Sr. Associate General Counsel, Legal Strategy

Role Summary

Senior Associate General Counsel, Legal Strategy responsible for identifying, developing and executing key legal strategies focusing on emerging issues within the U.S. drug pricing, reimbursement, and access landscape. Collaborates with internal experts and external partners to drive solutions to complex legal challenges.

Responsibilities

• Proactively lead the development of strategies and initiatives to navigate pharmaceutical supply chain and price reform in the US today and in the future.
• Partner with the Business Evolution Strategic Development team to develop and evaluate new U.S. pricing, reimbursement and access strategies that support AbbVie‚Äôs objectives through cross-functional collaboration and external environment shaping.
• Determine prioritization, timeline and resourcing needs for strategic initiatives and gain internal alignment.
• Drive cross-functional team execution and progress.
• Develop lines of communication with internal subject matter experts and key business counterparts to inform strategic initiatives and build cohesive AbbVie strategies.

Qualifications

• Law degree from an ABA-accredited law school and in good standing with the state bar of the jurisdiction where the office is located (or ability to gain licensure).
• Minimum 12+ years of relevant experience in a law firm or in-house focused on the pharmaceutical industry.
• Significant industry experience, preferably within a pharmaceutical company, pharmacy benefit manager or health insurer, with deep understanding of US pricing models, reimbursement processes, formulary management, and payer negotiations.
• Strong organizational, analytical, communication, leadership, and influence skills; able to present complex information concisely to senior leaders.
• Demonstrated success solving complex problems and shaping the external environment; experience managing high-visibility, high-impact projects with a strategic, collaborative approach.
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment and handle multiple priorities; adept at coordinating cross-functional efforts and gaining alignment in matrixed environments.