Senior Counsel, Operations Legal

Job Description The Senior Counsel, Legal Operations will empower business innovation through strategic legal guidance. As a Senior Counsel at AbbVie, you partner closely with cross‑functional teams to shape decisions that bring great possibilities to patients ethically and effectively. This role builds on foundational experience, enabling you to navigate regulatory complexity, assess risk, and influence business outcomes, while developing leadership capabilities for long‑term career growth. The role supports Operations, construction and engineering, and real‑estate stakeholders. Responsibilities Serve as a key legal advisor to cross‑functional business teams, providing proactive counsel on commercial, regulatory, or operational issues; interpret and apply U.S. laws and global regulations relevant to the pharmaceutical or healthcare environment; review and advise on contracts, business activities, and strategic initiatives to ensure legal compliance and alignment with company objectives; support development and implementation of legal policies, compliance programs, and training efforts. Collaborate with internal and external partners to manage risk, resolve disputes, and influence outcomes; provide clear, timely guidance on evolving legal questions in a business‑first manner; may lead or contribute to legal projects that span geographies, business units, or functions. Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide range of construction‑related agreements, including design‑build agreements, general contractor agreements, construction management agreements, architect and engineering agreements, subcontractor and consultant agreements, and EPC and infrastructure contracts. Draft, review, and negotiate purchase and sale agreements, ground leases, commercial leases, easements, licenses, access agreements, development agreements, and property management agreements. Qualifications Required Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school. Active license to practice law in the job location. Minimum of 5+ years of relevant experience practicing in‑house at a pharmaceutical company, in a nationally recognized law firm in a life‑sciences or health‑care practice, or as an attorney for a government agency, or any combination of the above. Preferred Exposure to biopharma, healthcare, or life sciences compliance topics. Demonstrated ability to advise business clients and assess legal risk in real time. Experience handling complex matters with a degree of autonomy and cross‑functional collaboration. Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate legal complexity into business clarity. Compensation and Benefits 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; the Company 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 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 employer remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. Equal Employment Opportunity AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled. #J-18808-Ljbffr