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.
求人内容As Senior Legal Counsel, you will provide strategic commercial legal advice and strong counsel to support AbbVie’s core businesses and enterprise-wide initiatives. The successful candidate will be expected to rapidly gain knowledge of our industry and business and be a true business leader capable of managing priorities, providing strategic advice, and finding innovative legal solutions to a wide range of complex Japanese matters and global projects. To ensure success, you will need to be confident in managing risk and display strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to navigate legal and regulatory complexities to make comprehensive decisions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the lead counsel in defined strategic priority areas and key brand teams, providing substantive advice and risk-based solutions concerning a broad range of legal, regulatory and compliance issues.
- Provide clear advice to senior business clients and executive management on Japanese laws and regulations focusing on areas of promotion, patient support, market access, launch strategies and collaboration models.
- Proactive leadership in offering business-oriented, efficient, flexible and long-term solutions for core strategic business challenges, anticipating hurdles and evaluating the broader business impact of proposed ways forward.
- Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of agreements such as complex commercial agreements and other corporate agreements.
- Support executive matters delegated by the Legal Director and drive workstreams within the Global Legal team in novel areas of law or business transactions.
- Adopt a problem-solving approach and sound risk perspective to find solutions to a wide range of matters. Advise and resolve multi-faceted legal matters in practice area without supervision.
- To the extent specific technical expertise is required, select and direct the work of outside counsel, define and manage project objectives and budget.
- Find solutions and unlock opportunities for business clients consistent with the law, policies/procedures, and AbbVie’s Code of Conduct.
Education/Experience Required:
- Bachelor of Law degree
- Bar admission (Japan, US or other major jurisdictions)
- Minimum of 10+ years of relevant legal experience, preferably as an in-house counsel in an international organization or from a reputable law firm. Legal experience and expertise in the life science industry is strongly preferred.
- Experience with general contracts, corporate and commercial law
- General understanding and experience in intellectual property matters (protection of trade secrets, patents and trademarks)
- Solid understanding of anti-bribery laws, ethics and compliance
- Understanding and experience with personal data protection and competition law matters
Essential Skills and Abilities:
- Native level Japanese language skills (oral and written)
- Excellent English skills (oral and written)
- Proficient with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Power Point, Excel, Word, SharePoint, etc.)
Key Leadership Competencies:
- Highly motivated and enthusiastic, with cultural sensitivity to working in a diverse and inclusive multi-national company. Strong communication and influencing skills.
- Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams and build strong relationships with stakeholders, including senior leadership.
- Work independently and prioritize key business priorities. Use good judgment, deliver initiatives on time, be agile and proactive.
- Learn about our business quickly and extensively, grasp the “essence” of matters or issues and understand the impact of decision-making.
- High ethical standards and integrity, acting as a role model and legal business leader within the organization.
アッヴィは、機会均等を重視する雇用主であり、誠実な企業活動、革新の推進、人々の生活への貢献、そして地域社会への貢献に努めています。雇用機会均等に向けて、障がいを持つ方々も積極的に支援しています。
Skills Required
- Bachelor of Law degree
- Bar admission in Japan, the United States, or another major jurisdiction
- 10+ years of relevant legal experience
- Experience as in-house counsel in an international organization or at a reputable law firm
- Legal experience in the life sciences industry
- Experience with general contracts, corporate law, and commercial law
- Understanding and experience with intellectual property, including trade secrets, patents, and trademarks
- Understanding of anti-bribery laws, ethics, and compliance
- Understanding and experience with personal data protection and competition law
- Native-level Japanese oral and written skills
- Excellent English oral and written skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and SharePoint
AbbVie Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AbbVie and has not been reviewed or approved by AbbVie.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are portrayed as a standout, with a dollar‑for‑dollar 401(k) match up to 6% and an additional annual company contribution based on age and service. Feedback suggests this materially boosts perceived total compensation for many U.S. employees.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental and caregiver leave are emphasized, including up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all parents and 4 weeks of paid caregiver leave in the U.S. Feedback suggests these policies are a meaningful differentiator for employees balancing family needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is described as extensive, with tiered vacation that scales with tenure, 17 company holidays, and two paid volunteer days in the U.S. Feedback suggests the breadth of leave contributes notably to overall benefits satisfaction.
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What We Do
AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on creating medicines and solutions that put impact first — for patients, communities, and our world. We aim to address complex health issues and enhance people's lives through our core therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, aesthetics and other areas of unmet need.
