Overview

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) is seeking a Deputy Vice President for the Law team to support its litigation-related efforts. This position focuses on the development of litigation strategy to advance the PhRMA Board’s key advocacy priorities and assists with managing PhRMA’s litigation docket and amicus curiae program. This position reports to the Vice President, Litigation and Antitrust.  

The Deputy Vice President will:

• Lead the development of litigation opportunities and strategy through coordination with PhRMA law leadership, member company lawyers, outside counsel, external stakeholders and across PhRMA. 
• Oversee the groundwork, planning, strategic direction and appropriate coordination of PhRMA litigation and relevant member company, industry or other third-party stakeholder litigation in federal and state courts.
• Coordinate with colleagues within the PhRMA Law Department and across PhRMA to maintain awareness of PhRMA’s broad engagement with Congress on PhRMA priorities and key federal agencies, e.g., HHS, CMS, HRSA, FDA, and USPTO, with respect to proposed agency action whether via notice and comment rulemaking, request for information, regulatory guidance, or otherwise.  
• Assist with managing PhRMA’s affirmative and defensive litigation, including review and preparation of pleadings, coordinating member company and internal subject matter expert input and participation, and engaging with outside counsel.  
• With respect to contingency or defensive litigation-related issues, assist with responses to requests for information, whether informal or by subpoena, Congressional inquiry, federal or state agencies, or state attorneys general.  
• Assist with overall management and strategic direction of the PhRMA amicus curiae program. 
• Provide legal, strategic and policy advice and leadership, including counseling to senior management regarding current or future litigation matters that support the Board’s top policy priorities.
• Prepare analytical memos, litigation, communication and advocacy materials and other documents. 
• Manage a strategic litigation work group of member company litigators including coordination with ongoing legal and policy advocacy activities.
• Support General Counsel activity across PhRMA as required.
• Provide general legal back-up for PhRMA activity (e.g., compliance monitoring at attended meetings).
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Key Success FactorsPhRMA seeks a proactive, confident and action-oriented individual who is passionate about contributing to the health care challenges we face today.  Key success factors for this role include a strong sense of team and collaborative focus.   The preferred candidate will bring substantive healthcare litigation expertise and be an organized, detail-oriented, self-starter with excellent writing skills and the ability to convey content in an audience-appropriate and compelling manner.   Demonstrated consensus-building, decision-making, and interpersonal skills are essential.  This is a highly visible, fast-paced position that is both internally and externally facing.  Accordingly, the successful candidate should be adaptable, able to reprioritize and shift gears quickly, comfortable in a high-pressure environment as well as politically savvy, diplomatic, responsive, and mature.  

Professional Experience / Requirements

• J.D. and Member of D.C. Bar.
• Biopharmaceutical or health care litigation experience and expertise. 
• 9+ years of progressive experience as litigation counsel, preferably in the biopharmaceutical or healthcare industry.
• Significant experience in developing litigation strategy is required.
• Strong familiarity with federal court procedures including appellate court developments.
• Experience with administrative law concepts and legal challenges to agency decision making.
• Experience in trade associations or as legal counsel for member companies.
• Strong problem solving, analytic, and writing skills.
• Ability to manage multiple complex high-visibility priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to represent PhRMA at conferences/events.
• Ability to communicate legal concepts and opinions to non-lawyers both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to facilitate meetings with, work with, and drive consensus among disparate stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal and negotiating skills.

Preferred Experience / Requirements

• Experience clerking for a federal court judge, working on Capitol Hill, at HHS, and/or state legislative or regulatory experience.

Potential Salary

• $243,200 - $346,700 per annum. Salary is commensurate with experience and other compensable factors. 

Who we areThe Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) represents the country’s leading innovative biopharmaceutical research companies, which are laser focused on developing innovative medicines that transform lives and create a healthier world. Together, we are fighting for solutions to ensure patients can access and afford medicines that prevent, treat and cure disease. Over the last decade, PhRMA member companies have invested more than $800 billion in the search for new treatments and cures, and they support nearly five million jobs in the United States.

Connect with PhRMA
 For information on how innovative medicines save lives, please visit:  
www.PhRMA.org
www.Innovation.org
www.MAT.org
www.Facebook.com/PhRMA
www.Twitter.com/PhRMA  

What we offerIn addition to a highly competitive salary and bonus program, various opportunities for reward and recognition and a platform of extensive benefits, PhRMA is committed to the development and overall wellbeing of our team members.  We offer traditional (medical, dental, vision, flexible spending, life, AD&D, LTD, STD, LTC) and enhanced benefits such as parental leave, a well-being program, an on-site fitness facility, back-up care, health advocate service, an employee assistance program, and commuting benefits.  We also offer a robust 401k plan with employer contributions upon the first day of hire and immediate vesting, a generous paid time off plan, ten paid holidays (plus inauguration day), half day Fridays preceding holidays, half day Fridays in the summer months, and a paid winter break. As an organization, we work remotely on Mondays and Fridays and together in the office on Tuesdays through Thursdays. We also all work remotely in August.

We are committed to the growth and development of our team members and offer many learning opportunities including an integrated onboarding program, best-in-class leadership programming, tuition reimbursement, industry on-site and off-site training, and other management/professional development programs.  Corporate social responsibility is also important to us at PhRMA. Our team members participate in community service activities, fundraising drives and charitable athletic events.  

We are committed to supporting our family of professionals at PhRMA and strive to create programs that help our team members manage the challenges of balancing a fast-paced career with their personal goals.

Equal Opportunity Employer 

PhRMA provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, genetic information, disability, matriculation, political affiliation or veteran status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. 

The job description contains an overview of the activities and duties for this role. Responsibilities may change and new ones may be assigned at any time.