Associate General Counsel, Transactions

PowerToFly; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie in North Chicago seeks an Associate General Counsel to translate legal complexity into strategic opportunity across functions and geographies, bridging the legal, policy, and operational worlds to enable informed decision‑making.

You will advise senior leaders on complex regulatory matters, lead legal strategies for product development and market access, and manage cross‑functional initiatives in a global setting.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school (required).
• Active license to practice law in job location (required).
• Minimum of 7 years of legal experience, including in-house or cross-functional advisory roles (required).
• Background in life sciences, healthcare, or highly regulated global industry (preferred).
• Experience managing legal complexity across markets or functions (preferred).
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead through ambiguity (preferred).
• Strong strategic thinking, judgement, and business acumen (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Advise senior leaders and business partners on complex legal and regulatory matters impacting commercial operations, policy, or enterprise strategy.
• Lead or co-lead legal strategies for key initiatives including product development, market access, or international operations.
• Interpret laws, policies, and enforcement trends to identify risks and opportunities.
• Serve as a connector between Legal and cross-functional groups.
• Manage legal input for high-impact business transactions.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder influence

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory risk assessment

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Job description

Company Description

About AbbVie

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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.

For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

Purpose

Shape AbbVie's future by translating legal complexity into strategic opportunity. As an Associate General Counsel, you will provide high-level support across business functions and geographies, balancing risk with innovation. This role bridges the legal, policy, and operational worlds by driving informed decision‑making, leading cross‑functional initiatives, and building the readiness required to operate in an evolving global environment.

Responsibilities

• Advise senior leaders and business partners on complex legal and regulatory matters that impact commercial operations, policy, or enterprise strategy.
• Lead or co‑lead legal strategies for key initiatives, including product development, market access, or international operations.
• Interpret laws, policies, and enforcement trends to proactively identify risks and opportunities.
• Serve as a connector between Legal and cross‑functional groups.
• Manage legal input for high‑impact business transaction.

Qualifications

• Required: Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school.
• Required: Active license to practice law in job location.
• Required: Minimum of 7 years of legal experience, including in‑house or cross‑functional legal advisory roles.
• Preferred: Background in life sciences, healthcare, or a highly regulated global industry.
• Preferred: Demonstrated experience managing legal complexity across markets or functions.
• Preferred: Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead through ambiguity.
• Preferred: Strong strategic thinking, judgement, and busin

Additional Information

• 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/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• 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 determinate. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employer 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.

What AbbVie Has to Offer

Our work can—and does—have a tangible, lasting impact on millions of people. But it’s not just the results that matter. How we achieve them matters, too. Leading with purpose, we work to build a more sustainable future for generations to come. We do that by putting our expertise, resources and talent to work to make a real difference for patients, communities and our world.