Senior Counsel, Operations

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

This Senior Counsel will become a key partner to support our growing legal needs within AbbVie’s Operations Legal function. The Senior Counsel will join a team of experienced attorneys and paralegals and will provide valuable legal support to the various functions within Operations, including Contract Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Real Estate, and EHS. 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 matters and providing counsel to the various teams within Operations, including Contract Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Real Estate, and EHS.
• 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 bus