Senior Counsel, AI Legal – International Policy & Contracts
AbbVie
August 29, 2026
Remote friendly (North Chicago, IL)
United States
$160,500 - $305,000 USD yearly
Corporate Functions
Role Purpose
- Provide strategic legal leadership for AbbVie’s global AI regulatory, policy, and contracting framework to enable safe, compliant scaling of AI across jurisdictions.
Scope & Impact
- Global (OUS) across all business functions and geographies.
- Lead global AI governance, regulatory, and policy development; primary legal authority for AI regulatory and policy matters for global markets (OUS).
- Advise senior Legal, Compliance, and business leadership; individual contributor with significant cross-functional and executive influence.
Core Duties & Responsibilities
- Monitor, assess, and interpret global AI regulations (e.g., EU AI Act; China, Japan, Australia, Brazil) and advise on business impact.
- Lead development/maintenance of enterprise AI legal policies, standards, and governance frameworks.
- Partner with Privacy legal team for cross-border AI deployment (data transfer, localization, compliance).
- Develop/maintain AI contracting standards and model clauses covering data usage/training rights, liability/indemnification, and transparency/regulatory compliance.
- Draft, review, and negotiate complex AI agreements (vendor, data, strategic partnerships).
- Coordinate with Government Affairs, Compliance, Privacy, and Ethics to align enterprise AI policy positions.
- Support executive leadership/Board-Audit Committee briefings; advise on high-risk/novel AI use cases; identify emerging legal risks and mitigation strategies.
Qualifications
Required:
- JD or equivalent; active bar membership.
- 5+ years legal experience.
- Deep expertise in technology law, global regulatory frameworks, and data privacy.
- Experience advising on cross-border regulatory issues.
- Significant experience negotiating complex technology/AI agreements.
- Strong executive communication/advisory skills.
Preferred:
- 10+ years legal experience.
- AI/ML regulatory framework experience (e.g., EU AI Act, GDPR).
- Life sciences or other highly regulated industry experience.
- Background collaborating with government affairs/regulatory bodies.
Skills & Competencies
- Strategic thinking and regulatory foresight; translate legal issues into actionable guidance.
- Stakeholder influence, executive presence, excellent judgment, risk management; exceptional written/verbal communication.
Benefits
- Paid time off (vacation/holidays/sick), medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k) for eligible employees; eligibility for long-term incentive programs.
- Provide strategic legal leadership for AbbVie’s global AI regulatory, policy, and contracting framework to enable safe, compliant scaling of AI across jurisdictions.
Scope & Impact
- Global (OUS) across all business functions and geographies.
- Lead global AI governance, regulatory, and policy development; primary legal authority for AI regulatory and policy matters for global markets (OUS).
- Advise senior Legal, Compliance, and business leadership; individual contributor with significant cross-functional and executive influence.
Core Duties & Responsibilities
- Monitor, assess, and interpret global AI regulations (e.g., EU AI Act; China, Japan, Australia, Brazil) and advise on business impact.
- Lead development/maintenance of enterprise AI legal policies, standards, and governance frameworks.
- Partner with Privacy legal team for cross-border AI deployment (data transfer, localization, compliance).
- Develop/maintain AI contracting standards and model clauses covering data usage/training rights, liability/indemnification, and transparency/regulatory compliance.
- Draft, review, and negotiate complex AI agreements (vendor, data, strategic partnerships).
- Coordinate with Government Affairs, Compliance, Privacy, and Ethics to align enterprise AI policy positions.
- Support executive leadership/Board-Audit Committee briefings; advise on high-risk/novel AI use cases; identify emerging legal risks and mitigation strategies.
Qualifications
Required:
- JD or equivalent; active bar membership.
- 5+ years legal experience.
- Deep expertise in technology law, global regulatory frameworks, and data privacy.
- Experience advising on cross-border regulatory issues.
- Significant experience negotiating complex technology/AI agreements.
- Strong executive communication/advisory skills.
Preferred:
- 10+ years legal experience.
- AI/ML regulatory framework experience (e.g., EU AI Act, GDPR).
- Life sciences or other highly regulated industry experience.
- Background collaborating with government affairs/regulatory bodies.
Skills & Competencies
- Strategic thinking and regulatory foresight; translate legal issues into actionable guidance.
- Stakeholder influence, executive presence, excellent judgment, risk management; exceptional written/verbal communication.
Benefits
- Paid time off (vacation/holidays/sick), medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k) for eligible employees; eligibility for long-term incentive programs.