Associate Director, Innovation

Role Summary

Associate Director, Innovation. Partner with leaders across AbbVie to optimize the value of the portfolio of current and future assets, driving strategic innovation and delivering high-impact projects across the drug development and commercialization value chain.

Location

North Chicago, IL or South San Francisco, CA offices with a minimum three (3) days onsite hybrid. 25% travel required.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end strategic innovation and execution on an AbbVie Enterprise Critical asset in partnership with the program-leading Asset Strategy Team and content-focused deliverable teams, covering strategic planning, scenario evaluation, and data-driven problem solving across drug development.
• Drive end-to-end strategic innovation and execution across AbbVie's highest priority commercial questions with commercial leadership, brand teams and cross-functional stakeholders, including launch planning, portfolio positioning, HCP engagement, patient activation, and market access strategy.
• Support strategic initiatives addressing mission-critical questions and position AbbVie for future success.
• Lead modules within complex cross-functional initiatives, manage problem-solving processes for research and analytics, and distill pragmatic recommendations for management.
• Monitor and prioritize external trends relevant to the enterprise and advise on preparation or response.
• Help communicate strategy across AbbVie.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (PharmD, PhD, MD, MBA) highly preferred.
• 6+ years with Bachelor’s, 4+ with Master’s, or 2+ with Doctorate in relevant experience.
• Professional consulting experience highly preferred.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills; comfortable leading meetings with mid/senior-level management.
• Experience managing large projects within a complex matrixed pharmaceutical organization, as external consultant or internal cross-functional lead.
• Demonstrated ability to engage senior leadership to align on strategic vision and facilitate critical decisions.
• Capability building/change management skills; able to achieve organizational buy-in and lasting change through empathy and coaching.
• Highly collaborative, with a track record of developing solutions with the business to advance AbbVie’s mission.
• Drive, energy, and passion to advance AbbVie’s mission.