Senior Counsel, Transactions

Summary

Join AbbVie's Business Development and Acquisitions team as a Senior Counsel, Transactions! You will be a key player in drafting and negotiating complex transaction agreements, including mergers, acquisitions, licenses, and collaborations. This role demands extensive experience in M&A and pharmaceutical licensing, along with strong legal analysis and negotiation skills. You will provide critical legal advice, manage outside counsel, and ensure compliance with company policies. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k). AbbVie is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Requirements

• Must possess a J.D. degree
• Must meet the professional licensing requirement of the state in which they practice within a two-year time-period
• Excellent legal analysis skills and crisp, concise communicator
• Honed judgment and ability to identify and quickly address critical issues
• Strong negotiating skills, and an ability to independently manage complex transactions
• Ability to use legal training to maximize business opportunities
• Strong sense of urgency and drive for successful business outcome in all activities
• 8+ years of relevant transactional and/or industry experience
• Experience in advising on ongoing complex contractual relationships, such as development collaborations

Responsibilities

• Identify and resolve highly complex legal issues and draft and negotiate highly complex corporate transactions
• Have extensive experience with managing M&A and pharmaceutical licensing and collaboration/joint venture transactions
• Keep abreast of changes in laws that affect pharmaceutical licensing, and M&A transactions, including antitrust/competition, and other corporate and IP matters
• Be capable of regularly negotiating highly individualized and sophisticated agreements independently with third parties on matters of strategic importance that affect a substantial portion of AbbVie’s business or are areas of significant importance to management
• Be capable of regularly engaging in due diligence and independently interpreting complex existing agreements and advising on complex situations that may arise related to transactions
• Select and direct the work of outside counsel, including defining project objectives and managing projects
• Maintain and ensure compliance with applicable corporate and divisional policies and procedures
• Analyze and clearly communicate legal advice designed to maximize outcomes for patients and for AbbVie on complex, strategic agreements related to pharmaceutical licenses and collaborations and other strategic alliances
• Assess and counsel on antitrust and competition risks and considerations, and competition filings, with respect to transactions in multiple jurisdictions
• Provide clear advice to clients, including management, ensuring that advice maximizes the potential of our pipeline
• Use good judgment in determining whether and when to elevate issues to senior attorneys and senior management
• Assist senior legal staff on matters of significant importance to AbbVie that affect a substantial portion of AbbVie's business
• Serve as recognized source, for both management and other attorneys, of innovative ideas in complex areas of law, business, or technology
• Provide legal guidance, supervision, and support to paralegals and legal support staff

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with drafting and negotiating complex pharmaceutical licensing and collaboration transactions
• Experience in providing legal advice for pharmaceutical research and development

Benefits

• Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Short-term incentive programs
• Long-term incentive programs