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IP Senior Counsel (Digital) - Abbott Diabetes Care
Abbott Laboratories · 🇺🇸 United States - California - Alameda
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- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 73 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 28 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
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The US Department of Labor certified 73 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 28 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. JOB DESCRIPTION: WORKING AT ABBOTT: At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to: • Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of • Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO • An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution • Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree • A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune • A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists Our location in Alameda, CA currently has an opportunity for a Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property. Abbott Medical Devices is seeking a Senior Counsel for its Diabetes Care business. The position will take a team-oriented approach to managing IP issues by partnering with the Diabetes Care business (“Operating Division”). The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and directing a diversity of intellectual property issues within our Diabetes Care business. We are looking for an individual who aspires to make valuable IP contributions to the broader organization. Technical Skills: The successful candidate will possess strong knowledge of patent law and have a history of success advising clients on intellectual property issues, building competitive IP portfolios, and clearing products in the Medical Devices or similar space. Experience patenting AI, Machine Learning, Software, and Digital inventions in the Medical Device space is preferred. A working knowledge of patent law in major jurisdictions outside the U.S., experience with adversarial USPTO and/or European Patent Office proceedings, patent litigation experience and transactional experience are preferred. Core job responsibilities include: • In close collaboration with various levels of the Operating Division, strategically developing our worldwide patent portfolio, including directing and managing domestic and OUS outside counsel to prepare and prosecute patent applications that are aligned with strategic objectives; • Review outside counsel work product to ensure the methodology, strategy and costs meet Abbott’s expectation; • Manage and direct pipeline portfolio by soliciting/developing invention disclosures, conducting inventor interviews and presenting disclosures at cross functional patent committee meetings to align future filings with strategic direction; • Conduct in-depth analyses of competitor products and IP portfolios; • Conduct employee training on protecting Abbott innovations, developing intellectual property assets and best practices for maintaining confidential business information; • Assist internal and external litigation counsel on IP litigation matters; • Conduct due diligence on potential mergers, acquisitions and investment opportunities; • Collaborate with commercial legal counsel, including preparing and reviewing license agreements, various standard agreements and counseling the Operating Division regarding IP transactional matters; and • Provi