Approachable, down-to-earth, straightforward, resilient personality with strong negotiation and communication skills demonstrating an ability to drive change.
• Self-confident, well-organized self-starter willing to dive into details on key business issues.
• Strong character able to speak up but combined with sensitivity, judgment and tact
• Unwavering strong ethics and integrity. 
• High energy and drive.
• Ability to operate at a strategic management level. Generate credibility, rapport with senior executives, with ability to guide and influence in providing legal advice.
• Strong commercial understanding and proven track record of providing incisive and confidential legal guidance to senior leaders on complex business issues
• Proven problem-solving and analytical skills
• Persuasive advocate with Legal department able to garner support and consensus on a unified legal approach on complex issues.

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Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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