Senior Counsel, Global Commercial Legal - U.S. Market Access and Pricing

Company Description

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at . Follow @abbvie on X , Facebook , Instagram , YouTube , LinkedIn and Tik Tok .

Job Description

The Senior Counsel, Global Commercial Legal - U.S. Market Access and Pricing is responsible for assisting in the development of legal strategy and support for the Market Access organization in connection with its government price reporting obligations. The Senior Counsel will report to the Associate General Counsel, Global Commercial Legal - U.S. Market Access and Pricing. 

This position will provide counsel on a broad range of legal, compliance, and regulatory issues, with a primary focus on federal price reporting, as well as the Anti-Kickback Statute and the False Claims Act. 

Responsibilities

• Serve as counsel for our Government Price Reporting function concerning legal, regulatory, and compliance issues associated with federal government price reporting requirements . 

• Serve as counsel for our U.S. Market Access and Pricing functions advising on price reporting, Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act matters. 

• Provide strategic legal counsel to senior management on product pricing and access matters. 

• Advise on federal and state Medicaid programs. Provide legal advice and assistance for the development of policies and training, and conduct training. Resolve routine legal matters with direct supervision as needed from more experienced attorneys, and assist more experienced attorneys in resolving complex legal issues on cross-functional projects. 

• Develop deep knowledge of AbbVie’s business and supported client areas, and keeping abreast of changes in law that affect supported client areas. 

• Resolve legal issues using negotiation skills and legal expertise. Advise legal department managers of project developments in a timely manner. Execute core job responsibilities in a timely manner. 

• Help direct work of outside counsel, define project objectives and manage project. 

• Assigned matters may have direct impact on business activities and operations. Generally advises Managers and Directors. 

• No direct department budget responsibility must however operate within budget. Where necessary, assist in developing budgets for assigned legal matters with supervision from more experienced attorneys. 

Qualifications

• Law degree from an ABA accredited law school and in good standing with the state bar of the jurisdiction in which your office will be located (or ability to gain licensure in the state in which your office will be located)
• Minimum 7+ years of relevant legal experience, with previous pharmaceutical experience required.
• Proficiency in government price reporting requirements, including AMP, Best Price, ASP, and 340B, as well as federal health care program contracting (e.g. Medicaid, VA, etc.) .
• Comfort taking on high-visibility, high-impact projects with strong communication skills.
•  Demonstrated ability to independently identify practical legal solutions to complex and dynamic challenges, and to work effectively in high-pressure, matrixed environments.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• 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 thetime 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,and we 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 short-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 anybonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's soleand absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. ​

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. 

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