The role will be responsible for the general legal affairs relating to Brazil. It will form part of Brazil Leadership Team and will also require working with third party stakeholders including external counsels.
This position serves as an ambassador role and requires strong leadership to manage both routine and critical situations.
You will be responsible for:
- Support and assist day-to-day business operations of AA providing proactive and practical clear & concise legal advice in all areas of law and regulation with prioritization on Brazil local goals and objectives;
- Develop and maintain a range of legal templates and legal guidelines to share with non-legal teams in the relevant territory and draft/review a various range of commercial contracts
- Assist on litigation matters;
- Interact with and manage external counsels;
- Advice on commercial policies and competition law related matters;
- Support business on commercial claims and disputes with competitors and/or other third parties with specific regards to the advertising and promotion of products;
- Manage legal risk and prevent legal issues;
- Monitor anticipate and report changes to the applicable legislation that are of direct or indirect interest of the organization;
- Provide support and legal assistance to functional programs in all areas of the AA including corporate governance internal audit data protection regulatory inspections and audits incident management security and disaster recovery litigation reports real estate projects and/or leasing of facilities;
- Assist as needed the HR function for relevant employment law related matters the GPP function for counterfeit and diverted product matters and the Company Secretariat function;
- Perform secondary IP work in coordination with Corporate IP Department;
- Manage in coordination with the LATAM Area Legal function the legal budget for Brazil.
- Interface with Business (Sales Marketing R&D Medical) Support Functions (QA HR Finance IT Regulatory Supply Chain Pharmacovigilance Product Surveillance) and Senior Management;
- Manage and oversee multiple complex projects;
- Produce reports presentations materials guidelines documents and letters;
- Delivery updates to Leadership on a regular basis as a permanent member of Brazil leadership team as required;
- Oversee and manage budget documentation records
Qualifications :
Pre-requirements
- Candidate shall be a lawyer with at least 10 years of experience;
- Graduated in Law;
- Candidate shall have experience in pharmaceutical and/or medical devices industry;
- Candidate shall be fluent in Portuguese and English Spanish is a plus;
- Employees shall not pose a direct threat or harm to property self or others;
- Employees must maintain confidentiality and adhere to company policies;
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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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Work :
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Employment Type :
Full-time