
Senior Counsel, U.S. Policy Legal
Florham Park, NJJob$161K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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The Senior Counsel, U.S. Policy Legal, executes legal strategies for federal and state policy initiatives supporting access to AbbVie products in the U.S. The role focuses on external policy engagement and messaging, and collaborates with Legal, Government Affairs, Ethics and Compliance, and business teams. It advises clients on relevant laws and regulations, supports complex legal matters, and helps direct outside counsel and manage projects.
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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, (https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbvie/) Facebook, Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/abbvie/) , X (https://twitter.com/abbvie) and YouTube. (https://www.youtube.com/user/AbbVie)
Job Description
Senior Counsel, U.S. Policy Legal, will be responsible for executing comprehensive legal strategies to build and implement federal and state policy initiatives to support access for AbbVie products in the U.S. This role will focus on key external engagements for active policy shaping and external messaging strategy.
In addition, this role will participate in cross-functional engagements with related Legal, Government Affairs, Office of Ethics and Compliance (OEC), and/or business counterparts as needed to inform strategic initiatives or build cohesive AbbVie strategies.
Key responsibilities:
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Comply with applicable AbbVie policies and procedures.
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Develop in-depth knowledge of AbbVie’s business, company imperatives, and keep abreast of changes in laws and government policies that affect client areas.
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Provide clear advice to Government Affairs and business clients on key federal and state laws, regulations, and policies, including the Inflation Reduction Act, Medicare and Medicaid laws, the Affordable Care Act, 340B, FDA regulations, OIG guidance, and others.
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Work with legal department managers to resolve complex legal matters efficiently, and advise legal department managers of project developments in a timely manner.
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Help direct the work of outside counsel, define project objectives, manage projects.
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Work cross-functionally and find solutions for business clients consistent with the law, policies/procedures, and AbbVie’s Code of Conduct.
Qualifications
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J.D., with license to practice law in a U.S. state.
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Minimum 5+ years (8+ years preferred) of relevant experience practicing law, preferably in a law firm, the government, a trade association, and/or in house.
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Preferred experience practicing law focused on legislative and/or regulatory policy issues in a healthcare, pharmaceutical, or related industry.
Additional Information
Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:
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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.
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We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
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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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Salary: $160,500
How this job compares
Set against the 2,531 open Legal Counsel jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$161K/yr
- New Jersey median$150–236K/yr40 salary ranges
- US median$152–231K/yr1,794 salary ranges
This rate, $161K, is 18% below the New Jersey median midpoint ($196K) — in the middle half of Legal Counsel salary ranges in New Jersey.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 48 open Legal Counsel jobs in New Jersey and 2,531 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New Jersey
- CoreWeave5 open
- J&J Family of Companies3 open
- AbbVie (this employer)2 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Legal Counsel postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,206 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a doctorate or professional degree; 1,701 of the 2,531 open Legal Counsel jobs (67%) ask for a doctorate or professional degree.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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