IP Litigation Support Project Manager

Epiq is a company focused on complex global legal outcomes, and they are seeking an IP Litigation Support Project Manager to lead the operational aspects of pharmaceutical IP litigation matters. This role involves managing the lifecycle of litigation processes, coordinating cross-functional teams, and ensuring effective execution and governance throughout the project.

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
• 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

Requirements:

• 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