Company DescriptionAbbVie'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 Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. Job DescriptionThe IMCO (International Marketing Commercial Operations) & IMAP (International Market Access and Pricing) Senior Counsel position acts as legal counsel to the IMCO & IMAP leadership team and is responsible for providing strategic legal advice on a variety of healthcare-related legal, market access, pricing and reimbursement, regulatory and compliance issues governing on-market and pipeline products, with a primary focus on key strategic priorities for the organization. The scope of the role is global. In addition, as a member of the Global Therapeutic International Legal team, partners with the Area (Europe and Intercontinental) legal leaders as peers to ensure proper and smooth execution of the legal, commercial, and cross-functional strategies.Responsibilities:
Active participation to the IMCO/IMAP leadership and strategic meetings
Strategic support to the IMCO/IMAP commercial (Immunology, Oncology and Specialty VPs and GMs), Medical Affairs and functional leadership on a variety of legal matters impacting key priorities
In coordination with the IMCO leadership, strategically prioritizes its own workload and shapes the workload of the team, ensuring consistent focus on key priorities such as product launches, regulatory approaches, price and reimbursement procedures, integration of new assets and portfolio management
As a member of the Global Therapeutic International Legal team, reporting to the Legal International VP, partners with the Area (Europe and Intercontinental) Legal Leaders to ensure proper and smooth execution of the legal, commercial, and cross-functional strategies. Supports the affiliate teams on a case-by-case basis and engages with Area, Region and Affiliate leaders to define implementation of these strategies.
Where key strategic or unanticipated issues arise impacting more than one affiliate, often leads coordination across affiliate and other attorneys to successfully resolve (e.g., Rinvoq labeling & access challenges globally due to Article 20 label change)
Works with Legal Regulatory team to support significant regulatory challenges that arise internationally
Leads a team of one or two Senior Counsels who are responsible to supporting specific therapeutic areas and relevant projects
Develops the team by continuously offering opportunities to work on key projects beyond their area of responsibility. In partnership with the Area Senior Counsels, provides opportunities to the Legal International team to develop and work on key priorities for the IMCO and IMAP organization.
Supervising the IMCO Legal team, manages and directs the work of outside counsel and the relevant budget.
Keeps abreast of changes in laws and policy that affect the area of responsibility and proactively assesses potential impact and elaborates, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, strategies to maximize opportunities and/or mitigate risks.
Elaborates strategies to protect key brand story, messages and narrative and manages competitive landscape (for example through intercompany dialogue) to ensure level playfield, in collaboration with the International Legal and key stakeholders
Acts as a role model and conducts activities in full compliance with the law, regulations, policies/procedures, and AbbVie’s Code of Conduct.
Qualifications
Law degree from an ABA accredited law school and in good standing with the state bar of the jurisdiction in which your office will be located (or ability to gain licensure in the state in which your office will be located)
Minimum 10 years of relevant experience within life sciences sector
Experience with Healthcare Compliance/ Promotion/Market Access/Managed Health Care/Pricing and Reimbursement/Regulatory laws, regulations and policies
Excellent business acumen and communication skills
Ability to work with Senior Leaders, understanding of a matrix organization
Additional InformationApplicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:
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
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.AbbVie 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.