Sr. Counsel, Procurement and Supply Chain
AbbVie, a global biopharmaceutical company, is seeking a Senior Counsel to support its Procurement and Supply Chain teams. This role involves collaborating with experienced attorneys and legal professionals to provide legal support in negotiating complex agreements for the purchase of goods, services, and emerging technologies. The Senior Counsel will interact regularly with senior management, internal business stakeholders, and suppliers, ensuring strategic and innovative handling of a high volume of matters. This is a hybrid position based in AbbVie's Illinois Headquarters, requiring in-office presence three days a week.
Key responsibilities include preparing, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial agreements in areas such as logistics and transportation, manufacturing supply, packaging, R&D, compliance, quality, licensing, and healthcare. The Senior Counsel will manage legal support for various commercial business transactions and supplier issues within the Procurement, Manufacturing Operations, and Supply Chain organizations, as well as potential Licensing & Acquisition transactions. Additional duties involve ensuring compliance with corporate and functional policies, taking ownership of matters and projects, identifying and resolving legal issues, assisting other attorneys and stakeholders in cross-functional projects, and representing AbbVie externally to customers, suppliers, and competitors.
Candidates must possess a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an ABA-accredited law school and state bar certification in good standing. A minimum of 5 years of experience in corporate or general transactional law, with a proven track record in negotiating complex commercial agreements and counseling clients on a wide range of commercial business issues, is required. An understanding of legal issues related to procurement, manufacturing, transportation, distribution, logistics, Licensing & Acquisitions, IT, outsourcing, compliance, IP, privacy, and the healthcare industry is beneficial. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong legal, analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, innovation, risk assessment, drafting, negotiating, and client communication skills, and will appreciate being a member of a collaborative legal team.
The compensation range for this position is $160,500 to $305,000 annually. AbbVie offers a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance, and a 401(k) plan to eligible employees. This role is also eligible to participate in AbbVie's long-term incentive programs.
AbbVie is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, and serving the community. Joining AbbVie provides opportunities for professional growth and the chance to make a significant impact in the biopharmaceutical industry.