Senior Counsel, Transactions,
AbbVie
- Location
- North Chicago, IL, United States
- Employment
- Full Time
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Senior
- H-1B history
- 94 approvals (FY2023)
- Posted
- 2h ago
About this role
Senior Counsel, Transactions, Full-time 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 The Senior Counsel, Transactions, will be responsible for identifying and resolving highly complex legal issues and drafting and negotiating highly complex corporate transactions. The attorney should: Have extensive experience with managing M&A and pharmaceutical licensing and collaboration/joint venture transactions . Keep abreast of changes in laws that affect pharmaceutical licensing, and M&A transactions, including antitrust/competition, and other corporate and IP matters. Be capable of regularly negotiating highly individualized and sophisticated agreements independently with third parties on matters of strategic importance that affect a substantial portion of AbbVie’s business or are areas of significant importance to management. Be capable of regularly engaging in due diligence and independently interpreting complex existing agreements and advising on complex situations that may arise related to transactions. Select and direct the work of outside counsel, including defining project objectives and managing projects. Maintain and ensure compliance with applicable corporate and divisional policies and procedures. Additional Responsibilities: Analyze and clearly communicate 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. Assess and counsel on antitrust and competition risks and considerations, and competition filings, with respect to transactions in multiple jurisdictions. Provide clear advice to clients, including management, ensuring that advice maximizes the potential of our pipeline. Use good judgment in determining whether and when to elevate issues to senior attorneys and senior management. Assist senior legal staff on matters of significant importance to AbbVie that affect a substantial portion of AbbVie's business. Serve as recognized source, for both management and other attorneys, of innovative ideas in complex areas of law, business, or technology. Provide legal guidance, supervision, and support to paralegals and legal support staff Qualifications Required: Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school
Active license to practice law in job location
Minimum of 4 years of legal experience, in-house or healthcare compliance experience preferred Preferred: Exposure to biopharma, healthcare, or life sciences compliance topics Demonstrate ability to advise business clients and assess legal risk in real time Experience handling complex matters with a degree of autonomy and cross-functional collaboration Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate legal complexity into business clarity Additional Information 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 thisposting 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,