Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Abbott is seeking a Legal Counsel to support its Established Pharmaceuticals Division (EPD) based in Allschwil-Basel, Switzerland. This role will provide legal support and strategic advice for EPD, including drafting of commercial agreements, with a particular focus on licensing, acquisition, and supply chain activities.

The Role:

• Global responsibility for strategically important licensing, acquisition, and supply chain initiatives for EPD, including interfacing with global stakeholders and negotiating and drafting product licensing and acquisition agreements.

• Develops the strategy for and negotiates a wide range of other commercial agreements, including complex matters relating to procurement, sales, marketing, and research collaborations.

• Advises legal department management of critical project developments and issues.

• May initiate or lead cross-functional or cross-divisional projects.

• Develops and provides training to business and legal department colleagues. This includes the creation of new agreement templates, playbooks and training to support efficient contracting processes.

• Fosters strong working relationships with internal clients and provides sound and practical advice.

• Identifies and prioritizes strategic matters with the highest impact.

Critical Success Factors:

• Good Judgment: Understands how assigned responsibilities support Abbott’s business objectives, and able to provide practical, risk-balanced advice based on an understanding of the scope of an issue, taking advantage of internal networks and external intelligence.

• Collaboration: Understands the available legal and business resources and an ability to integrate information from a number of sources to achieve business results in a complex, global, matrixed environment.

• Anticipation: Stays up to date on changes in law, enforcement, and business objectives and adapts approach as necessary to manage risk and mitigate issues before they arise.

• Influencing: Builds strong relationships with global colleagues and business partners to tactfully influence and gain support to drive desired outcomes. Represents Abbott externally to customers, suppliers, and competitors.

Education and Background:

• Law degree and 5-7 years of relevant legal experience in a comparable position ( e . g ., within the pharmaceutical industry or working for a law firm consulting pharmaceutical and life sciences companies)

• In-depth knowledge of licensing, acquisitions, alliance management, supply, manufacturing, and pharmaceutical research and development.

• Transactional experience with significant client contact and responsibility.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information and articulate recommendations and options clearly and concisely to a variety of business partners.

• Ability to draft clear and effective contractual documents and manage a large volume and variety of agreements, from simple amendments to complex agreements.

• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team on complex projects.

• Ability to interface with outside counsel, vendors, and colleagues of all levels across a range of functions and with different cultural backgrounds.

Employer of Choice:

Through numerous local, national and international accolades, Abbott is regarded as an employer of choice for our commitment to workplace excellence. Our employees are given the tools to succeed, lead and grow, with challenging opportunities and work that makes a difference. Through our diverse healthcare businesses, we connect people and potential in ways that no other company can. Discover a world of opportunities at Abbott.

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