Company Description
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at . on X , Facebook , Instagram , YouTube , LinkedIn and Tik Tok .
Job Description
This Senior Counsel will become a key partner to support our growing legal needs within AbbVies Operations Legal function. The Senior Counsel will join a team of experienced attorneys and paralegals and will provide valuable legal support to the various functions within Operations, including Contract Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Real Estate, and EHS. In this role, the Senior Counsel will be expected to interact regularly and effectively with internal and external business stakeholders. They must be creative, strategic, and innovative while handling a high volume of matters and be focused on bringing those matters to a timely conclusion.
Primary Job Function:
- Responsible for preparing, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial matters and providing counsel to the various teams within Operations, including Contract Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Real Estate, and EHS.
- Responsible for managing and providing legal support and counsel on a variety of business transactions and supplier issues, including management of dispute resolution.
- Responsible for effectively managing paralegal, external counsel, and contract attorney activity.
Core Job Responsibilities:
- Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate Policies and procedures.
The Senior Counsel independently:
- Takes ownership of matters and projects.
- Identifies legal issues for assigned matters and resolves those matters in a timely and practical manner.
- Assists other attorneys and stakeholders in resolving legal issues on cross-functional projects.
- Develops knowledge of AbbVies business and client concerns.
- Keeps abreast of changes in the law.
- Represents AbbVie externally to customers, suppliers, and competitors.
- Resolves legal issues using negotiation skills and legal expertise.
- Helps select and direct work of outside counsel.
- Manages and mentors less experienced attorneys and paralegals.
Qualifications
- Candidates must possess JD degree and state bar certification.
- Minimum 8-10 years of experience in corporate or general transactional law or litigation with a pharmaceutical and/or healthcare background, and with a record of demonstrated success in negotiating complex commercial agreements and counseling clients on a wide range of commercial business issues.
- An understanding of legal issues related to compliance, IP and the health care industry are beneficial.
- The successful candidate will have strong legal, analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, innovation, risk assessment, drafting, negotiating, and client communication skills.
Additional Information
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The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemay ultimatelypay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in thefuture.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.
This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentiveprograms.
This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentiveprograms
Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay be modified at the Companys sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
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