Senior Counsel Corporate Litigation
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Job Description
About Company:
Amgen’s mission is to serve patients living with serious illnesses. The company focuses on four therapeutic areas: Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease. Amgen has been pioneering the world of biotech since 1980 and is known for its collaborative, innovative, and science-based culture.
Job Description:
Senior Counsel Corporate Litigation
This Senior Counsel position reports to Amgen’s Vice President, Law, in the Corporate Litigation Group. The group handles all litigation except for intellectual property and employment law matters, spanning areas like antitrust, breach of contract, commercial disputes, securities, consumer class actions, product liability, and government healthcare program matters. The group also handles government and internal compliance investigations.
Responsibilities:
• Managing and developing case strategy.
• Supervising and managing outside counsel.
• Regularly reporting on litigation developments.
• Hands-on involvement in all aspects of case preparation, including witness interviews, discovery (extensive document productions, depositions, and drafting of discovery responses), motion practice, trial preparation, trials, and appeals.
• Counseling other law groups and Amgen employees on business disputes and pre-litigation matters.
Requirements:
• Basic Qualifications: J.D. or LL.M. from an accredited law school, admission to practice law in a U.S. jurisdiction, and eight (8) years of litigation experience.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Ten (10) or more years of experience with litigation, arbitration, and investigation matters for large companies.
• Experience at a large multinational law firm.
• Government experience desirable.
• Trial experience.
• Experience in the biotech and pharmaceutical industry.
Travel:
• Domestic and possible international travel is expected.
Location:
• Proximity to Thousand Oaks is preferred, but remote work in the U.S. is possible.
• Requires the ability to work client group hours as needed.
