Commercial Counsel

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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your 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.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a 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 worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists. 

The Opportunity 
This position works out in our Alameda, CA facility.

What You’ll Work On

Abbott is currently seeking an experienced attorney to join our Commercial Legal Operations team in the position of “Counsel” supporting Abbott Diabetes Care/ Lingo in Alameda, California.

Position Summary:
As a member of the legal team supporting Abbott Diabetes Care/Lingo, the attorney will provide legal guidance to a fast paced, rapid-growth, patient-centric, and dynamic business unit across a variety of legal topics and geographies. The individual will collaborate with many aspects of the business, including: marketing, sales, business development, customer service, purchasing, supply chain, clinical, regulatory, and quality, to provide top notch legal advice and drive positive outcomes for Abbott and the people who rely on its products. 
This individual also will be an integrated part of a larger diverse Commercial Legal Operations team that works across Abbott divisions to build and grow successful relationships with business partners, outside attorneys and professionals, and customers. 

This position reports to Senior Counsel.

Position Duties:
•    Participate in the preparation and negotiation of US and global business development partnerships, commercial contracts, and agreements with: hardware and software companies, health care professionals, suppliers, and researchers.
•    Advise marketing and commercial teams on advertising and promotional practices, claims, social and digital media guidelines, engagement with influencers and celebrity endorsements, including with respect to Federal Trade Commission and other global regulations.
•    Provide risk management advice and legal support for the corporate incident response and customer service teams on global issues.
•    Provide legal counsel on compliance, risk management, and other legal issues in the context of federal and state regulatory requirements, including federal consumer protection laws, fraud and abuse laws, Anti-Kickback issues, Sunshine law, False Claims Act and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
•    Supervise and direct outside counsel as needed.
•    Work in close cooperation with Abbott’s compliance, intellectual property and privacy organizations to develop strong legal outcomes.
•    Identify training needs and assist in development and presentation of training and education regarding legal requirements and developments.
•    Develop understanding of and familiarity with: Abbott’s business, its people, products, markets, facilities, customers, and competitors, and use this knowledge in providing guidance and counsel to Abbott Diabetes Care/Lingo.
•    Infrequent and minimal travel may be required (10-15%).
•    Be an ally and integrated contributor to an inclusive culture open to helping further a diverse, fair and equitable working environment for all. 
Critical Success Factors:
•    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 an appropriate understanding of the scope of an issue, taking full advantage of internal networks and external intelligence. Decisiveness and flexibility are both required. 
•    Collaboration: Firm understanding of available legal, functional, and business resources and ability to integrate information from several sources to achiev