Senior Counsel

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 www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

A trusted advisor to leadership in the development of novel medicines with a remarkable impact on patients, the Senior Counsel, Global Alliances Legal will be an integral part of a team of attorneys providing strategic legal and business advice in support of AbbVie’s global alliances organization. For candidates with strong leadership and strategic thinking skills, this role provides the opportunity to work cross-functionally with research, development, strategy, business development, commercial teams and other corporate functions, including intellectual property, litigation, investor relations and public affairs.

The Senior Counsel, Global Alliances Legal, will be responsible for identifying and resolving highly complex legal issues and drafting and negotiating agreements. The responsibilities of the Senior Counsel, Global Alliances Legal will include:

• Advising the AbbVie Global Alliances team in connection with alliance, partnership and collaboration activity throughout the pharmaceutical life cycle.
• Independently interpreting complex existing agreements and advising on complex situations that may arise related to the research, development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products.
• Analyzing and clearly communicating legal advice designed to maximize outcomes for patients and for AbbVie on complex, strategic agreements related to pharmaceutical licenses and collaborations and other strategic alliances.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide variety of agreements, including licenses, collaboration agreements, co-development and co-promotion agreements, and other complex R&D agreements and documentation with collaboration and research partners.
• Providing clear advice to clients, including legal leadership, ensuring that advice maximizes the potential of our pipeline.
• Serving as recognized source, for both senior management and other attorneys, of innovative ideas in complex areas of law, business, or technology.

• Must possess a J.D. degree and meet the professional licensing requirement of the state in which they practice.
• Experience in advising business clients and senior management on ongoing complex contractual relationships, such as development collaborations. Ability to use legal training to maximize business opportunities.
• Excellent legal analysis skills and crisp, concise communicator, and honed judgment and ability to identify and quickly address critical issues. Ability to support the achievement of pharmaceutical business objectives by providing clear and practical counsel, including evaluating and managing risk.
• Strong sense of urgency and drive for successful business outcome in all activities.
• 5-7+ years of relevant experience.

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.​

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable 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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