Commercial Counsel

Job ID: 31157187Company: Abbott LaboratoriesLocation: United States - Illinois - Lake ForestJob Type: Full timeCategory: LegalIndustry: HealthcarePosted Date: 2026-07-24Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.Working at AbbottAt Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contributionTuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.The OpportunityThis position works out of our Lake Forest, IL location in the Legal division supporting Abbott’s Core Diagnostics division. The Core Diagnostics division offers a range of diagnostics platforms to empower smarter medical and economic decision-making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people. Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments, and informatics systems is often the first step in patient care decision-making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.The attorney will be expected to identify and resolve complex legal issues to support the operations of this business. The attorney will be responsible for acting as day-to-day legal advisor, working closely with the business on a broad range of legal and commercial issues.What You'll Work On The successful candidate must possess strong knowledge of corporate and commercial/transactional law and demonstrated expertise in drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements and advising and counseling clients on a range of business transactions and operational matters. Experience with general corporate law matters, commercial agreements for traditional and digital products and healthcare industry is preferred. Core job responsibilities include:Advising and ensuring that internal stakeholders receive sound, practical, and timely legal advice on a wide variety of legal matters related to operation of a commercial business that markets and sells to healthcare institutions, government entities, healthcare professionals and distributors.Drafting, negotiating, and reviewing a wide range of agreements, including complex matters relating to sales, distribution and marketing of assays, instruments and digital health products.Advising multidisciplinary teams on marketing strategies and approval of promotional materials.Resolving legal issues using negotiation skills and legal expertise, including pre-litigation dispute resolution and settlements.Assisting in the creation of new template agreements, playbooks, guidance documents, and training to support efficient contracting processes for various business functions.Maintaining familiarity with laws that affect the business and provide basic counseling on those laws, including those relevant to sales and marketing of products to healthcare professionals and reimbursement by government programs including, for example, laws related to fraud and abuse (Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act), FDA regulation (Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act), privacy (HIPAA), anti-corruption (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act), intellectual property and regulations pertaining research and development.Representing Abbott externally to suppliers and customers.Supervising and directing outside counsel as needed.Working in close cooperation with compliance organization to coordinate and streamline efforts.Identifying training needs and assisting in development and presentation of training and education regarding legal requirements and developments.Developing a thorough understanding of and familiarity with Abbott’s businesses, its people, products, markets, facilities, customers, and competitors, and use this knowledge in providing guidance and counsel to the business team.Infrequent and minimal travel may be required (>10%).This position will interact with the Legal, Compliance, Regulatory, Quality, Scientific and Medical Affairs, Finance, Marketing and Commercial/Sales Departments.Critical Success FactorsGood Judgment: Demonstrate expertise and sound judgment, understand how assigned responsibilities support Abbott’s business objectives, and be able to provide practical, risk-balanced advice based upon a thorough understanding of the scope of an issue, taking full advantage of internal networks and external intelligence.Collaboration: Firm understanding of available legal, functional, and business resources and ability to integrate information from a number of sources to achieve business results, including breaking down boundaries to create alignment as necessary, in a complex, global, matrixed environment.Anticipation: Holistic, big picture thinker, who anticipates changes in law, enforcement, and/or business objectives and adapts approach as necessary to manage risks effectively and mitigate issues before they arise.Influencing Skills: Build strong relationships with business partners to tactfully influence and gain their support to drive desired outcomes. Represent Abbott externally to customers, suppliers, competitors or government agencies; and resolve legal issues using negotiation skills and legal expertise.Required Qualifications Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school, demonstrate a strong academic background, and have, or be able to obtain, appropriate licensure to practice law in Illinois.5+ years of experience as a commercial attorney at a top law firm or in-house.Preferred QualificationsHealthcare industry or other relevant industry experience strongly preferred.Ability to handle multiple projects in fast-paced environment and exercise sound commercial and legal judgment.Ability to independently handle complex matters with minimal supervision and understand which issues to elevate to senior management and the appropriate timing for doing so.In addition to top-notch legal skills and a strong ethical center, excellent interpersonal, strategic thinking, communication and organizational skillsApply NowLearn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.Connect with us at , on Facebook at , and on Twitter @AbbottNews.Divisional InformationMedical DevicesGeneral Medical Devices:Our medical devices help more than 10,000 people have healthier hearts, improve quality of life for thousands of people living with chronic pain and movement disorders, and liberate more than 500,000 people with diabetes from routine fingersticks.CRMAs a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, we focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias or irregular heartbeats.DiabetesWe’re focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology.VascularAbbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for the treatment of vascular disease.NeuromodulationOur Neuromodulation business includes implantable devices compatible with mobile technology to help people who suffer from chronic pain and movement disorders. These non-opioid therapies allow us to provide interventional pain therapy to patients throughout the pain continuum.Structural HeartStructural Heart Business Mission: Why We ExistOur business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life by designing and providing device and management solutions for treating structural heart disease.EPIn Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.HFIn Abbott’s Heart Failure (HF) business, we’re developing solutions to diagnose, monitor and manage heart failure, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.DiagnosticsWe’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision-making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.Our Point of Care diagnostic portfolio spans key health and therapeutic areas, including infectious disease, cardiometabolic, informatics, and toxicology.Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments, and informatics systems is often the first step in patient care decision-making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.Our rapid diagnostics solutions are helping address some of the world’s greatest healthcare challenges.Our molecular division delivers best-in-class innovative testing solutions for people around the world to provide answers to life’s critical health decisions. We help people live full and healthy lives through our accessible, molecular-based solutions.NutritionOur nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac, PediaSure, Pedialyte, Ensure, and Glucerna – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.The base pay for this position is $129,300.00 – $258,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.Skillscontract draftingcommercial negotiationcorporate lawtransactional lawhealthcare lawregulatory compliancefraud and abuse compliancefda regulationshipaa complianceanti-corruption complianceintellectual property lawdispute resolutionstakeholder managementtemplate agreement developmenttraining developmentstrategic thinkingexternal representation