Senior Counsel, Enterprise Functions

AbbVie Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie in Chicago seeks a Senior Counsel to support Enterprise Procurement Legal, partnering with BTS, HR/Employee Benefits, Professional Services and Meetings & Events. You will provide strategic legal advice, manage high-volume transactions, and collaborate with internal stakeholders to bring matters to timely conclusions.

The role requires a JD with state bar admission and 5+ years in corporate/ transactional law or litigation, preferably with pharma/healthcare exposure, and a strong grasp of

Qualifications

• JD and bar admission required with 5+ years in corporate/transactions or litigation.
• Pharma/healthcare experience preferred with complex contract negotiation track record.
• Understanding of data privacy, cybersecurity, AI and IP is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements including MSAs, consulting, software licensing, SaaS and data licenses.
• Provide counsel to Procurement and business teams; handle supplier issues and dispute resolution.
• Manage paralegals, external counsel, and contract attorneys; mentor junior staff.
• Advise on cross-functional projects and stay current on legal developments.

Skills

Legal drafting

Negotiation

Contract review

Risk assessment

Client communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

State Bar Certification

Job description

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 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

This Senior Counsel will become a key partner to support our growing legal needs within AbbVie’s Enterprise Procurement Legal function. The Senior Counsel will join a team of experienced attorneys and paralegals and will provide valuable legal support to various teams within AbbVie’s Business and Procurement functions, including Business Technology Services (BTS), HR/Employee Benefits, Professional Services and Consulting, and Meetings and Events. 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 agreements and providing counsel to the various teams within Procurement and relevant Business functions, including Master Services Agreements, consulting agreements, software licensing, cloud and SaaS agreements, technology services agreements, data licensing agreements, AI vendor agreements, HR/benefit agreements, and agreements governing meetings/events.
• 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 AbbVie’s 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

Minimum Qualifications:

• Candidates must possess JD degree and state bar certification.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience (8+ years preferred) 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 data privacy, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and intellectual property 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

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

• 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, andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin 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 toparticipatein 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 employeeremainsin the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodifiedat the Company’s 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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