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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 (https://www.tiktok.com/@abbvie) .

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.

Reports directly to the head of the R&D Strategy Legal team within the Intellectual Property, Innovation and Transactions Legal Department at AbbVie.

Responsibilities:

• 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.

• 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.

• Educates other AbbVie legal departments and business stakeholders on emerging laws, regulations and industry trends impacting AbbVie portfolio.

• Proactively identifies highly complex legal issues related to assigned matters, develops creative and alternative solutions, and implements resolution.

• Adopts a business oriented and creative approach to problem solving.

• Identifies unmet needs and future legal issues and proactively proposes strategies to optimize outcomes and results for the company.

• Advises Vice Presidents, Presidents and Officers. Recognized by these clients as both expert in substantive area and relied upon for individual advice.

Qualifications

• J.D. and currently admitted to the bar in at least one U.S. state.

• Minimum of 10+ years (15+ preferred) of relevant experience either practicing as a member of a nationally recognized law firm in a life sciences practice or practicing in-house at a pharmaceutical company or a combination of the two.

• Knowledge and understanding of pharmaceutical laws and regulations to help business clients assess issues in a highly regulated landscape.

• Demonstrated ability to work independently and lead cross-functional teams collaboratively.

• Ability to adapt to a changing environment while handling multiple priorities.

• Excellent communication skills. Comfortable presenting complicated information accurately and concisely to senior leaders.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

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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 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, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs​

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Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. ​

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AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

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Salary: $172,000 - $326,500