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, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
Job DescriptionThe Associate Director of Market Research will act as a strategic partner for the Rheumatology Commercial team, with a focus on driving growth for the Rheumatology RA business including AbbVie’ Omni-Channel Pilot (Project LOOP). This associate will design and implement a thorough Learning Plan to build the team’s foundational understanding of the Market. These learnings, along with strong Business Acumen are required to successfully partner with Marketing around key decisions in areas such as Positioning, Targeting, Campaign, Brand Story, and Interactive Sales Aid development. The ability to influence decisions based upon thorough insights, strategic thinking and understanding the business is critical to success.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Act as intelligence partner across RA Marketing and the Cross Functional Team, focused on providing strategic insights, forming a trusted relationship, and highlight burgeoning trends within the space.
- Perform thought-provoking and sophisticated syntheses of learning across market research, analytics, and competitive intelligence sources to develop actionable insights and recommendations that shape strategies and tactics.
- Maintain organizational knowledge of the market, competitive trends, and industry developments and effectively communicate this knowledge to internal stakeholders.
- Be conversant with custom research methods, adept at supplier and stakeholder management.
- Build solid relationships as a team player, while maintaining objectivity and lack of bias to represent the voice of the customer.
- Demonstrate thoughtful confidence in presentation of learnings across all levels of the organization.
- BA or BS degree required. Advanced degree (MA, MS, MBA, PhD) preferred.
- ~10 years relevant market research experience required.
- Experience in pharmaceutical industry is preferred.
- Analytical reasoning abilities, intellectual curiosity, strong business acumen, superior organizational skills, meticulous attention to detail, and creativity in problem-solving.
- Ability to interact effectively with/present to (verbally and in writing) all levels of the organization.
- Proven experience as an integral member of a high-performing work team.
- Experience with and strong aptitude navigating a heavily matrixed and fast-paced environment.
- Strong leadership skills and the ability to collaborate effectively cross-functionally within the organization and with external agencies.
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 thisposting 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 anduntil 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
- BA or BS degree
- Advanced degree (MA, MS, MBA, PhD)
- ~10 years relevant market research experience
- Experience in pharmaceutical industry
- Expertise in custom research methods and supplier/stakeholder management
- Strong analytical reasoning, business acumen, and problem-solving creativity
- Ability to present effectively to all organizational levels (verbal and written)
- Proven experience as a member of a high-performing team
- Experience navigating heavily matrixed, fast-paced environments
- Strong leadership skills and cross-functional collaboration with external agencies
AbbVie Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AbbVie and has not been reviewed or approved by AbbVie.
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Retirement Support — 401(k) contributions include a dollar-for-dollar match up to 6% plus an additional annual company contribution tied to age and service. Company-paid life insurance and other financial protections further strengthen long-term security.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid leave programs include up to 12 weeks at 100% for parental leave and separate paid caregiver leave, with eligibility after six months where noted. Adoption and surrogacy reimbursements and family-building resources add further support.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage begins on day one with medical, dental, vision, mental health, and prescription benefits, and preventive care covered at 100%. Options such as HSAs/FSAs and coverage for spouses/domestic partners and children up to age 26 broaden accessibility.
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What We Do
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.







