Senior Counsel, Global Therapeutics, Patient Services

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 atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onTwitter,Facebook,Instagram,YouTubeandLinkedIn.

The Senior Corporate Counsel Global Therapeutics Legal, Patient Services position is responsible for developing legal strategy and direct support to the Patient Servicesorganization. This position will provide counsel concerning a broad range of legal, regulatory and compliance issues, with a primary focus on the Anti-Kickback Statute & False Claims Act, HHS-OIG guidance, and Advertising & Promotion regulations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serving as lead counsel for our Patient Services organization, and to select brands, concerning a range of legal, regulatory and compliance issues concerning FDA regulations, the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute, HHS-OIG guidance, consumer protection and competition law, among others.
• Working cross functionally with Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, the Office of Ethics and Compliance, Marketing, and other departments to find solutions to meet business objectives consistent with the law, applicable policies/procedures, and AbbVies Code of Conduct.
• Providing clear advice to clients and senior legal management on key priorities for the Patient Services organization, including supporting patient educational gaps, access barriers, and the support of enterprise growth goals.
• Developing knowledge of the AbbVie Patient Services team and proactively guiding cross-functional clients related to same.
• Staying up to date on developments in healthcare laws and guidelines, identifying unmet needs and future legal issues, and proactively proposing strategies to optimize outcomes and results for patients, providers, and the company, while managing risk.
• Being committed to meeting patient unmet needs across AbbVies therapeutic areas and energized to rise to new challenges and envision creative solutions.
• Serving as recognized source, for the business as well as other attorneys, regarding innovative ideas in complex areas of law, business, or technology, particularly those impacting the Patient Services organization.
  

This position reports to the Senior Associate General Counsel, Immunology and Patient Services.

• 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 7+ years of relevant experience (previous pharma experience a plus).
• Developing proficiency in practice area.
• Experience with pharmaceutical/biotech companies required, and educational background in applicable scientific field is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex legal issues in a simple, understandable manner with colleagues across the company.
• Strong collaborative skills, able to build partnerships internally and with external partners at all levels of the organization.
• Strong organization and time management skills with flexibility, creativity, resourcefulness to successfully prioritize and manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously.

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

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemay ultimatelypay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in thefuture.

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentiveprograms.

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentiveprograms

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay be modified at the Companys sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

AbbVie is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVies 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.