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 Director Intercontinental External Affairs is a strategic partner to the Commercial and functional leadership in the Area and provides critical strategic guidance and support to priority affiliates across the area. She/He ensures the development and execution of high impact environment shaping strategies that accelerate access, contribute to business goals, and protect our company’s reputation. Together with key affiliates and the International organization, she/he is responsible for co-creating and supporting the execution of comprehensive advocacy and communication strategies for corporate and therapeutic area priorities. Furthermore, the Director Intercontinental External Affairs identifies legislative and regulatory opportunities and threats of importance to AbbVie, analyzes their impact, and develops and leads strategies to advocate for and achieve desired results.
Responsibilities:
The Director External Affairs ensures affiliates are fully equipped with global resources, policy positions, narratives/messaging, research, evidence, and communication tools to support their engagement. The Director supports local implementation of integrated therapeutic area advocacy strategies, identifies international advocacy opportunities, including with the US government, trade associations, global patient organizations, multilaterals and other international and regional bodies to advance affiliate priorities, and proactively drives AbbVie’s agenda where appropriate. She/He builds capabilities of affiliates to effectively develop and execute policy, advocacy, media and multi-stakeholder strategies to address key access priorities and challenges and reputational issues; sharing best practices and learnings across markets to inspire innovative solutions; and encourages effective ways of working to ensure integrated, high-impact strategies.
Qualifications
- Bachelor or Master’s Degree in Public Relations, Political Science, International Relations, Integrated Marketing, Communications, Journalism or Equivalent.
- 10+ years of relevant experience and proven track record of success in managing government or public affairs, corporate reputations, citizenship, crisis planning and company values.
- Experience in the healthcare/bio-pharma industry.
- Excellent written and verbale communication skills along with knowledge of emerging communications trends and technologies.
- Excellent business acumen with the ability to anticipate company and team needs.
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 or master's degree in public relations, political science, international relations, integrated marketing, communications, journalism, or equivalent
- 10+ years of relevant experience
- Proven success managing government or public affairs, corporate reputation, citizenship, crisis planning, and company values
- Experience in the healthcare or biopharmaceutical industry
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of emerging communications trends and technologies
- Excellent business acumen and ability to anticipate company and team needs
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 — 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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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.
