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Job DescriptionThe Associate Director, Finance - US Immunology Forecasting & Strategic Finance will play a critical role within the US Immunology Consolidations team. Reporting to the Finance Director, US Immunology Sales Forecasting, this individual will serve as a key forecasting and finance leader responsible for supporting the consolidation, harmonization, governance, and continuous enhancement of Immunology revenue forecasts across all therapeutic areas and brands.
This position will support strategic and ad hoc initiatives across the Immunology organization, including portfolio assessments, launch readiness evaluations, forecasting transformation efforts, operational excellence projects, executive reporting, and cross-TA business analyses. The role offers significant visibility to senior commercial and finance leadership and requires the ability to influence decision-making across multiple functions and organizational levels.
In addition to the above, this role combines deep sales forecasting expertise with strong financial planning, analytical leadership, and cross-functional business partnering capabilities. The Associate Director will work closely with forecasting teams supporting RINVOQ, SKYRIZI, HUMIRA and future Immunology assets, helping ensure consistency of forecasting methodologies, assumptions, reporting standards, and business insights across the portfolio.
Responsibilities
Serve as a trusted finance, forecasting, and strategic planning partner to teams across Dermatology, Rheumatology, Gastroenterology, and future Immunology growth areas.
Lead complex, high-visibility, cross-functional initiatives spanning Commercial, Finance, Market Access, Marketing, Operations, ABI/MABI, Demand Planning, and Business Development.
Develop and consolidate Immunology sales forecasts for executive reviews, earnings preparation, corporate submissions, and strategic planning discussions.
Serve as a forecasting subject matter expert, applying advanced methodologies such as patient-flow modeling, analogs, epidemiology-based models, regression techniques, and market analytics.
Evaluate market events, competitive dynamics, reimbursement trends, prescribing patterns, and emerging commercial opportunities to inform forecast assumptions.
Lead scenario planning, sensitivity analyses, and risk assessments to assess business performance, forecast uncertainty, and potential growth drivers.
Support forecasting and financial analyses for product launches, lifecycle planning, indication expansions, pipeline transitions, portfolio assessments, and business development opportunities.
Analyze actual performance relative to forecasts, identifying key business drivers, risks, trends, and opportunities for corrective action.
Partner with Immunology Controllers, Commercial Finance, Commercial leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders to translate market developments into financial implications and strategic recommendations.
Lead high-priority ad hoc analyses and develop executive-ready presentations and decision-support materials for Immunology leadership.
Drive operational excellence and strategic transformation by simplifying, standardizing, automating, and scaling forecasting and financial planning processes, tools, and capabilities.
Champion knowledge sharing, best-practice adoption, AI and forecasting innovation, and analytical excellence while fostering an inclusive, collaborative, high-performing culture and influencing effectively across a matrixed organization.
- BS/BA in Analytics, Mathematics/Statistics, Business, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Operations, or Marketing required.
- A minimum of 10 years of combined experience in analytics, forecasting, and/or financial planning and analysis is required.
- Must have strong analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills, along with good interpersonal skills to effectively work with all levels of management.
- Ability to triangulate a wide variety of data sets and analytics (e.g. market research, competitive events, prescriptions, epidemiology, patient flow, etc.) to inform forecasting and financial impacts
- Agility to prioritize and quickly understand issues and assess data integrity is critical due to challenging deadlines.
- Strong Microsoft Excel/ PowerPoint and financial modelling skills are required.
- Ability to work independently and self-starter, supporting the business and forecasting leadership.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Previous pharmaceutical and forecasting experience is preferred.
- Excellent Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
Additional Information
Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:
- 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.
- We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
- 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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Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in analytics, mathematics/statistics, business, economics, finance, accounting, operations, or marketing
- At least 10 years of combined experience in analytics, forecasting, and/or financial planning and analysis
- Strong analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to triangulate market research, competitive, prescription, epidemiology, and patient-flow data
- Ability to prioritize, understand issues, and assess data integrity under challenging deadlines
- Strong Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and financial modeling skills
- Ability to work independently and act as a self-starter
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Previous pharmaceutical and forecasting experience
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental and caregiver leave are emphasized, including up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all parents and 4 weeks of paid caregiver leave in the U.S. Feedback suggests these policies are a meaningful differentiator for employees balancing family needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is described as extensive, with tiered vacation that scales with tenure, 17 company holidays, and two paid volunteer days in the U.S. Feedback suggests the breadth of leave contributes notably to overall benefits satisfaction.
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AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on creating medicines and solutions that put impact first — for patients, communities, and our world. We aim to address complex health issues and enhance people's lives through our core therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, aesthetics and other areas of unmet need.
