As an Associate General Counsel in the R&D Innovation 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 is 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. This role will primarily be supporting our Specialty and Aesthetics therapeutic areas.

The R&D Innovation Legal group sits within the R&D Innovation and Global Alliances Legal team within the Intellectual Property, Transactions and Innovation Legal Department at AbbVie.

Responsibilities: 

• Develop and provide strategic counsel to senior R&D and corporate strategy leaders on legal regulatory issues that impact pipeline development and product innovation, including assessing the impact of government pricing programs (e.g. Inflation Reduction Act) on pipeline strategies. Assigned matters have significant impact to AbbVie overall. 
• Embedded within the Specialty and Aesthetics therapeutic areas to contribute as a key member of disease area strategy teams responsible for long-term R&D and innovation strategies.  Focus is on pipeline development and the FDA and external environment considerations when assessing strategic approaches. This is not a role focused on FDA advertising and promotional considerations or a role that evaluates patents or IP 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. Works across our Intellectual Property, Transactions and Innovation Legal Department to provide coordinated IP and R&D strategic advice, particularly for key growth areas.
• 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.