Associate Director, Brand Analytics - APEX Oncology
AbbVie
August 10, 2026
Remote friendly (Mettawa, IL)
United States
$141,500 - $268,500 USD yearly
Marketing
Responsibilities:
- Lead advanced analytics with emerging technology and methodologies to deliver accurate, innovative, timely insights and partner with VEN Brand and Sales teams.
- Independently execute and lead advanced analytic initiatives; supervise supplier analytics work and ensure best-practice, scalable approaches.
- Identify new analytic approaches to improve ability to answer commercial business questions; transform business questions and data into analytic solutions.
- Manage external data vendor engagements and budgets; anticipate, forecast, and secure funding/support based on current and future needs.
- Lead negotiations with external data vendors for short- and long-term data/services (script, Specialty Pharmacy, patient level, promotional data, RWD, and other sources).
- Lead and develop an analytics team to ensure advanced techniques are used and results leverage data/analytics.
- Collaborate with Medical Affairs, Market Access, BTS, Digital Lab, and HEOR to deliver holistic brand insights.
- Supervise two direct reports.
Qualifications:
- BS required; advanced degree (PhD/MS/MBA) preferred.
- 8+ years of analytics experience; expertise in brand performance measurement and analytics, including measurement strategies for product launches and post-launch optimization.
- Preferred: pharmaceutical/healthcare experience and familiarity with pharma data or advanced analytics/data sciences in other industries (technology, CPG, banking); Oncology and HEM/ONC experience a plus.
- 2+ years experience negotiating with and managing external vendors.
Skills:
- Passion for data/analytics/business strategy; experience delivering analytic solutions with measurable outcomes.
- Analytical reasoning, intellectual curiosity, strong business acumen, creative problem-solving.
- Ability to influence cross-functional, global, and affiliate teams; strong written/oral communication.
- Understand pharma commercial environment and translate needs into workable solutions.
- Change-agent mindset; proven success partnering with clients/vendors.
- Project management in matrix environments; facilitator; strategic thinker; exceptional organizational detail.
Benefits (if applicable):
- Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees; eligible for long-term incentive programs.
- Lead advanced analytics with emerging technology and methodologies to deliver accurate, innovative, timely insights and partner with VEN Brand and Sales teams.
- Independently execute and lead advanced analytic initiatives; supervise supplier analytics work and ensure best-practice, scalable approaches.
- Identify new analytic approaches to improve ability to answer commercial business questions; transform business questions and data into analytic solutions.
- Manage external data vendor engagements and budgets; anticipate, forecast, and secure funding/support based on current and future needs.
- Lead negotiations with external data vendors for short- and long-term data/services (script, Specialty Pharmacy, patient level, promotional data, RWD, and other sources).
- Lead and develop an analytics team to ensure advanced techniques are used and results leverage data/analytics.
- Collaborate with Medical Affairs, Market Access, BTS, Digital Lab, and HEOR to deliver holistic brand insights.
- Supervise two direct reports.
Qualifications:
- BS required; advanced degree (PhD/MS/MBA) preferred.
- 8+ years of analytics experience; expertise in brand performance measurement and analytics, including measurement strategies for product launches and post-launch optimization.
- Preferred: pharmaceutical/healthcare experience and familiarity with pharma data or advanced analytics/data sciences in other industries (technology, CPG, banking); Oncology and HEM/ONC experience a plus.
- 2+ years experience negotiating with and managing external vendors.
Skills:
- Passion for data/analytics/business strategy; experience delivering analytic solutions with measurable outcomes.
- Analytical reasoning, intellectual curiosity, strong business acumen, creative problem-solving.
- Ability to influence cross-functional, global, and affiliate teams; strong written/oral communication.
- Understand pharma commercial environment and translate needs into workable solutions.
- Change-agent mindset; proven success partnering with clients/vendors.
- Project management in matrix environments; facilitator; strategic thinker; exceptional organizational detail.
Benefits (if applicable):
- Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees; eligible for long-term incentive programs.