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What E-discovery & Investigations contributes to Cardinal Health

The eDiscovery team at Cardinal Health is a specialized team of eDiscovery professionals, with backgrounds in Legal, IT, Project Management, and Data Analytics. This team is tasked with driving the enterprise-wide global management of all phases of the eDiscovery lifecycle in a defensible, proactive, consistent, repeatable, and cost-effective manner. The team is responsible for the development, execution, and proliferation of Cardinal Health's eDiscovery best practices throughout all phases of the EDRM and across internal and external case teams and eDiscovery vendors.

The Advisor, eDiscovery role is a non-attorney role that is responsible for consulting on and effectively and defensibly preserving, collecting, and delivering ESI as required to support various litigation and investigations. The eDiscovery team, including this role, reports into the eDiscovery Director. This position routinely collaborates with internal and external legal professionals and eDiscovery professionals as well as other functions at Cardinal Health (e.g., Compliance, IT, Information Governance).

We are looking for a strategic self-starter willing to learn and collaborate in a dynamic, evolving environment.

What is expected of you and others at this level

• Applies comprehensive knowledge and a thorough understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to perform varied tasks and projects

• May contribute to the development of policies and procedures

• Works on complex projects of large scope

• Develops technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems

• Solutions are innovative and consistent with organization objectives

• Completes work; independently receives general guidance on new projects

• Work reviewed for purpose of meeting objectives

• May act as a mentor to less experienced colleagues

Responsibilities

• Assist Cardinal Health litigation and investigation teams by preserving, collecting, and delivering ESI as required

• Conduct preservation, collections and processing using the following tools: EnCase, Cellebrite, Nuix, Heureka, Relativity One, M365 Compliance Center

• Utilize a variety of archiving and data analysis applications and provide technical subject matter expertise to legal professionals

• Coordinate the processing and loading of data, and addressing issues (e.g., exceptions, missing metadata, processing issues)

• Utilize industry standard electronic discovery and data forensic hardware and software to ensure data integrity and defensibility

• Assist with overseeing the completion and quality of scanning, OCR, coding, e-data conversion, and other processes

• Process all requests according to established workflow intake processes and internal guidelines

• Partner and consult with internal counsel, outside counsel, and vendors on the preservation, collection, and transfer of ESI, driving forward E-Discovery best practices

• Assist team in developing and implementing practical eDiscovery workflows, maximizing efficiency and accuracy while mitigating risk, focusing on automation and proactivity for the department holistically

• Effectively communicate timelines and set appropriate expectations for all stakeholders

• Exhibit a deep commitment to client service and the ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and professionally

• Assist in case migration

• Assist in the implementation of Cardinal Health eDiscovery best practices both internally and across external partners, such as vendors and outside counsel

• Stay up to date on innovative and effective eDiscovery preservation and collection workflows and tools

• Work on internal departmental projects, including documentation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, preferred or relevant work experience

• 4-8 years of eDiscovery preservation and collection experience, preferred 

• Industry Certifications are a plus

• Strong understanding of and experience with eDiscovery preservation and collection tools, workflows, and best practices

• Strong technical and consultative experience with the left-hand side of the EDRM

• Experience consulting on and implementing effective preservation and collection strategies for various data types outside of email, including Forensic Laptop Imaging, Teams, Mobile Messaging, Slack, Salesforce, Structured Data, etc.

• Self-motivated and independent, but able to discern when matters should be escalated and when further guidance is needed

• Strong understanding of eDiscovery best practices, process, and impact within full litigation lifecycle

• Experience consulting with outside counsel and law firm clients

• Ability to think strategically, proactively, and holistically

• Superior organizational and problem-solving skills

• Ability to triage and manage time-sensitive matters simultaneously and effectively

• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, including ability to translate legal requirements as well as technical aspects of processing, forensic collections, and form of production issues to the business

• Organizational acumen with the ability to tailor recommendations based on audience

• Ability to grasp and apply new ideas

• Excellent organization and documentation skills

• Commitment to fostering a positive and team-oriented culture

• Intellectual curiosity about new litigation technologies

• Willingness to take initiative in handling projects and the ability to anticipate project needs

Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.