Senior Associate General Counsel, R&D Strategy Legal

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 – 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.

Job Description

As an attorney in the R&D Strategy Legal group, you will support AbbVie’s R&D organization in navigating enterprise-critical issues in an evolving legal and regulatory environment as we work to bring new, innovative products to patients. This individual will be motivated by the opportunity to address and solve emerging issues with a strategic and creative business-oriented approach and provide expert counsel on decisions impacting our long-term pipeline strategies.

Responsibilities:

1. Develop and provide strategic counsel to senior leaders within the R&D and corporate strategy organizations on legal and regulatory issues that impact pipeline development, external engagement and product innovation. Assigned matters have significant impact to AbbVie overall.
2. Embedded within core therapeutic areas to contribute as a key member of disease area strategy teams responsible for long-term R&D and innovation strategies.
3. Educates other AbbVie legal departments and business stakeholders on emerging laws, regulations and industry trends impacting AbbVie portfolio.
4. Proactively identifies highly complex legal issues related to assigned matters, develops creative and alternative solutions, and implements resolution.
5. Adopts a business oriented and creative approach to problem solving.
6. Identifies unmet needs and future legal issues and proactively proposes strategies to optimize outcomes and results for the company.
7. Advises Vice Presidents, Presidents and Officers. Recognized by these clients as both expert in substantive area and relied upon for individual advice.
8. Must be willing to be in-office in Lake County, Illinois 3 days/week.