Associate Director, Pipeline Commercialization Strategy, MABI - Eye Care - job 2 of 3

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 – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

The Marketing Analytics and Business Insights (MABI) team supporting AbbVie’s US Commercial organization is 200+ members strong and growing every day. We comprise highly respected researchers, analysts, and strategists striving to be the gold standard Research & Analytics organization within the biopharmaceutical industry. We serve as strategic in-house advisor and pragmatic compass to Marketing, Sales, and Leadership – ensuring that all decisions are grounded in rigorous intelligence and earned intuition. We look at ‘data’ differently – as an input into insight generation, not an endgame. We appreciate ambiguity but recognize the need for clarity. We work tirelessly to build new capabilities and skill sets, encouraging our team members to pull up a chair, be themselves, be creative, speak their minds, and do good work. Patients depend on us, and we take that very seriously – without taking ourselves too seriously. We are smart, fun, quirky, and innovative – and we’d love for you to join us.

The Associate Director, Pipeline Commercialization & Strategy (PCS) Marketing Analytics and Business Insights (MABI) is responsible for helping internal partners/stakeholders make informed strategic and operational decisions. She/he will lead Global Marketing Analytics and Business Insights to facilitate and develop actionable recommendations based on market insights that address key business needs and objectives. Key responsibilities include independently leading Business Insights planning, implementation, communication of results, and alignment of brand strategies and plans. The Associate Director will be responsible for managing all aspects of Business Insights including initiation of the RFP process, Vendor Selection, Study Design, Contract Execution, Budget Management, and providing direction on the Scope of Services to be provided by such resources.

The Associate Director will independently lead all aspects of project planning, such as coordination, setting time lines, scheduling participant meetings, shaping conclusions and recommendations, presenting interim and final results, and communicating all project progress/initiatives to Brand Teams, Senior Management, and/or Vendors, where appropriate.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Serve as the MABI lead supporting Global Eyecare Pipeline, focusing on Wet Age-related macular degeneration (wAMD), Diabetic Retinopathy (DR), Dry Age-related macular degeneration (dAMD), Diabetic Macular Edema (DME), and other diseases.  Become a trusted partner to Brand Leadership, guiding brand strategy and advising on key initiatives based on knowledge of the business and market through data and analytics capabilities.
• Enable and demonstrate leadership on the cross-functional business teams across launch and pipeline indications, to make better and more rapid business decisions by framing & prioritizing critical brand questions.
• Develop and maintain working relationships with Area and Key Affiliate contacts to co-create and execute plans, eliminate redundancies and ensure consistency of our market understanding.
• Proactively identify new data sources and analytics opportunities to ensure that decision-making is based on the most current, objective and comprehensive insights.
• Play a leading role in the continuous brand planning process based on a deep understanding of the market drivers, patient journey, competition and positioning highlighting opportunities to enhance patient and HCP experience and plans to address leverage points & gaps.
• Lead commercial competitive intelligence to help AbbVie anticipate competitor strategies and achieve market leadership.
• Provide insights to both current dynamics and future market evolution over the next 3-5 years to guide brand teams in the development of successful launch strategies for multiple indications in succession. Identify and utilize latest advances in data sources & analytics to measure and evaluate the effectiveness of our core strategies and key initiatives.
• Lead and participate in initiatives to improve the MABI data and analytics capabilities.
• Ensure all MABI activities are conducted on time, within budget, and in accordance with financial and ethical compliance guidelines.
• This role requires operation within our hybrid model (3 days in office). We are only considering talent located within the following location(s): Mettawa, IL or Irvine, CA. 

• BA or BS degree required.  Advanced degree (e.g. MBA or MA) preferred.  Degree concentration in marketing research, marketing or social sciences. Statistical knowledge is a plus.
• 10+ years of experience required. Experience developing and executing global analytics and research plans. Experience analyzing and drawing insights from quantitative and secondary data sets.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in Marketing Analytics and Business Insights, including a strong working knowledge of key data sources and analytics approaches to gaining insights at the global and country level preferred.
• Global, eyecare experience preferred.
• Excellent strategic thinking and thought leadership with strong story telling capabilities.
• Analytical reasoning abilities, intellectual curiosity, strong business acumen, and creativity in problem solving.
• Experience influencing cross-functional, global and affiliate teams.
• Ability to interact effectively with/present to (verbally and in writing) all levels of the organization.
• Ability to be agile & nimble to changing business conditions, strong collaboration and teamwork across functional groups to contribute to a productive work culture.  Lead strategically and create trust and respect within the department.

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 short-term incentive programs. ​
• 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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