Senior Counsel, AI Legal – Operations & Commercial

Company Description

About AbbVie

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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at  www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on  LinkedIn,   Facebook ,  Instagram ,  X  and  YouTube.

Job Description

Role Purpose

This role provides senior legal support for the operationalization and scaling of AI across AbbVie, with a focus on enterprise AI use cases, commercial transactions, and governance processes. The position exists to enable efficient, consistent, and risk-aligned deployment of AI technologies across the organization.

Scope & Impact

Enterprise scope supporting high-volume AI deployment and adoption across business functions

Leads legal support for AI-related commercial transactions and operational processes

Plays a key role in scaling AI governance frameworks and intake processes (e.g., ACTOR)

Serves as a senior legal advisor to business and functional stakeholders

Individual contributor role with broad cross-functional engagement

Core Duties & Responsibilities

Provide senior legal support for AI-enabled use cases across all business functions, including commercial, R&D, and enterprise productivity tools

Conduct and oversee legal risk assessments at scale, including: Data privacy and data governance risks

Intellectual property and licensing considerations

Regulatory and compliance implications

Draft, review, and negotiate complex AI-related commercial agreements, including: SaaS and AI vendor agreements

Data licensing and use agreements

AI-enabled service and platform agreements

Lead development and implementation of: Standard AI contracting templates and fallback positions

Enterprise playbooks for AI procurement and vendor engagement

Partner with Legal Operations and Governance teams to: Scale and optimize AI intake and review processes (e.g., ACTOR, workflow tools)

Improve efficiency and consistency in legal review

Provide senior-level guidance and training to business stakeholders on AI legal risks and best practices

Escalate and coordinate resolution of high-risk or complex issues with AI Legal leadership

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Juris Doctor (JD) and active bar membership

Minimum 5+ years of legal experience

Significant experience in commercial contracting and technology transactions

Strong expertise in data privacy, IP, and SaaS agreements

Proven ability to manage complex, high-volume legal workflows

Preferred Qualifications

8+ years of legal experience preferred

Experience with AI/ML technologies or digital platforms

Prior in-house experience in a large, matrixed organization

Familiarity with enterprise governance and workflow tools

Skills & Competencies

Strong business judgment and pragmatic legal approach

Advanced contract negotiation and issue-spotting skills

Ability to operate at scale in a fast-paced environment

Strong cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management

Clear and effective communication skills

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 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, 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 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 employee remains in the Company's sole and 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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