Associate General Counsel, R&D Innovation Legal

Summary of Relevant Experience

Summary of Experience – Associate General Counsel, R&D Innovation Legal @ AbbVie

• JD/MBA-credentialed in-house counsel with approximately four years of progressively senior legal experience spanning ERISA, employee benefits, HIPAA, and healthcare regulatory compliance across multiemployer funds and a Fortune 500 insurer.
• Benefits and healthcare compliance attorney who has served as senior associate counsel and in-house benefits counsel, leading complex litigation, plan governance, and regulatory compliance programs while reporting to C-suite executives and managing outside counsel relationships.
• Regulatory and compliance strategist who has built and administered compliance frameworks under ERISA, HIPAA, and employment law in heavily regulated healthcare and financial services environments, with direct exposure to M&A due diligence.
• Cross-functional legal advisor who has supported operations, finance, and senior leadership teams, bridging legal risk analysis with business decision-making across multiemployer pension and health fund structures.

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Why this is a fit

The AGC title and Washington DC location align well with your target titles and geography, but pharmaceuticals/R&D innovation legal is outside your ERISA/employee benefits/healthcare compliance specialization, making a substantive function mismatch likely.