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Job DescriptionThe Associate Director of Neuroscience Commercial Strategy - Corporate Business Strategy Office (CBSO) will help drive commercial & market innovation strategy and business operations projects across the Neuroscience business, which includes Psychiatry, Migraine, Parkinson’s Disease, and BOTOX Therapeutics.
Key responsibilities include:
- Partner with Director and VP-level stakeholders to identify, prioritize, and solve mission-critical business challenges to advance the Neuroscience franchise through structured problem-solving and data-driven insights
- Drive key commercial on-market strategic initiatives to maximize patient impact and growth of in-line brands
- Work with brand teams to lead the development of launch strategy for launch-ready products
- Execute opportunities to drive operational effectiveness within and across business units with key cross-functional partners, e.g., Finance and HR
- Lead development of business and operational reviews to senior Commercial and Executive leadership
This position will foster positive working relationships and be highly collaborative with each franchise brand teams, Finance, Medical, R&D, Market Access, Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR), Market Analytics and Business Insights (MABI), Sales Training, Sales Force Effectiveness, Regulatory, Customer Experience, and other cross franchise teams to gain input into developing strategic and operational projects. The Associate Director must demonstrate the ability to:
- Identify/scope key strategic initiatives
- Lead project execution end to end
- Influence without authority, while building a collaborative and integrated approach across the organization
This position reports to the Director, Neuroscience Commercial Strategy - Corporate Business Strategy Office and will support data analytical execution, creating strong narratives on insights and communication with key stakeholders and executive leadership.
QualificationsEducation and experience:
- BA/BS required; MBA or advanced degree (PhD, MD) preferred
- At least 5-7 years of professional industry experience with a successful track record in management consulting (at least 2+ years), pipeline management, or pharmaceutical marketing with strong analytical and strategic marketing skills.
- Previous experience in pharma R&D, Corporate Strategy, Brand Management, and/or Marketing
- Understanding and experience with Neuroscience products both inline and in development preferred.
- Demonstrated excellent communication and presentation skills across a variety of organization levels and disciplines, including senior executives
Essential Skills, Experience, and Competencies
- Strong analytical and strategic marketing skills as well as demonstrated ability to learn new disease states
- Highly collaborative, genuinely enjoys working hand-in-hand with the businesses to develop solutions that advance AbbVie’s overall mission.
- Maintains high degree of planning, coordination & project management skills, demonstrated ability to problem solve & resolve conflict with diplomacy.
- Self-starter and proactively driving projects toward successful completion
- Learns fast, can quickly grasp the essence of concepts, and change course rapidly where required
- Demonstrated ability to engage senior leadership to drive alignment on a strategic vision and facilitate decision making on critical issues
- Experience working with pre-launch, launch, &/or on-market commercial teams, preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to engage senior leadership to drive alignment on a strategic vision and facilitate decision making on critical issues
- Experience managing large projects within a complex matrixed pharmaceutical organization, either as an external consultant or an internal cross-functional lead
Leadership Skills: For this role, we're looking for a leader who is:
- Excellence Focused; Optimistic; Open and Authentic
This position is a hybrid opportunity requiring at minimum three (3) days onsite in the respective AbbVie office location.
Additional InformationApplicable 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
- BA/BS degree
- MBA or advanced degree (PhD, MD)
- At least 5-7 years professional industry experience
- Minimum 2+ years management consulting experience
- Experience in pipeline management or pharmaceutical marketing
- Previous experience in Pharma R&D, Corporate Strategy, Brand Management, and/or Marketing
- Understanding/experience with Neuroscience products (inline and/or in development)
- Strong analytical and strategic marketing skills
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, including to senior executives
- Project management and ability to lead large cross-functional projects in a matrixed organization
- Experience with pre-launch, launch, and/or on-market commercial teams
- Ability to influence without authority and build collaborative cross-functional relationships
- Hybrid work requirement: minimum three (3) days onsite in AbbVie office
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are portrayed as a standout, with a dollar‑for‑dollar 401(k) match up to 6% and an additional annual company contribution based on age and service. Feedback suggests this materially boosts perceived total compensation for many U.S. employees.
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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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