Description:

An American Pharmaceutical Company is looking for an experienced attorney skilled in cybersecurity. Are you a highly motivated and collaborative partner with strong relationship skills and the ability to work effectively with team members and members of management across all levels of the company? We want you to join our team!

The successful candidate will be a cybersecurity attorney with impeccable judgement who will provide and lead strategic legal counsel on global cybersecurity risks to the organization. The individual must be energized by working in a dynamic environment with broad leadership responsibility, as this position will effectively partner with a wide range of collaborators across the company. This attorney will have direct, front-line responsibility providing strategic counsel to various functions, including ethics and compliance, information technology, cybersecurity, and privacy. This role will collaborate closely with regional and specialty legal colleagues to counsel and strategize on information security, cybersecurity, and privacy issues, including compliance with existing and emerging laws around the globe. This attorney will also collaborate with the government affairs team in influencing legislation and industry standards related to information security, cybersecurity, and privacy. The position reports to the Associate VP-Assistant General Counsel, Information Security and Privacy.

Responsibilities:

Provide proactive and strategic counsel to business partners on matters related to cybersecurity
As needed, collaborate with other team members to provide counsel in areas of privacy and artificial intelligence
Partner effectively and coordinate across Legal, as well as Ethics and Compliance, Information Technology and Security, and Global Security to identify innovative cybersecurity solutions and compliance practices for information, products, and internal operations
Proactively monitor, train, and advise on emerging risks, regulations, and best practices
Provide legal counsel on cybersecurity incident response actions and internal investigations
Ensure the organization maintains appropriate cybersecurity policies, notices, standards, controls, playbooks, and other practices and processes cross-functionally and as a part of global operations
Educate business and operation leads, ethics and compliance, information technology and security colleagues on potential legal implications of proposed cybersecurity platforms, programs, and practices
Participate as a core member of teams responsible for cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and privacy strategies
Represent Lilly in various industry, legal and other relevant external groups related to cybersecurity
Draft and review, and otherwise support negotiations regarding cybersecurity provisions in a wide variety of agreements

Basic Qualifications:

J.D. degree from accredited school.
Active license to practice law in the United States
A minimum 10 years of experience as a practicing attorney, including at least 6 years of experience in cybersecurity or relevant field

Additional Skills/Preferences:

Preference for in-house legal experience, ideally with a global pharmaceutical or biotechnology company, or advising global corporation clients at a law-firm, or some combination of the two.
Working knowledge and understanding of various cybersecurity regulations, frameworks, and accompanying guidance
Experience successfully and strategically handling cybersecurity risks, threats, and breaches
Ability to research, track, and turn regulations and enforcement trends into practical, actionable advice
Demonstrated collaboration skills with corporate business partners and/or clients, including the ability to work closely with information technology and security teammates and a clear understanding of roles and responsibilities
Basic knowledge of and understanding of law enforcement, criminal investigative, and national security entities
Good judgement and a meticulous level of attention to detail
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a demonstrated ability to influence others
Demonstrated commitment to expand knowledge and adapt to the changing environment
Comfortable operating with a sense of urgency and ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced and evolving environment
Ability to engage across global geographic markets and different operating models
Experience counseling on emerging regulations and best practices in artificial intelligence, privacy, and information security
Experience counseling technology teams