Senior Counsel, AI Legal – Operations & Commercial

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

Role Purpose

This role provides senior legal support for the operationalization and scaling of AI across AbbVie, with a focus on enterprise AI use cases, commercial transactions, and governance processes. The position exists to enable efficient, consistent, and risk-aligned deployment of AI technologies across the organization.

Scope & Impact

• Enterprise scope supporting high-volume AI deployment and adoption across business functions
• Leads legal support for AI-related commercial transactions and operational processes
• Plays a key role in scaling AI governance frameworks and intake processes (e.g., ACTOR)
• Serves as a senior legal advisor to business and functional stakeholders
• Individual contributor role with broad cross-functional engagement

Core Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide senior legal support for AI-enabled use cases across all business functions, including commercial, R&D, and enterprise productivity tools
• Conduct and oversee legal risk assessments at scale, including:
  1. Data privacy and data governance risks
  2. Intellectual property and licensing considerations
  3. Regulatory and compliance implications
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex AI-related commercial agreements, including:
  1. SaaS and AI vendor agreements
  2. Data licensing and use agreements
  3. AI-enabled service and platform agreements
• Lead development and implementation of:
  1. Standard AI contracting templates and fallback positions
  2. Enterprise playbooks for AI procurement and vendor engagement
• Partner with Legal Operations and Governance teams to:
  1. Scale and optimize AI intake and review processes (e.g., ACTOR, workflow tools)
  2. Improve efficiency and consistency in legal review
• Provide senior-level guidance and training to business stakeholders on AI legal risks and best practices
• Escalate and coordinate resolution of high-risk or complex issues with AI Legal leadership

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) and active bar membership
• Minimum 5+ years of legal experience
• Significant experience in commercial contracting and technology transactions
• Strong expertise in data privacy, IP, and SaaS agreements
• Proven ability to manage complex, high-volume legal workflows

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of legal experience preferred
• Experience with AI/ML technologies or digital platforms
• Prior in-house experience in a large, matrixed organization
• Familiarity with enterprise governance and workflow tools

Skills & Competencies

• Strong business judgment and pragmatic legal approach
• Advanced contract negotiation and issue-spotting skills
• Ability to operate at scale in a fast-paced environment
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management
• Clear and effective communication skills

Additional Information

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• 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 this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic locat