Commercial Counsel, Structural Heart

Thornton Tomasetti; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 297,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott seeks an experienced commercial attorney to support the Structural Heart Division in Santa Clara, CA. The role involves drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements and advising internal clients on a wide range of legal matters affecting a global healthcare leader.

You will help manage contracting workflows, contribute to template creation, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to manage risks and ensure compliance with applicable laws and policies.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree from ABA-accredited school and bar in good standing.
• 3+ years as a commercial attorney at top law firm and/or in-house.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with sound commercial and legal judgment.
• Excellent interpersonal, strategic thinking, communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Draft, negotiate and review a wide range of agreements (procurement, sales, licensing, marketing, co‑promotion and research collaborations).
• Advise internal clients to ensure practical and timely legal guidance for operations.
• Develop template agreements, playbooks and training to improve contracting processes.
• Represent Abbott externally to suppliers and customers, and coordinate with outside counsel.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Strategic thinking

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Juris Doctor degree

Job description

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION: About Abbott

About Abbott Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology. Working at Abbott At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to: Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of . Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree. A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune. A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

Opportunity

This position works out of our Santa Clara, CA location in the Structural Heart Division. Abbott is currently seeking an experienced commercial attorney to provide legal advice to Abbott’s Structural Heart Division. The attorney will be expected to identify and resolve complex legal issues to support the operations of a global leader in the research, development, manufacturing, sales and marketing of medical device products. The attorney will be responsible for acting as the day-to-day legal advisor for Abbott’s Structural Heart team, and for the drafting and negotiation of various commercial agreements.

What You’ll Work On

• Drafting, negotiating and reviewing a wide range of agreements, including complex matters relating to procurement, sales, licensing, marketing, co‑promotion and research collaborations;
• Reviewing marketing programs and promotional materials to ensure compliance with FTC truth‑in‑advertising principles, Abbott policies and applicable law;
• Advising and ensuring that internal clients receive sound, practical and timely legal advice on a wide variety of legal matters related to operation of a commercial business that markets to health care professionals;
• Resolving legal issues using negotiation skills and legal expertise, including pre‑litigation dispute resolution and settlements;
• Assisting in the creation of new template agreements, playbooks and training to support efficient contracting processes for various business functions;
• Developing knowledge of Abbott’s businesses, products and client areas supported;
• Maintaining familiarity with laws that affect client areas to issue spot and provide basic counseling, including those relevant to sales and marketing of products to health care professionals and reimbursement by government programs, for example, fraud and abuse (Anti‑Kickback Statute, False Claims Act), FDA regulation (Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act), privacy (HIPAA), and anti‑corruption (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act);
• Representing Abbott externally to suppliers and customers;
• Helping select and/or directing the work of outside counsel, defining project objectives, managing project, and monitoring outside counsel budget.

Critical Success Factors

• Good Judgment: Demonstrate expertise and sound judgment, understand how assigned responsibilities support Abbott’s business objectives, and be able to provide practical, risk‑balanced advice based upon a thorough understanding of the scope of an issue, taking full advantage of internal networks and external intelligence.
• Collaboration: Firm understanding of available legal, functional, and business resources and ability to integrate information from a number of sources to achieve business results, including breaking down boundaries to create alignment as necessary, in a complex, global, matrixed environment.
• Anticipation: Holistic, big picture thinker, who anticipates changes in law, enforcement, and/or business objectives and adapts approach as necessary to manage risks effectively and mitigate issues before they arise.
• Influencing Skills: Build strong relationships with business partners to tactfully influence and gain their support to drive desired outcomes. Represent Abbott externally to customers, suppliers, competitors or government agencies; and resolve legal issues using negotiation skills and legal expertise.

Required Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA), demonstrate a strong academic background, and be admitted to a US state bar in good standing 3+ years of experience as a commercial attorney at a top law firm and/or in‑house
• Preferred Qualifications Regulated industry or other relevant industry experience strongly preferred.
• Ability to handle multiple projects in fast‑paced environment and exercise sound commercial and legal judgment.
• Ability to independently handle complex matters with minimal supervision and understand which issues to elevate to senior management and appropriate timing for doing so.
• In addition to top‑notch legal skills and a strong ethical center, excellent interpersonal, strategic thinking, communication and organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Regulated industry or other relevant industry experience strongly preferred.

The base pay for this position is $148,700.00 – $297,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY: Operations & Business Support

DIVISION: GENC General Counsel

LOCATION: United States > Santa Clara : Building A - SC

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS: WORK SHIFT: Standard

TRAVEL: Yes, 15 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Not Applicable

Significant Work Activities: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday) Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next‑generation diagnostics, life‑changing devices, science‑based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health.

The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well‑being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges. We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings.

An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

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