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Senior Counsel - IP Strategy

AbbVie, North Chicago, IL, United States


Compensation: USD 160,500 - USD 305,000 - yearly

Company Description AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people’s lives across key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology, and neuroscience, and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.

Job Description AbbVie is searching for an in-house Senior Counsel for our IP Strategy group, part of AbbVie’s Intellectual Property, Transactions, and Innovation legal team. This position will support AbbVie’s pharmaceutical products and be based in our offices in North Chicago, IL, South San Francisco, CA, Irvine, CA or Waltham, MA with a hybrid work model (on site 3+ days/week).

Acting individually and in cross-functional teams, the in-house Senior Counsel will develop and implement intellectual property strategies for AbbVie’s products and product candidates.

Responsibilities:

Generate and implement intellectual property strategies across a variety of therapeutic areas and technologies, including both large and small molecules

Partner with IP Prosecution to draft, file, and prosecute strategically useful patent applications worldwide both directly and through management of outside counsel

Work directly with scientists to generate novel intellectual property maximizing AbbVie’s competitive position

Provide legal advice and counsel to cross-functional R&D and business teams on a variety of IP-related matters

Challenge and defend patents in IPR, opposition, interference, and other post-grant proceedings

Qualifications

JD degree

from an accredited law school, state bar admission enabling in-house practice (specific state not required), and registration to practice before the USPTO

5+ years of experience

practicing patent law as an attorney or patent agent at a law firm and/or life sciences company, including substantial U.S. and foreign patent prosecution

Patent litigation experience is a significant plus

Technical background relevant for pharmaceutical patent prosecution, such as:

Experience with small molecule and/or biological pharmaceutical discovery & development, and/or

Technical degree in relevant field, such as molecular biology, biotechnology, biochemistry, biology, chemistry, chemical engineering, or biomedical engineering

Strong legal, analytical, communication, collaboration, and people skills

Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects to meet deadlines

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

Additional Information 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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