Associate Director, Medical Program Management

Role Summary

The Associate Director, Medical Program Management partners with Therapeutic Area leadership to drive cross-functional medical programs. The role serves as the primary cross-functional operational liaison to assure effective communication and alignment in MATs within a TA, and enhances integration with Development, the Brand Team (IBT/GBT), and MAT (Medical Affairs Team - USMAT/GMAT). It coordinates, plans, tracks, and information flow from multiple organizations to deliver a unified Therapeutic Area view and supports large Medical Affairs projects across functions (e.g., Development, Commercial, HEOR).

Responsibilities

• Strategic partner supporting TA Lead by directly interfacing with the MAT(s), MPMs, and cross-functional partners (e.g. Commercial (IBT/GBT), Development, P&E etc.) to ensure a program-wide view of cross-functional strategy.
• Independently drives and influences day to day activities and, with oversight, strategic deliverables to the TA MAT operations ensuring they are efficient and effective across functional boundaries including cross-functional member engagement, performance, and accountability.
• Assures open communication and alignment on roles/responsibilities and deliverables for each asset supported by the TA. This includes all tactics including evidence generation, gap assessments, medical education, and other initiatives represented in the MAT.
• Collaborating with the Portfolio Program Manager and Customer Excellence, drives the holistic gap assessment process ensuring cross-functional input and area and affiliate pull through.
• In partnership with TA Lead, drives strategic planning and execution across the TA program ensuring appropriate prioritization and integration. Ensures TA program activities are actively tracked and reported across all Areas, highlighting potential delays, risks, and providing mitigation plans.
• Partners cross-functionally and within Planning and Engagement to identify opportunities, challenges and operational alignment in timely data generation and works with teams to implement process improvements.
• Drives and supports integrated cross-functional launch readiness to ensure effective product launches including field readiness.
• Understands and communicates direction from PM Leadership connecting the dots for the TA team to R&D / Commercial / AbbVie strategies. Supports translating information into TA team strategy and objectives.
• Drives teams to appropriately prioritize resources (people, time, budget).

Qualifications

• MBA Degree strongly preferred.
• At least 8 years of experience pharmaceutical experience.
• Experience should include at least 3 years of direct program management or at least 5 years of functional roles with informal program management responsibilities
• Project management certification (e.g. PMP) and/or six sigma certification strongly preferred.
• Ability to think strategically and cross-functionally across TA program to identify opportunities and make connections to advance business deliverables
• Applied knowledge of program management tools and processes (e.g. management of integration, scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, communications, risk and procurement).
• Consistently communicates to an executive level in an accurate, regular, concise and inclusive manner.
• Extensive experience with performance measurement and communication (e.g. metrics, dashboards).
• Demonstrated ability to lead without direct authority, ability to excel in a matrixed environment and independently drive to deliver on business objectives.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in a scientific or business-related field is required.